Across the Lone Star State, there are 85 state parks, natural areas and historic sites currently operated by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. But which gets the fewest visitors?

Big Bend National Park, near Terlingua, is a stunning destination that remains one of Texas’s best-kept secrets! It’s like ...

Big Bend National Park, near Terlingua, is a postcard-worthy destination filled with awe-inspiring landscapes and endless adventure! Nestled in the far reaches of West Texas, Big Bend National Park is ...

There are alot of great caves in the US but there is a hot debate over which one is better Mammoth Cave or Carlsbad Caverns.

Students minoring in outdoor leadership and student workers from University Recreation's outdoors program canoed the backcountry of the Rio Grande River through Big Bend National Park in early January ...

In Spanish, the word “lajitas” means “little flat rocks.” In the Big Bend region of West Texas, though, Lajitas stands for an ...

Silver Glen Springs in the Ocala National Forest. Photo by Carol Pahl Editor’s note: Ocracoke Islanders Tom and Carol Pahl are on a year-long trek around the United States (following 70-degree ...

“It’s literally the location of our creation narrative–it’s holy lands,” Brandy McDaniels (Pit River, Madesi Band), the Sáttítla National Monument Lead for the Pit River Nation, told Shasta Scout. For ...

From February 1 through May 31, the National Park Service will temporarily close certain areas in the Chisos Mountains at Big Bend National Park to protect nesting Peregrine falcons. The Peregrine ...

Keep Big Bend Wild is a grassroots effort to maintain the park's wild character as visitor numbers rise, says former superintendent Bob Krumenaker.

SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) -- New details are emerging about the drowning of a 16-year-old Mexican girl in the Rio Grande last summer. The girl's body was pulled out of the river along with ...