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San Antonio to Big Bend Road Trip · 8 days
Journey from the historic heart of San Antonio through the rugged Pecos River borderlands to the majestic Chisos Mountains and Rio Grande canyons of Big Bend National Park, experiencing the vastness of the Chihuahuan Desert.
8days
23stops
1920km
Day 1: Mission San José → Uvalde County Courthouse → Del Rio
3h · 285km3 stops
Mission San José
San Antonio · Texas
1h 37min · 154km
Uvalde County Courthouse
Uvalde · Texas
1h 23min · 131km
Del Rio
Del Rio · Texas
Day 2: Pecos River High Bridge Overl… → Langtry → Marathon
3h 9min · 299km3 stops
Pecos River High Bridge Overlook
Comstock · Texas
17min · 27km
Langtry
Langtry · Texas
2h 8min · 202km
Marathon
Marathon · Texas
Day 3: Persimmon Gap → Fossil Discovery Exhibit → Chisos Basin
1h 21min · 128km3 stops
Persimmon Gap
Big Bend National Park · Texas
15min · 23km
Fossil Discovery Exhibit
Big Bend National Park · Texas
20min · 32km
Chisos Basin
Big Bend National Park · Texas
Day 4: Lost Mine Trail → The Window View Trail
20min · 3.7km2 stops
Lost Mine Trail
Big Bend National Park · Texas
10min · 1.9km
The Window View Trail
Big Bend National Park · Texas
Day 5: Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive → Santa Elena Canyon → Terlingua Ghost Town
41min · 62km3 stops
Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive
Big Bend National Park · Texas
18min · 29km
Santa Elena Canyon
Big Bend National Park · Texas
13min · 21km
Terlingua Ghost Town
Terlingua · Texas
Day 6: Boquillas Canyon Overlook → Big Bend Hot Springs → Rio Grande Village
1h 12min · 96km3 stops
Boquillas Canyon Overlook
Big Bend National Park · Texas
10min · 9.1km
Big Bend Hot Springs
Big Bend National Park · Texas
10min · 3.7km
Rio Grande Village
Big Bend National Park · Texas
Day 7: Marfa Lights Viewing Area → Prada Marfa → Alpine
3h 54min · 369km3 stops
Marfa Lights Viewing Area
Marfa · Texas
54min · 85km
Prada Marfa
Valentine · Texas
1h 6min · 104km
Alpine
Alpine · Texas
Day 8: Caverns of Sonora → Fredericksburg Main Street → The Alamo
7h 7min · 677km3 stops
Caverns of Sonora
Sonora · Texas
2h 25min · 230km
Fredericksburg Main Street
Fredericksburg · Texas
1h 17min · 122km
The Alamo
San Antonio · Texas
Heads Up
- 1. Carry at least one gallon of water per person per day when hiking in Big Bend.
- 2. Fuel stations are extremely sparse; fill up in Del Rio, Marathon, and Alpine.
- 3. Check National Park Service alerts for flash flood warnings in canyons.
- 4. Cell service is non-existent in most of the park; download offline maps.