[Illustration: BOQUILLAS RANGER STATION—In the southeastern section of Big Bend National Park, the Boquillas Ranger Station is located near the Rio Grande. The Chisos Mountains form the horizon line in the distance.] [Illustration: CASTELLAN PEAK—Colorful strata reveals various phases of geology in the eroded remnants throughout the Big Bend area.] [Illustration: BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK TEXAS] PARK ENTRANCE SANTIAGO MTS SIERRA DEL CARMEN PERSIMMON GAP _TO MARATHON_ 19 MILES _TO PARK HEADQUARTERS_ 29 MILES ROSILLOS MTS DAGGER FLAT GRAPEVINE HILLS PARK ENTRANCE LANTAS TERLINGUA _TO ALPINE_ 81 MILES MAVERICK TO CAMPGROUND 13 MILES _TO BASIN ROAD_ 19 MILES {BASIN ROAD CUTOFF} _TO PARK HEADQUARTERS_ 3 MILES _TO THE BASIN AREA_ 7 MILES THE BASIN AREA CHISOS MOUNTAINS FOOD, LODGING CAMPGROUND PARK HEADQUARTERS _TO BOQUILLAS_ 20 MILES PANTHER JUNCTION RIO GRANDE RIVER MESA DE ANGUILA SANTA ELENA CANYON CASTOLON RIO BRAVO DEL NORTE TORNILLO CREEK BOQUILLAS BOQUILLAS CANYON MARISCAL MT MARISCAL CANYON TALLEY MT CHILCOTAL MT SAN VICENTE {KEY} Ranger Station Paved Road Improved Road Park Boundary MEXICO The International Boundary is at the Rio Grande Transcriber’s Notes —Silently corrected a few typos. —Retained publication information from the printed edition: this eBook is public-domain in the country of publication. —In the text versions only, text in italics is delimited by _underscores_. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Big Bend National Park, by W. Ray Scott