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Delays disrupt major closure at Big Bend National Park. Here's what we know.

Make reservations before it's too late, Texas campers. The expected major closure at a popular area inside Big Bend National ...

Planned closure at Big Bend National Park put off until next year

A construction project that will shut down the park's popular Chisos Basin area for two years has been delayed until May.

Construction delay at Big Bend National Park gives tourists more time

The timeline, announced this month, delays work originally set to begin in 2025. Funded by the Great American Outdoors Act's ...
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Closure of Big Bend’s Chisos Basin area pushed to next spring

A yearslong project to tear down and rebuild the park’s Chisos Mountains Lodge was scheduled to begin this month. It’s now ...
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Days of heavy rainfall cause flash flooding at Big Bend National Park

Days of heavy rainfall in Big Bend National Park have caused flash flooding and wet conditions along the Rio Grande and other parts of the park.
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Senate approves bill to expand Big Bend National Park in Texas

The proposed expansion would allow the National Park Service to acquire land along the park's western edge near Terlingua Creek, but only through donation or land exchange. Dubbed the Big Bend ...