• Sierra del Carmen

    Big Bend

    National Park Texas

Conditions & Closures

Updated Thursday, May 17, 2012
This web page addresses longer-term closures, such as the Southeast Rim for peregrine nesting, campsite closures due to bear activity, or closures due to construction.

Temporary closures are listed at the bottom of the Big Bend National Park Daily Report, which is posted every morning on the website homepage, as well as at visitor centers and campgrounds in the park.
 
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Camping & Backcountry Campsites

  • Glenn Springs campsites 1 and 2, and Robber's Roost campsite are closed temporarily due to bear activity in the area.
  • Pine Canyon campsites 3,4,and 5 are closed temporarily due to bear activity in the area.
  • Northeast campsites 4 and 5, and all Southeast campsites are closed for peregrine falcon nesting.
 
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Roads & Highways

  • All roads are open at this time.
 
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Trails

  • The Southeast Rim Trail and a portion of the Northeast Rim Trail from the Boot Canyon/Southeast Rim Trail junction to a point just north of campsite NE-4 is closed for peregrine falcon nesting.
 
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Fire & Smoking Restrictions

  • A smoking ban is in place at Panther Junction and in the Chisos Mountains/Basin until further notice. Smoking will only be allowed at designated smoking areas (buildings with ash tray) for these two areas.

Did You Know?

Overlook at the Fossil Bone Exhibit area

The Fossil Bone Exhibit tells of the time when mammals rose to dominance, when sand in the forest streams buried and preserved the bones of early mammals. Stop there for a moment to imagine the Big Bend of another era: a time when Tornillo Flat was a lush forest.