Routes, Drive Times & Road Tips to Big BendBig Bend sits deep in far West Texas. Whether you’re coming from El Paso, Midland/Odessa, San Antonio, Austin, Houston, or Dallas/Fort Worth, choose the route that matches your arrival town and the part of the park you want...
Big Bend residents love to celebrate the 4th of July in big, colorful, wonderful ways!
Marathon and Terlingua host parades each year and everyone is welcome to attend!
It’s a Terlinguan tradition to propel water balloons, so be sure to wear your most playful attitude!
Marathon gets silly, too – with a parade of donkeys!
These country parades feature trucks, horses, antique cars, highly decorated beaters, cleaned-up ATVs, fire trucks, and whatever else will roll, scoot, walk or wiggle down the avenue!
Come on patriots! Show your love for the red, white and blue with a visit to Big Bend on the 4th!
