Big Bend National Park turns 78 Jun 12, 2022

Big Bend National Park turns 78

Join us for a hike at one of America"s least-visited national parks. Big Bend National Park may be among the country"s largest national parks with an area of over 800,000 acres (about the size of Rhode Island), but it"s also one of the most remote. Found in West Texas along the Rio Grande at the Mexico border, the park entrance is roughly a two-hour drive from the nearest interstate. The good thing is, even in a "busy" year when half a million people visit, there"s plenty of space to enjoy the great outdoors unhindered by crowds.

© Tim Fitzharris/Minden Pictures

palette

Today in History

Jun 12, 2018Celebrating Helsinki’s birthday at the Kiasma Museum
Jun 12, 2019A big birthday for Big Bend
Jun 12, 2020Big sky at Big Bend
Jun 12, 2021In Texas, even the riverbend is big
Jun 12, 2023Big Bend National Parks birthday
Jun 12, 2024Big Bend National Park anniversary
Jun 12, 2025Big Bend National Park in Texas turns 81
Jun 12, 2026European bee-eater, Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, Cádiz, Spain

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Apr 30, 2021The Spirit of Harlem by Louis Delsarte
Jan 26, 2022India Republic Day
Mar 7, 2022Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
Apr 27, 2019Aloe in bloom
Mar 13, 2023National Napping Day
Aug 2, 2025Petroglyphs near Fruita in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
May 2, 2026Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada
Mar 16, 2024National Panda Day
Jan 13, 2022Tasiilaq, Greenland
Feb 18, 2022Great Backyard Bird Count
Oct 12, 2018Venture into a prehistoric gallery of art
Dec 29, 2020Where the glow of the holidays lingers
Oct 15, 2019The globe skimmers return
Mar 7, 2025Plum blossoms in China
Mar 2, 2025Megalong Valley, Blue Mountains National Park, Australia
Aug 20, 2018Looking back at Yellowstone, 30 years after the fires
Jan 26, 2026Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria, Germany
Nov 21, 2018A showcase for future fame
May 10, 2021An ancient sailing tradition takes to the water
Jun 8, 2025World Oceans Day
Jan 11, 2024Eurasian lynx
Jul 1, 2019It’s Canada’s national day
Jul 25, 2018Splashes of color for Watercolor Month
Sep 9, 2021Islands of the Salish Sea
Sep 13, 2024Point Reyes National Seashore, California
Jan 19, 2023Sundance Film Festival opens in Park City
Jan 24, 2022Manhattan
Nov 19, 2019Zion National Park Turns 100
Sep 4, 2025Grizzly bears in Alaska for National Wildlife Day
Nov 10, 2019Sunny day, sweepin the clouds away