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Big Bend National ParkThe Chisos Mountains rise above the desert landscape
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Big Bend National Park
Visitor Center Hours of Operation
 

Open year-round

Panther Junction Visitor Center
8:00am - 6:00pm. Daily. Reduced hours on Christmas day.
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Chisos Basin Visitor Center
November-March: 8:00am – 3:30pm. Daily. Closed for lunch. Reduced hours on Christmas day.
April-October: 9:00am – 4:30pm. Daily. Closed for lunch.
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Open Seasonally
The visitor centers listed below operate primarily during Big Bend's busy season from October-April.

Rio Grande Village Visitor Center
8:30am – 4:30 pm Daily. Closed for lunch.
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Persimmon Gap Visitor Center
9:00am – 4:30pm. Daily. Closed for lunch.
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Castolon Visitor Center
10:00am-5:00pm Daily. Closed for lunch.
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NOTE: All visitor center hours subject to change.

Desert road
Arriving after hours
What to do if you arrive in the park after hours
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Rio Grande Village Store sign
Concession Operating Hours
Operating hours of the lodge, camper stores and gas stations
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Woody Guthrie  

Did You Know?
American folk singer Woody Guthrie spent a short time in the Big Bend region in 1921 and briefly searched for the legendary "lost mine" in the Chisos Mountains.
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Last Updated: December 19, 2007 at 16:05 EST