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Big Bend Ranch State Park, TX

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Average Rating: 4.7
Average Rating: 4.7
Average Rating: 4.7
Average Rating: 4.7
Average Rating: 4.7
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Important Information:
If your plans change, please modify or cancel your reservation as soon as possible to allow someone else to enjoy the park.

PARK ACCESS: Sauceda Ranch Road is the only way in, or out, of the interior of the park.
Access that road via FM 170. Check in first at the east or west entrance for directions to your campsite. Map apps may direct you to campsites from a north entrance. That entrance is permanently closed - do not take that route.

DAY USE FEE
$5 per day, per person 13 and older.

CHECK IN
All campers, Bunkhouse guests, and visitors to Big Bend Ranch State Park are required to check in at Fort Leaton State Historic Site or Barton Warnock Visitor Center. Visitor Center hours are 8:00am to 4:30pm; the park itself does not close.

If you are arriving after hours, please call Barton Warnock (432) 424-3327 or Fort Leaton (432) 229-3613 prior to arrival for instructions.

If you arrive after dark and are unfamiliar with the park road system or the location of your campsite, you may camp at the Botella Junction late arrival area and call a Visitor Center in the morning.

LIMITED SERVICES
There is no reliable cell signal in the park and you should not use GPS to navigate directly to your campsite. Orientation maps are available 24/7 outside of each Visitor Center. Always orient yourself before driving into the park.

No fuel is available in the park.

Showers, restrooms, and ice are available 24/7 at the Sauceda Ranger Station.

PARK PHONE NUMBER
For information about Big Bend Ranch State Park, call Fort Leaton State Historic Site (432) 229-3613 or Barton Warnock Visitor Center (432) 424-3327.

EMERGENCIES
In the event of an emergency, call 911. For non-emergencies call the Sauceda Ranger Station at 432-358-4444 or email BigBendRanchSP@tpwd.texas.gov.
Services & Amenities:
Within Facility
  • Backpacking
  • Biking - Mountain
  • Bird Watching
  • Camping
  • Fishing
  • Headquarters/Ranger Station
  • Hiking
  • Horse Facilities
  • Hot Showers
  • Overnight Lodging (Cabins/Motels/Barracks)
  • Parking
  • Picnic Area
  • Restrooms
  • Scenic Overlook
  • Toilet - Pit/Vault
  • Trails - Hiking
  • Trails - Horse
  • Trails - Mountain Biking
  • Trails - Nature/Interpretive
  • WI-FI
General Rules
Getting There:
To reach Big Bend Ranch State Park from Alpine, TX: Take US 67 west to Marfa, then south to Presidio. Take FM 170 East 3 miles to reach Fort Leaton, or East 5 miles to the Casa Piedra Road. From the Casa Piedra Road follow signs 27 miles to the Sauceda Visitor Center.

OR

From Alpine, TX take FM 118 south to Study Butte. Take FM 170 west to the Barton Warnock Visitor Center.



Contact Information:
Mailing Address: 1900 S Sauceda Ranch Rd  Marfa  TX  79843 
Phone Number:
Information:  (432)229-3613
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