Mountain lion on the Juniper Canyon Trail, April 2006
The National Park Service makes every effort to keep the public informed about news events, accomplishments, employee recognitions, special and re-occurring events which occur within and around the units of the Park Service.
Big Bend National Park publishes The Big Bend Paisano park newspaper which provides visit planning information and contains articles on various resource-related topics.
Big Bend provides news releases to local and regional newspapers; current and past news releases can also be found here on the park web site.
For all press inquiries, call the park's Public Information Officer at (432) 477-1108 or by email.
Big Bend News Official news releases from the park. more...
Park Newspaper Help plan your visit with the Big Bend Paisano! more...
Big Bend News Feed Get the latest news and updates from Big Bend delivered right to your computer. more...
The Daily Report Weather, campground updates, river levels and other information about what's happening in the park more...
Did You Know?
In 2004, 40% of all black bear sightings were in the Chisos Basin and 40% were on the road to the Basin.
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