Big Bend National Park
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Big Bend is a NO DRONE Zone
The use of drones is prohibited in Big Bend National Park. Thank you for preserving the peace and tranquility of Big Bend.
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Bringing a Pet to Big Bend?
Bringing your pet to Big Bend National Park will limit some of your park explorations and opportunities. Pets are not allowed on park trails, in the backcountry, or on the river. Pets are allowed only where vehicles can go. Pets may not be left unattended
Hours
Big Bend National Park
| Every day | All Day |
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Big Bend National Park is always open. You can enter and exit at any time of the day or night. Park entrances are open 24 hours daily, all year.
Visitor centers
Persimmon Gap Visitor Center Closed today
Persimmon Gap Visitor Center
Today: Closed (Closed for summer, Apr 30 – Oct 31)
Usual hours
| Every day | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
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During the busy season, Persimmon Gap Visitor Center is Open daily from November 1 through April 30
10:00 am to 12:30 pm and 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm
Closed for lunch from 12:30-1:30
Visitor center page on nps.gov: Persimmon Gap Visitor Center
Panther Junction Visitor Center
Panther Junction Visitor Center
| Every day | 8:30AM - 5:00PM |
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Open all year, 8:30 am-5:00 pm. Reduced hours on Christmas day: 8:30 am-12:00 pm
Visitor center page on nps.gov: Panther Junction Visitor Center
Chisos Basin Visitor Center
Chisos Basin Visitor Center
| Every day | 8:30AM - 4:00PM |
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Open all year, 8:30am-4:00pm.
Closed for lunch (12:00 pm-1:00 pm).
Christmas Day: open 8:30 am-12:00 pm
Castolon Visitor Center Closed today
Castolon Visitor Center
Today: Closed (Closed for Summer, May 1 – Oct 31)
Usual hours
| Every day | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
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Open seasonally, November through April
Open Daily 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM (closed for lunch)
Rio Grande Village Visitor Center Closed today
Rio Grande Village Visitor Center
Today: Closed (Closed during summer, May 1 – Oct 31)
Usual hours
| Every day | 9:00AM - 4:30PM |
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Open seasonally, November 1 through April 30, 9:00am-4:30pm. Closed for lunch.
Visitor center page on nps.gov: Rio Grande Village Visitor Center
About this park
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...