• Sierra del Carmen

    Big Bend

    National Park Texas

Conditions & Closures

Updated Sunday, February 03, 2013

Short term, temporary closures, such as road closures due due flooding, are listed on the Big Bend Daily Report, posted daily on the website homepage, as well as at visitor centers and campgrounds in the park.

Information included here addresses longer-term closures, such as the Southeast Rim for peregrine nesting, campsite closures due to bear activity, or closures due to construction.
 
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Camping & Backcountry Campsites

  • All Southeast Rim backcountry campsites as well as Northeast (NE) campsites 4 and 5 are closed for peregrine falcon nesting from February 1 - May 31, 2013.
 
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Roads & Highways

  • All park roads are currently open.
 
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Trails

  • The Southeast Rim Trail and a portion of the Northeast Rim Trail from the Boot Canyon/Southeast Rim junction to a point just north of Campsite NE-4 are closed to the public from February 1 - May 31, 2013 for peregrine falcon nesting.
 
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Fire & Smoking Restrictions

  • Groundfires and woodfires are prohibited throughout the park.
  • 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?

A vast desert landscape

In 1535, prior to settlement, the Spanish adventurer Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca is credited with being the first European to visit the Big Bend Country. The Spanish had a name for such an area - despoblado, or unpopulated land. More...