Astronomers at McDonald Observatory are working to turn off the lights near the park to help reverse the trend of increasing ...

Some of the world’s darkest skies are in the Big Bend region of West Texas – although in recent years, light pollution from ...

Visitors can explore the rugged trails, seek out the colorful array of birds and wildflowers, and spread out on a blanket after dark enjoying some of the darkest night skies in the country. Big Bend ...

There are so many amazing things to do in Big Bend National Park! Explore hikes, ranger program, crossing the border and more to find out what makes it such a special place.

Big Bend National Park sits in a spot of far West Texas where fields of cacti meet limestone canyons carved by rivers. This vast stretch of wilderness is often referred to as three parks in one ...

BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, Texas — A Texas treasure is the focus of a bipartisan bill recently introduced in Congress. If passed, it would expand Big Bend National Park in West Texas. U.S. Senators ...

National parks like Gates of the Arctic, Big Bend, and Yosemite ... stellar Sierra Nevada hiking, and sky-high cliffs of glacially-polished granite. Yosemite National Park is surrounded by ...

a time to highlight the value of keeping the night sky dark and to inform folks about the downsides of light pollution, ends Monday. Some of the world’s darkest skies are in the Big Bend region ...