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Big Bend Rio Grande Drive

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Drive 80 miles through Big Bend National Park, where the Rio Grande has carved 1,500-foot canyons through the Chihuahuan Desert. From the ghost town of Terlingua to the volcanic Chisos Mountains to Santa Elena Canyon, this is the most remote and least visited major national park in the lower 48 — a place where the nearest traffic light is over 100 miles away and the night sky is among the darkest in North America.

Stops on This Tour (8)

  1. 1
    Terlingua Ghost Town Abandoned mercury mining town turned artistic outpost 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
  2. 2
    Maverick Junction — Park Entrance Western entrance to Big Bend National Park 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
  3. 3
    Sotol Vista Overlook Panoramic overlook of the western park and Mexico's Sierra del Carmen 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
  4. 4
    Castolon Historic District Former US Army post and binational trading village on the Rio Grande 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
  5. 5
    Santa Elena Canyon Overlook 1,500-foot limestone canyon carved by the Rio Grande 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
  6. 6
    Chisos Basin Volcanic mountain heart of Big Bend rising from the desert floor 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
  7. 7
    Rio Grande Village Lush riparian oasis with cottonwoods and hot springs 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
  8. 8
    Boquillas Canyon Overlook Limestone canyon with views to the village of Boquillas del Carmen 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app

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