Elevation:
2970 ft. above sea level (905m)

Services and Facilities:
Persimmon Gap Entrance Station is open most of the year. If the entrance station is closed, please pay your park entrance fee at the nearby Persimmon Gap Visitor Center (if open), or the Panther Junction Visitor Center.

Persimmon Gap Visitor Center is open most of the year and offers park orientation and information. The Visitor Center includes exhibits, a book store, and a mini-theater for viewing Big Bend videos. Backcountry and river use permits are available. A pay phone is located outside of the visitor center.

A picnic area with pit toilets is located 1/4 mile south of the entrance station.

There is no gas or food service at Persimmon Gap.