Big Bend National Park turns 78 Jun 12, 2022

Big Bend National Park turns 78

Join us for a hike at one of America"s least-visited national parks. Big Bend National Park may be among the country"s largest national parks with an area of over 800,000 acres (about the size of Rhode Island), but it"s also one of the most remote. Found in West Texas along the Rio Grande at the Mexico border, the park entrance is roughly a two-hour drive from the nearest interstate. The good thing is, even in a "busy" year when half a million people visit, there"s plenty of space to enjoy the great outdoors unhindered by crowds.

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Today in History

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Jun 12, 2019A big birthday for Big Bend
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Jun 12, 2023Big Bend National Parks birthday
Jun 12, 2024Big Bend National Park anniversary
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