Big Bend
Chisos Basin, Big Bend
A mountain range inside a desert inside a national park the size of Rhode Island, with the darkest measured night sky in the lower 48.
Big Bend punishes casual planning. It is a five-hour drive from the nearest interstate city, the gas stations close early, and cell service is a courtesy, not a service.
That inconvenience is the point. Come in winter, stay three nights, and give one of them entirely to the sky.
Don't miss
- The Window Trail at sunset
- Santa Elena Canyon at 1,500 feet of limestone
- Certified International Dark Sky Park
- Hot springs on the Rio Grande
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