Last updated: June 29, 2025
Place
Wilderness Without Boundaries Exhibit
NPS/CA Hoyt
Quick Facts
Location:
Rio Grande Overlook
Amenities
3 listed
Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits, Parking - Auto, Scenic View/Photo Spot
Two countries, a wilderness, and the plants and animals that thrive within them. Visit this exhibit to learn more about the similarities and differences between the land on both sides of the Rio Grande.
The text on the sign reads, "You are looking across the Rio Grande floodplain toward the wild reaches of Mexico’s Sierra del Carmen. Above those cliffs, black bear and Montezuma quail roam a mountain wilderness of ponderosa pine forest and wildflower meadows. Birds and whitetail deer native to the Sierra del Carmen are often sighted in Big Bend’s Chisos Mountains—across an international border but part of the same ecosystem.The two countries also share the river environment, a narrow oasis winding through the Chihuahuan Desert. Below, at Rio Grande Village, irrigation has created an unusually broad strip of green."
The text on the sign reads, "You are looking across the Rio Grande floodplain toward the wild reaches of Mexico’s Sierra del Carmen. Above those cliffs, black bear and Montezuma quail roam a mountain wilderness of ponderosa pine forest and wildflower meadows. Birds and whitetail deer native to the Sierra del Carmen are often sighted in Big Bend’s Chisos Mountains—across an international border but part of the same ecosystem.The two countries also share the river environment, a narrow oasis winding through the Chihuahuan Desert. Below, at Rio Grande Village, irrigation has created an unusually broad strip of green."