Founder’s Day is the celebration commemorating the creation of the National Park Service on August 25, 1916. Big Bend National Park was officially established as a national park on June 12, 1944. Join us in the centennial celebration of the National Park Service and visit us in Big Bend and take advantage of all the park has to offer.
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