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Big Bend National Park
Area Travel Information
 
Exiting Santa Elena Canyon at high water.
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Exiting Santa Elena Canyon at high water.
 

The Big Bend region is a long way from the rest of Texas (or at least it seems that way). The websites listed below will help you learn more about the area and find out more about lodging dining and recreational opportunities outside of the park.

 
Visit Big Bend Dot Com
Visit Big Bend
Brewster County and Big Bend area information
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Alpine, Texas
Alpine, Texas
Chamber of Commerce site for Alpine, the largest community near the park.
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 Hiking Hot Springs Canyon
What to See and Do
Suggested itineraries to help you make the most of your visit
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Longhorn in repose  

Did You Know?
As planning progressed for the new Big Bend National Park in the early 1940s, one prominent proposal called for the development of a dude ranch in the new park. Occupying as much as 200,000 acres, the ranch would have featured longhorn cattle. Objections by biologists helped eliminate the idea.
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Last Updated: September 28, 2006 at 11:46 EST