Destinations · Texas
Big Bend National Park
TX · 29.2500, -103.2500
Texas Mountain Trail is a signed byway within 30 miles of Big Bend National Park, Texas.
Understand
Big Bend National Park is named for the huge left-turn the Rio Grande makes as the river snakes its way through the Texas desert — creating a natural boundary with Mexico and giving the state its distinctive bottom shape. Covering 801,163 acres (324,219 hectares, a bit smaller than Long Island) but with only 300-350,000 visitors a year, Big Bend is one of the largest national parks in the lower 48 states yet one of the least visited. Most of the park is backcountry — the brunt of activity is clustered around the few developed areas.
Day-trip loops
Ready-made loops for Big Bend National Park are growing. What is within reach is measured today; plan a live day trip and the engine routes it now.
Within reach
Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.
Scenic byways
- Texas Mountain Trail · 18 mi
National parks
- Big Bend National Park · inside
Campgrounds
- Chisos Basin Campground · 4 mi
- Cottonwood Campground · 18 mi
- Rio Grande Village Campground · 18 mi
- Rio Grande Village RV · 18 mi
Named places
- Big Bend National Park · 0 mi
- Crown Mountain · 1 mi
- Lost Mine Peak · 2 mi
- Toll Mountain · 2 mi
- Townsend Point · 3 mi
- Casa Grande Peak · 3 mi
- Boot Spring · 3 mi
- Mount Huffman · 3 mi
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