• Sierra del Carmen

    Big Bend

    National Park Texas

Solo Hikers & Boaters

A solo hiker soaks in the view from the South Rim

NPS/Big Bend National Park

A rewarding hike.

Going solo?
Solo backcountry users obtaining a backcountry camping permit are required to fill out and submit a Solo Hiker/Boater information sheet at the time they obtain their camping permit. This information sheet is designed for your safety and to assist searchers should you become lost or injured. Please take the time to fill it out completely. Following your hike, you MUST return your permit to a visitor center within 12 hours of leaving the backcountry.

In addition to the form below, the park takes digital photographs of the hiker/boater's equipment and bootprint.

Solo Hiker Form [56k PDF file]

Did You Know?

Soldiers near Boquillas, 1941

In 1942 soldiers from Fort Bliss installed a machine-gun emplacement along the Rio Grande pointed at Boquillas, Mexico. This was done due to fears over border security and a possible Japanese invasion through Mexico.