Big Bend National Park

Groups Urge Congress To Reject Funding For Big Bend Border Wall

More than 100 groups have urged Congress to reject any funding that would allow for a border wall to be built through Big Bend National Park or Big Bend Ranch State Park in Texas.

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By NPT Staff - March 12th, 2026

Change In Plans For Big Bend Border Wall?

There's been a possible change in plans for a border wall through Big Bend National Park, one that could negate the need for an imposing physical structure.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 6th, 2026

Big Bend National Park's Big Wall

With billions of dollars to spend, the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol is turning its eyes towards extending a wall of some sort along the United States' boundary with Mexico that runs through Big Bend National Park in Texas.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 1st, 2026

UPDATED | New Map Reveals Potential Border Wall Through Big Bend National Park

The U.S. Customs and Border Patrol is planning a border wall or other protections through Big Bend National Park in Texas.

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By Jan Wesner Childs - February 19th, 2026

Traveler's View | Early 2026 Musings From The Parks

It's been a particularly brutal year for the National Park Service, one that has sliced away roughly a quarter of the agency's workforce and left those remaining wondering if they will lose their jobs while they tackle more than one role in the parks.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 5th, 2026

Water Supply To Chisos Basin At Big Bend National Park Fails

A failure of pumps that bring water to the Chisos Basin in Big Bend National Park in Texas has prompted water conservation measures and could lead to closure of the basin to the public if not fixed soon.

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By Compiled from NPS releases - January 3rd, 2026

Big Bend National Park To Resume Efforts To Remove Nonnative Sheep

In a yearly effort to remove a nonnative species of sheep from Big Bend National Park, a section of the park will be closed beginning October 3 to allow for aerial culling operations.

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By Compiled from NPS releases - September 29th, 2025

New Lodge Construction At Big Bend National Park Delayed A Year

National Park Service officials have delayed for a year construction of a new lodge in the Chisos Basin of Big Bend National Park in Texas.

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By Compiled from NPS releases - August 22nd, 2025

National Parks Traveler Quiz And Trivia #89: The Chihuahuan Desert Edition

There are seven units of the National Park System located within the Chihuahuan Desert, and while this desert landscape looks barren, stark, and even monotonous, it is considered the most diverse in the Northern Hemisphere. It’s only fitting that such diversity be highlighted in this latest quiz and trivia piece.

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By Rebecca Latson - July 12th, 2025

Multiple Roads Closed, Campers Evacuated As Flooding Hits Big Bend National Park

Flooding in Texas prompted the evacuation of a campground and closed some roads and attractions in Big Bend National Park.

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By Compiled from NPS releases - July 4th, 2025

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