Big Bend National Park

Difficulty

Hard

Trip length

4–7 days

Budget

$250–$900

per person · excl. airfare

Best months

Jan–Mar, Nov–Dec

Park entrance: $30 (Entrance - Private Vehicle) · source: NPS

There is a place in Far West Texas where night skies are dark as coal and rivers carve temple-like canyons in ancient limestone. Here, at the end of the road, hundreds of bird species take refuge in a solitary mountain range surrounded by weather-beaten desert. Tenacious cactus bloom in sublime southwestern sun, and species diversity is the best in the country. This magical place is Big Bend...