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Big Bend National Park
Post Office
Mail Day at Hot Springs, April 30, 1945
NPS/Big Bend National Park
Mail Day at Hot Springs, April 30, 1945. For many years, the mail was delivered to the Big Bend area only once a week.
 
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A full-service Post Office is located at the Panther Junction headquarters, across the porch from the entrance to the Visitor Center.
A mail drop is also available in front of the Chisos Basin store.

The postal code for Big Bend National Park is 79834. To have your postcards and letters hand-cancelled with a Big Bend postmark, bring them into the post office during regular hours.

Open
Open All Year; Monday-Friday: 8:00 am - 1:00 pm & 3:00-4:30 pm

Phone
432.477.2238

Mail Delivery for Visitors
If you plan on an extended stay in the park, it is possible to have mail sent via general delivery to the post office (advance arrangements strongly suggested). Due to homeland security restrictions, the National Park Service cannot accept UPS or FedEx packages addressed to visitors.

The Big Bend Mosquitofish  

Did You Know?
The Big Bend Mosquitofish (Gambusia Gaigei) has the smallest known home range of any vertebrate species. It is found in the wild only in a few small spring pools in the area of Rio Grande Village.

Last Updated: December 05, 2007 at 12:46 EST