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ModerateSanta Elena Canyon Rim Road — Castolon to Santa Elena via Rio Grande Desert Bench
1,500-foot canyon walls at the Rio Grande.
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ModerateByway to Nowhere — Breaks of the Plains via Caprock Canyons State Park Back Road
Red rock canyons on the forgotten Texas escarpment.
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DifficultBig Bend River Road West — Presidio to Santa Elena Canyon via Rancherias Loop
Rio Grande borderland. No pavement, no crowds.
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ModeratePalo Duro Canyon Rim Road — Canyon to Fortress Cliff via Prairie Dog Town Fork
Texas's secret canyon country on dirt.
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DifficultBlack Gap Road — Big Bend Backcountry East to Rio Grande Village via Heath Canyon
Texas wilderness road to the edge of the Rio Grande.
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Cerro Castellan — Chihuahuan Desert Volcanic Butte Viewpoint
A massive trachyte butte rising 1,000 feet above the desert floor at the heart of Big Bend, Cerro…
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Presidio — El Camino Real de los Tejas Fuel and Border Town Resupply
Southernmost fuel and resupply on the Texas side of the Rio Grande — the last stop before FM…
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Solitario Caldera Rim — Big Bend Ranch State Park Overlook
One of the most dramatic volcanic calderas in Texas, the Solitario's eroded rim towers above the Chihuahuan Desert…
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Big Bend Ranch State Park — Sauceda Group Camp and Ranger Station
The park's interior hub — a working ranger station with designated camping, the closest thing to a basecamp…
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Big Bend Ranch State Park — Cinco Tinajas Campsite
Named for the natural rock water basins nearby, this designated backcountry campsite puts you in genuine Chihuahuan Desert…