Background of Big Bend 
The park, which earns its name for the sharp turn the Rio Grande takes in its midst,
sprawls across an astounding 801,000 acres of arid plains and mountains in far-west Texas.
The Indians thought this land was the Great Spirit's rock storage facility;
the Spaniards called it "El Despoblado," or "the uninhabited land."
It's about 480 miles from Austin, an 7-8 hrs drive.
 


Map of the Big Bend National Park.
 


Detailed map of the central area (Basin) of the park.
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