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Gallery: Reader Photos from Texas Highways’ Big Bend Experience

Gallery: Reader Photos from Texas Highways’ Big Bend Experience

To celebrate the 75th Anniversary of Big Bend National Park, Texas Highways partnered with the park and Big Bend Conservancy to host a special experience for 50 readers this weekend on September 20-22. The experience included guided hikes, expert photography tips, a night sky party, welcome dinner, and more.

Big Bend Rafting Trips Combine Scenery, Food, and Live Music

Big Bend Rafting Trips Combine Scenery, Food, and Live Music

Amid the spectacular scenery of the Rio Grande in Big Bend National Park, catered trips offer the chance to row, hike, relax, and listen to world-class live music under the stars

Big Bend Fossils Reveal New Dinosaur Species

Big Bend Fossils Reveal New Dinosaur Species

Recent research reveals that fossils found in Big Bend National Park 35 years ago belong to an entirely new species of duck-billed dinosaur.

1,200-Acre Fire in Big Bend National Park Mostly Contained; Conservancy Raising Funds for Rebuilding

1,200-Acre Fire in Big Bend National Park Mostly Contained; Conservancy Raising Funds for Rebuilding

The Big Bend Conservancy has started a fundraising effort to help reestablish visitor services in the Castolon Historic District of Big Bend National Park after a wildfire last week burned La Harmonia Store and Castolon Visitor Center. The Castolon Fire had burned more than 1,200 acres but was largely contained as of Monday, according to Big Bend National Park.

In Big Bend National Park, Wildfire Burns Visitor Center and La Harmonia Store in Castolon

In Big Bend National Park, Wildfire Burns Visitor Center and La Harmonia Store in Castolon

A wildfire in Mexico jumped the Rio Grande River into Big Bend National Park and burned down a camp store set in a historic U.S. Army barracks in Castolon on Wednesday night, the national park reported. The fire started from unknown causes on Tuesday or Wednesday, sending a plume of smoke into the sky. Wednesday afternoon, when temperatures were over 100 degrees, heavy winds blew burning embers into the riverside mesquite forest in the national park.

Photographer Sean Fitzgerald on the Secrets of Capturing Big Bend’s Majesty

Photographer Sean Fitzgerald on the Secrets of Capturing Big Bend’s Majesty

Photographer Sean Fitzgerald shares Big Bend photography tips and a time-lapse video documenting his hike to shoot the Window pour-off

With Shutdown Over, Big Bend and Other National Parks Reopen

With Shutdown Over, Big Bend and Other National Parks Reopen

After the federal shutdown ended Friday night with an agreement to reopen the government for three weeks, Big Bend started rolling out the reopening of its campgrounds, visitor centers, and other facilities on Sunday. The process was complete by Wednesday when public access to the international Boquillas Crossing Port of Entry was also restored.

“We’re overjoyed to be back,” said Tom VandenBerg, the park’s chief of interpretation. “It took a few days to get everybody’s mind back in the game. It’s been a little bit stressful and weird, but we’re easing into things, and visitors are showing up.”

Big Bend and other federal properties had been closed, or operating with significantly reduced services, for more than a month during the 35-day government shutdown. The majority of Big Bend’s staff furloughed during the shutdown, while the park’s law enforcement officers were kept on duty without pay throughout.

Big Bend and Other National Parks Feel the Pinch as Federal Shutdown Persists

Big Bend and Other National Parks Feel the Pinch as Federal Shutdown Persists

The government shutdown is limiting operations at Big Bend National Park and other Texas national parks, while some National Park Service properties in are closed because of the shutdown.

New Year’s in Texas: 5 Ways to Ring in 2019

New Year’s in Texas: 5 Ways to Ring in 2019

New Year’s Eve Float Trip in Big Bend
Big Bend National Park celebrates its 75th birthday in 2019—and you can toast our state’s greatest gift to the nation with a glass of bubbly on the Rio Grande.

The 25 Texas Travel Photographers You Need to Follow on Instagram

The 25 Texas Travel Photographers You Need to Follow on Instagram

Travel is infectious on Instagram—just search for #travel and your feed will overflow with more than 250 million photos from photographers (both amateur and professional) around the world.

9 Natural Wonders to Make You Fall in Love with Texas

9 Natural Wonders to Make You Fall in Love with Texas

Follow photographers Kenny Braun, E. Dan Klepper, and Andrew R. Slaton as they explore our picks for the top nine natural wonders of Texas—and capture each one as never before.

Texas’ Top Natural Wonders: Guadalupe Mountains National Park

Texas’ Top Natural Wonders: Guadalupe Mountains National Park

Guadalupe Mountains National Park
“It feels so small at first, until you hit the trail and start to explore.

Celebrating 100 years of the National Park Service

Celebrating 100 years of the National Park Service

Texas Highways offers a Special Issue spotlighting the National Parks 100 year celebration. Most especially, we explore the national parks within the Lone Star State.

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