• Sierra del Carmen

    Big Bend

    National Park Texas

Chisos Basin Road Closure

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Date: October 5, 2010

Press release

Did You Know?

Persimmon Gap, viewed from the south

In 1935, Conrad Wirth, later the director of the National Park Service, said this of Persimmon Gap in Big Bend National Park, “There will probably always be a road from Marathon through . . . Persimmon Gap, which is a very fine and natural gateway to the Park.” More...