San Antonio, Austin & Texas Road Trips - Big Bend Scenic Loop Trip (PDF Chapter)

This is the Big Bend Scenic Loop Trip chapter from Lonely Planet’s San Antonio, Austin & Texas Backcountry Road Trips guidebook.

Visiting Big Bend National Park and experiencing the endless vistas straight out of an old Western are reason enough to make this trip. But there’s also plenty of fun along the way.

• join a star-gazing party
• pick the right route with inspirational images and key trip highlights
• go gallery-hopping in Marfa
• get around easily with colour maps and route directions in easy stages
• explore a ghost town that’s also a social hub
• discover even more with background info and ways to link your trips

Coverage includes: El Paso, Fort Davis, Marfa, Alpine, Marathon, Big Bend National Park, Terlingua and Prada Marfa.