Big Bend National Park

I am looking for any advice on Big Bend National Park, 4 wheel trails, campgrounds, and a cabin that is recommended. I plan on doing a three day trip, first night we will stay in lodging, the second night we will either backpack into campsite or 4 wheel into campsite. ANY recommendations on best cabin lodging and campsites, trails, etc is greatly appreciated. I look to book in the next couple of days.

 

A long time ago I car camped in a F150 4x4 in the chisos basin where the park HQ is. then packed up to the parks highest peak and the south rim for 2nd night. It was gorgeous and a real workout due to the elevation climb. Wish we had stayed longer up on the rim but portions were seasonally closed (in May) due to falcon protected areas. We then took south and east bound roads through the the desert and along the southern section of the park to go explore the hot springs on the rivers edge and car camp at a site near them for the last night.

I wish I could remember road names and such. It's been a while. I really studied an official park and good topo map before going and it made the trip navigation effortless. We saw sketchy high water flash foods in desert washes below the basin due to heavy afternoon rain. Helped out a 2wd truck with big tires that bottomed out in soggy soft sand crossing a wash to slowly.

Check the weather! while rare, rain watershed is no joke at BBNP. study the maps, and call the ranger station before hand with your trip plan for advice. They are there to help. it's a huge park. And it's awesome!

Also we ran into one of those "are you a US citizen?" pop up border patrol check points heading north out of the park.

Stoked for you. Have fun!

 

I haven't been there, but would like to go later this year/beginning of next if I can get my wife on board. This website may help, https://www.nps.gov/BIBE/planyourvisit/index.htm although you may have seen it. Also check out central overland's Big Bend adventure story, it details their trip and mentions the different areas they visited, http://www.centraloverland.com/2012/01/big-bend-country-2012/

Have fun out there and document your trip on here if you wouldn't mind, it could help others like me to plan out our adventures and I'm sure everyone would love to see some pictures of that gorgeous place.