• Santa Elena Canyon

    Rio Grande

    Wild & Scenic River Texas

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Running the Las Palmas Rapids
Running the Las Palmas Rapids
NPS\Big Bend National Park
 

The Rio Grande Wild & Scenic River is administered by Big Bend National Park. Read the park newspaper, The Big Bend Paisano, for basic planning information to the area.

Take a look at our news releases to see what's happening in the Big Bend of the Rio Grande.

Did You Know?

Men of Hill's expedition

Robert Hill, working for the U.S. Geological Survey, led the first expedition to successfully float the canyons of the Rio Grande in the area of Big Bend National Park. His trip, from Presidio to Langtry took over a month in the fall of 1899. More...