A major closure is coming to a popular area at Big Bend National Park in Texas. The national park reminded visitors of two large construction projects that will close the Chisos Basin starting in ...

A popular mountainous section of Big Bend National Park is about to close for two years to allow construction crews to work in the area, park officials say. The Chisos Basin area, including the ...

Big Bend has seen a surge of visitors in recent ... Options range from closing all vehicle access to the Chisos Basin—a big disruption that would make the lodging unavailable, but one that ...

BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK (KMID/KPEJ) – The Big Bend National Park will be starting significant improvements to the Chisos Basin area of the park next May, closing the Basin Road, lodging units ...

Starting May 1, visitors to Big Bend National Park won’t be able to access the Chisos Basin—including the campground there and some of the park’s most popular trails. But while crews are ...

The bears have moved up from the Window Trail into the Chisos Basin Campground to feast on mesquite pods, Big Bend noted. Due to the sightings, the park has closed off sites 48 to 60 to protect ...

The best hikes in Big Bend National Park fan out from the Chisos Mountain Basin, in the park’s mid-section. The ecosystem at the higher elevation there, with firs, pines, and even a few aspen ...

Big Bend National Park stretches out from the ... of 1,850 feet but is extremely hot during summer. • The Chisos Mountains Basin, at an elevation of 5,401 feet, is reached by a winding ...

The trail climbs steeply through the woodlands of the Chisos Mountains and offers magnificent views of the rugged mountains and deserts of Big Bend and ... suggested the Basin Loop, Pinnacles ...

(CNN) — Two people died Friday after hiking in extreme heat at Big Bend National Park in southwest Texas, the National Park Service said in a news release. A stepfather and his two stepsons from ...

Construction at Big Bend The main Chisos Mountains Lodge was constructed in 1964 with a large open interior and expansive windows that frame the surrounding mountains. However, the lodge was built ...