5-Nights Texas Big Bend National Park Hiking

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Texas's Big Bend National Park is a vast and rugged wilderness with rich cultural history, diverse flora and fauna, and unique geologic formations. Expert interpretive guides will lead you on incredible adventures, summiting the park's highest peak and hiking across the Rio Grande. Spend starlit nights around the fire pit or pool before retiring to your own private cabin. Cap off the trip at West Texas's only boutique hotel, located in art-filled Marfa, TX. Big Bend National Park is an unforgettable destination that should be on every traveler's bucket list.

Highlights:

• Follow expert guides on an awe-inspiring hike into the Rio Grande's beautiful Santa Elena Canyon
• Summit Emory Peak the highest point in the Chisos Mountains
• Cross the Rio Grande to visit the village of Boquillas del Carmen in Mexico, then hike to hot springs

Important Trip Details:
Daily 4- to 8-hour hikes up to 10.5-miles on steep, uneven terrain with some moderate exposure to heights. Hikes will often be broken up across multiple different trails with rest breaks. The hike to the top of Emory Peak involves a strenuous climb of about 2,500 feet along a dirt and rock trail. The last 25 feet to the summit is optional and requires climbing solid rock without a rope, handrails, or other artificial handholds.

Minimum Age: 16

Featured Destinations

Terlingua
Chisos Mountains
Midland Midland Together with its nearby neighbor Odessa, Midland is at the very heart of west Texas oil country, the Permian Basin (315 mi/505 km southwest of Dallas). Oil wealth paid for a number of the finer attractions in both cities.	Destination Guide
Marfa Marfa Marfa is a small ranching community in the high desert of the Trans-Pecos area of western Texas. It lies between the Davis Mountains and the Big Bend National Park. Founded in the 1880s as a railroad water stop, the town was named after the wife of a railroad executive. Marfa boomed in the 1920’s and became a tourist destination across the Mexican and Texas border. Visitors can travel 9 miles east of Marfa to watch small ethereal lights floating through the night air. This mysterious event that captured national attention is called the Ghost Lights of Marfa. Visitors can also enjoy the Western arts in Marfa located all over the town, inside museums and on the fields.	Destination Guide
Big Bend National Park Big Bend National Park Big Bend National Park provides world-class viewing of geology, over 450 bird species, 75 mammal species, 56 reptile species, over 1,200 plant species and 150 miles of fabulous hiking trails. Visitors can camp, enjoy day hikes, backpack, horseback ride, and enjoy river trips on the Rio Grande. Big Bend National Park’s protected area of Chihuahuan Desert provides backcountry experiences full of wilderness and adventure in an unforgettable setting.	Destination Guide

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