Big Bend National Park in southern Texas is an excellent destination for families looking to spend time together "off the ...

A stretch of rugged land just outside Big Bend National Park in Texas is now in public hands following a landmark conservation deal that expands access and safeguards a rare ecosystem along the Rio ...

At first glance, the hardscrabble terrain of Big Bend National Park, which hugs a bend in the Rio Grande between Texas and Mexico, looks like a moonscape: desolate and slightly threatening.

Canoeing the Rio Grande near Big Bend National Park can be magical. But as the river dries, it’s getting harder to find where a boat will actually float. The Rio Grande trickling through the ...

Boquillas is a legal crossing on the Rio Grande, and many outfitters put in there for a two-night overnight trip. And they take out at La Linda Bridge, which is Heath Canyon. So not only is it an ...

Big Bend National Park sits in a spot of far West Texas where ... To begin his day, DeAndrade wades into the Rio Grande, the mighty river that runs for over 100 miles through the park, to take ...

Named for a large bend in the Rio Grande, Big Bend National Park extends over 801,100 acres in West Texas near Alpine. Containing the entire Chisos Mountain range as well as a large region of the ...

A long-private 671-acre ranch near Big Bend National Park — a property that includes a remote, scenic stretch of shoreline on the Rio Grande — will now be open to the public. The Nature ...

Starting May 1, visitors to Big Bend National Park won’t be able to access the ... Balanced Rock, and Rio Grande Village, are likely to get more traffic. But park officials remind visitors ...

The National Park Service manages ... the Guadalupe Mountains and Big Bend. Other protected landscapes are Padre Island, the Big Thicket, a section of the Rio Grande, Lake Amistad, and Lake ...

"Big Bend National Park staff and partners are saddened by ... daily temperatures along the Rio Grande and desert areas of Big Bend remain extreme, rising to nearly 100 degrees each afternoon.

If you're looking for a winter nature getaway, the Rio Grande Valley offers an ... of the Texas Hill Country" and "Enjoying Big Bend National Park." Gary is also a contributing author in the ...