• Sierra del Carmen

    Big Bend

    National Park Texas

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  • PANTHER JUNCTION VISITOR CENTER TEMPORARY CLOSURE

    The Panther Junction Visitor Center will be closed Tuesday May 28 and Wednesday May 29 for needed maintenance. Information, backcountry permits, and entrance fee payments can be taken care of at the Chisos Basin Visitor Center.

Big Bend National Park Daily Report

 
daily report

Produced by the Division of Visitor and Resource Protection, the Big Bend National Park Daily Report provides weather, river levels, and other information about current park conditions.

Please Note: If we are unable to upload a current Daily Report you may call (432) 477-1158 between 8AM and 6PM CST for information.

 

Weather

24-hour Weather Information: 432-477-1183

Automated Weather Stations
Chisos Basin 5401'
Panther Junction 3750'
Rio Grande Village 2140'

NOAA Weather Forecast - Extended forecast for Big Bend
 
 

Rio Grande Water Level Information

Did You Know?

Juniper Canyon

In 1787, Governor Juan de Ugalde, leading a Spanish military expedition, attacked a band of Mescalero Apaches in a stronghold in the Chisos Mountains. The forty spanish soldiers reportedly killed several hundred Apaches. The battle occured in the area of Lower Juniper Spring.