FILE - An RV camp sits within the Chisos Basin of the Big Bend National Park on October 16, 2016 in West Texas. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) (John Moore, 2016 Getty Images) BREWSTER COUNTY, ...

Closing the Chisos Mountains and one of the most beautiful areas of Big Bend National Park for two years or more is a very big mistake. The National Park Service says that only the Chisos Basin area ...

The American West is sprinkled with ghost towns from bygone boom-and-bust eras. In the mid-19th and early-20th centuries, towns popped up quickly to accommodate prospectors and new industries, with ...

Bob Krumenaker swapped the windswept waters of Wisconsin’s Apostle Islands for sun-baked West Texas nearly five years ago, when he became superintendent of Big Bend National Park. When he reported for ...

BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, TX - OCTOBER 16: An RV camp sits within the Chisos Basin of the Big Bend National Park on October 16, 2016 in West Texas. Big Bend is a rugged, vast and remote region of Texas ...

The best hiking advice for Big Bend Country? Don’t limit yourself to Big Bend National Park. Explore more of the region’s captivating landscapes and you’ll discover under-the-radar wilderness access, ...

For those who love to hike, you may want to consider Big Bend National Park out in Southwest Texas. The popular site was recently ranked among the best national parks for hiking in a study by KURU ...

Big Bend National Park is one of the most popular vacation spots in all of Texas, welcoming more than 500,000 visitors from around the world each year. Often referred to as Texas' Gift to the Nation, ...

As we drove into Big Bend National Park in June for a family vacation, memories spanning five decades scrolled through my mind. I have memories of hiking every trail, ascending the highest mountain ...

Discover why West Texas' Big Bend region is an outdoor lover's dream. The Big Bend region of West Texas has no shortage of breathtaking sunset views and sweeping vistas that stretch endlessly across ...