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Big Bend National ParkVolcanic tuff near Castolon
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Big Bend National Park
Frequently Asked Questions

Most of the questions visitors ask in Big Bend fall into one of several categories. The following pages list some of the questions most often asked of park employees divided by subject:

Questions about camping/lodging and park facilities
Questions about things to do in the park 
Questions about details about the park
Questions about weather
Questions about park resources and wildlife
Questions about the backcountry and backcountry use


 
Big Bend National Park fact sheet

Big Bend Fact Sheet [175kb PDF file]
Updated annually, this brochure includes a variety of overview information and statistics related to Big Bend National Park.

 

Did You Know?
A few miles into Green Gulch, to the left of the road and high on the slopes of Lost Mine Peak, is a small cave that looks like a little house and is called the Watchman's House. According to legend, this cave is occupied by the ghost of the Indian slave who guarded the mine in the Chisos Mountains.
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Last Updated: February 08, 2008 at 17:17 EST