Big Bend National Park Featuring a huge expanse of wilderness, the Big Bend Camping region includes mountain, desert, and river environments. Within an hour's drive you can go from the Rio Grande river basin to a mile high mountain plateau.
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With more than 800,000 acres of preserved wilderness, the Big Bend National Park, among the largest National Parks in America, is the ideal destination for campers and RV'ers who are looking for adventure. Visitors to the park will certainly find all they desire in the more than 1,100 sq. miles of the Chihuahuan Desert. A huge expanse of preserved wilderness that covers not only large areas of desert and the Rio Grande area but also the Chisos Mountain range and huge areas with various ponds, streams, numerous gorges and canyons makes this a place worthy to explore.
Campers and RV'ers will love the fabulous variety of plants and wild animals who live in this park, these are major attractions. This is one of the best spots in all of America to enjoy wildlife observation and bird watching. Bird watchers are amazed at the more than 460 different species of birds found in the park. Big Bend National Park features official bird watching tours and birding expeditions.
Visitors to Big Bend National Park will enjoy the several visitor centers, all are wheelchair accessible and all offer presentations and exhibits. With more than 250 miles of paved and dirt roads the park is known for great scenic drives and a great way to see the sights. There are also hundreds of backpacking and hiking trails, and many places for camping. The true hearted wilderness visitors come to Big Bend to hike and camp in the backcountry of the rugged yet beautiful Chisos Mountains and the Rio Grand.
All the parks along the canyon rapids offer rafting, boating and kayaking adventures. Spring is a favorite time to visit Big Bend because of harsh weather and conditions in summer and winter seasons. There are many nearby resorts, campgrounds and RV Parks but reservations should be made as early as possible.
