| The Big Bend region of Texas offers visitors more | | | | Terlingua Ghost Town |
| than a million acres of public lands, including the largest | | | | Terlingua is an abandoned mining town that has been |
| state park in Texas. The area boasts amazing | | | | restored to include many popular visitors stops, |
| sights, activities and destinations. Let's take a look at | | | | including restaurants, shops, and hiking trails. One of the |
| some of the most popular visitor spots in Big Bend. | | | | most beautiful views in West Texas can be |
| Santa Elena Canyon | | | | experienced from the Terlingua Porch at sunset. |
| Santa Elena canyon is one of the most popular sights | | | | Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive |
| in Big Bend National Park. The canyon was formed | | | | This scenic drive is includes many of the most |
| by the mighty Rio Grande and features 1,500 foot | | | | interesting natural formations in Big Bend National Park. |
| canyon walls. The nature trail follows the river into the | | | | It features many different landscapes, short hiking trails, |
| canyon giving the visitor an inside view of this majestic | | | | and majestic overlooks. The drive skirts the Chisos |
| formation. Santa Elena can also be visited via raft or | | | | Mountains on their western edge, and slowly descends |
| canoe, making it a wonderful addition to your itinerary. | | | | to Santa Elena Canyon on the Rio Grande. |
| Big Bend Ranch State Park | | | | Chisos Mountains |
| Big Bend Ranch State Park is the largest state park in | | | | Commonly referred to as “the heart” of Big |
| Texas. It features unique volcanic landscapes and | | | | Bend National Park, the Chisos mountains extend 20 |
| secluded hiking and biking trails. The park offers an | | | | miles through the center of the park. These mountains |
| adventurous array of destinations and sights in its | | | | include some of the highest peaks in the park, including |
| 275,000 acre preserve. There are many backcountry | | | | Emory Peak at 7,835 feet above sea level. The |
| campsites and unpaved roads for exploring the desert | | | | Chisos feature many hiking trails for every level of |
| uplands. | | | | hiker, and include lodging and eating facilities. |
| Boquillas Canyon | | | | Camino del Rio |
| Boquillas Canyon is located on the east edge of Big | | | | 30 miles of twists and turns define the Camino del |
| Bend National Park. It is the longest and deepest | | | | Rio. This famous road follows the Rio Grande |
| canyon in the park, and from Pico del Carmen, it is | | | | through Big Bend State Park and features one of the |
| 7,000 feet to the river below, making it deeper than the | | | | steepest grades in Texas. Visitors can enjoy a vast |
| Grand Canyon in Arizona. The canyon features a | | | | array of beautiful vistas and interesting natural |
| spectacular nature trail that follows the river into the | | | | formations. |
| canyon. The canyon can be visited by canoe or raft, | | | | Make a trip to West Texas and enjoy some of the |
| and usually requires about 3 days to travel the 33 | | | | most beautiful remote sights in the USA. |
| miles by water. | | | | |