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Big Bend National Park
For Teachers
Big Bend has a wealth of opportunities for teachers, scout and youth leaders. Whether you're planning a park visit for your students, looking for lesson plans or other resources to use in your classroom or home, or hoping to have a ranger visit, we've got it.

Think of your National Parks as off-site classrooms!  There are many ways to utilize America's treasures as teaching tools.  After all, we have "the real thing," and we love to work with you to teach students the importance of the special places we all work together to preserve and protect for the future.

A lone hiker at the top of the Lost Mine Trail  

Did You Know?
The Lost Mine Trail is a popular dayhike in the Chisos Mountains on Big Bend National Park. A 4.8 mile roundtrip, the trail ascends 1,100 feet to a spectacular view to the south; on clear days you can see the Rio Grande and mountains in Mexico.
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Last Updated: March 27, 2009 at 10:08 EST