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Primitive camping along the Glenn Spring Road
 
Looking north along the Glenn Spring Road
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Looking north along the Glenn Spring Road
 
Map of the Glenn Spring Road campsites

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Map of the Glenn Spring Road campsites

The Glenn Spring Road begins 5 miles east of Panther Junction and skirts the east side of the Chisos Mountains toward Pine Canyon and Juniper Canyon before bouncing over a rough section of road to the tiny desert oasis of Glenn Spring. From Glenn Spring, travelers may head southeast to link up with the River Road, or south along the very rough and un-maintained Black Gap Road towards Elephant Tusk.

Click on a primitive roadside campsite for descriptions and images:

Nugent Mountain
Pine Canyon
Juniper Canyon Road
Rice Tank
Glenn Springs


 
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Did You Know?
In his essay "Disorder and early sorrow," environmental writer Edward Abbey tells of his first visit to Big Bend in 1952. He and his fiancée attempted to travel the primitive River Road from Castolon to Rio Grande Village in a Ford convertible. The journey wrecked both the car and his relationship.
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