The state established Big Bend Ranch State Park in 1988 after buying the former cattle and sheep ranch, once one of the 10 largest in the state, from two businessmen for $8.8 million.

Driving through Big Bend Ranch is not for the faint of heart or low of undercarriage. “Be prepared for self-extraction,” warns the TPWD guide to the park’s “unmaintained 4×4 high ...

Big Bend Ranch State Park, next-door neighbor to Big Bend National Park, provides a range of options to explore its 311,000 acres of wilderness, but one of the best ways is while riding atop ...

Both Big Bend National Park and Big Bend Ranch State Park have boundaries that are surrounded by private property. In 2013 Texas, cattle can’t be free-ranging, roaming wherever they please.

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Big Bend Ranch State Park is southeast of Presidio and about an 11-hour drive from Austin. Besides camping, the state's largest state park also has a group bunkhouse and a three-bedroom main house.

(Big Bend National Park also has the designation.) On the Bortle Scale, which rates how clearly the night sky can be viewed, BBRSP is the only Texas state park to score a one, the clearest rating.

Click here to be sent to the official Big Bend Ranch State Park webpage. Once you’re here, you can hike alongside the Rio Grande River or explore any of the 238 miles of multi-use trails.

Big Bend Ranch State ParkHiker rescued after getting lost at Big Bend Ranch State Park in 106-degree weather, TPW officials say Texas Parks and Wildlife reported that a hiker was rescued Friday ...

Day Trips The motto at the Big Bend Ranch State Park is 'unforgiving and unforgettable' for good reason By Gerald E. McLeod, Fri., May 15, 2009 ...