Always
take water – we recommend at least one gallon
per person and check your gas gauge! If you are low on either you
can fill up in Study Butte. (Study Butte is pronounced styoo-dy byoot)
From Terlingua House head east on TX 170. About 7 miles down the road
you will come to the Y, turn right on 118 and proceed to the main
entrance to Big Bend National Park. After paying your entrance fee
proceed down this road passing 3 intersections (first two to on the
right and the third to the left. DRIVE SLOW - the
speed limit is 45 MPH in the park and they enforce it! At the end
of this road you will find Boquillas Canyon and the Rio Grande Village
store, if you are up for a short hike walk into Boquillas Canyon.
On
the way back you might want to consider stopping in at the hot springs,
this will be on your left coming back. Continuing back turn left and
go up to the “Basin” and the park headquarters this is
a great place to eat lunch. After lunch and sightseeing return back
to the main road and turn left. At the next left (Ross Maxwell Road),
turn again to go to Santa Elena Canyon. I consider this the most interesting
road of the park and well worth the drive. When you get to the end,
again I recommend you walk into Santa Elena Canyon if you are up for
a short hike. After Santa Elena Canyon return back to Study Butte
and Terlingua.
If
you wanted to shorten this day trip you might consider going to Santa
Elena Canyon first then to the Basin/Park Headquarters and skipping
Boquillas Canyon/Rio Grande Village.
Regardless of your trip
on the way back you need to make some stops in the Study Butte/Terlingua
area. You will find everything from cactus and hand made rock planters
to fine jewelry, a great natural foods store and coffee shop to one
of the 50 best bars in the country to interesting art galleries and
great restaurants. La Kiva is located at the intersection of TX 170
and Terlingua Creek. The Boathouse and Starlight Theatre (restaurant)
are located in the Terlingua ghost town.
For those of you looking
for a more adventurous trip please visit with the local outfitters
– they can make anything happen!
Always
take water – we recommend at least one gallon
per person and check your gas gauge! If you are low on either you
can fill up in Study Butte. (Study Butte is pronounced styoo-dy byoot)
From Terlingua House head east on TX 170. About 7 miles down the road
you will come to the Y, turn right on 118 and proceed to the main
entrance to Big Bend National Park. After paying your entrance fee
proceed down this road passing 3 intersections (first two to on the
right and the third to the left. DRIVE SLOW - the
speed limit is 45 MPH in the park and they enforce it! At the end
of this road you will find Boquillas Canyon and the Rio Grande Village
store, if you are up for a short hike walk into Boquillas Canyon.
On
the way back you might want to consider stopping in at the hot springs,
this will be on your left coming back. Continuing back turn left and
go up to the “Basin” and the park headquarters this is
a great place to eat lunch. After lunch and sightseeing return back
to the main road and turn left. At the next left (Ross Maxwell Road),
turn again to go to Santa Elena Canyon. I consider this the most interesting
road of the park and well worth the drive. When you get to the end,
again I recommend you walk into Santa Elena Canyon if you are up for
a short hike. After Santa Elena Canyon return back to Study Butte
and Terlingua.
If
you wanted to shorten this day trip you might consider going to Santa
Elena Canyon first then to the Basin/Park Headquarters and skipping
Boquillas Canyon/Rio Grande Village.