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Primitive camping along the Old Ore Road
 
View along the Old Ore Road
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View along the Old Ore Road
 
Map of the Old Ore Road area

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Map of the Old Ore Road area

A rugged 27-mile backcountry road winds along the western flank of the Dead Horse Mountains. Great views and unparalleled solitude. Recommended for high-clearance vehicles only.

There are nine campsite locations with a total of eleven individual campsites along the Old Ore Road.

Click on a campsite name for descriptions and images of each site:

Candelilla
Camp de Leon
Ernst Tinaja
La Noria
Ernst Basin
Willow Tank
Telephone Canyon
Roy's Peak Vista
McKinney Spring
 
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Washout on the Old Ore Road
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Did You Know?
Trash left behind by visitors is deposited into a landfill inside Big Bend National Park. An extensive recycling program sponsored by both the park and the park concessioner, Forever Resorts, Inc. works to cut down on the amount of trash deposited in this landfill.
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Last Updated: December 17, 2006 at 10:00 EST