Events
April 2023
Apr
1
2:00p
End Date
Orienteering 101
Barton Warnock Visitor Center
Join a ranger to learn how to navigate the backcountry of Big Bend Ranch State Park!
Apr
7
8:00p
End Date
Bats on the River
Big Bend Ranch State Park
Join a ranger to discover the spectacular world of bats!
Apr
8
10:00a
End Date
Wonders of the River
Big Bend Ranch State Park
Join a ranger to uncover what makes the Rio Grande spectacular!
Apr
9
10:00a
End Date
Nature Detectives: Scat and Tracks
Big Bend Ranch State Park
Bring your sleuth skills and join a ranger to discover who is hiking on the trails with you!
Apr
14
9:30a
End Date
News from the Big Bend (Online)
Big Bend Ranch State Park
Join a ranger on Facebook Live for Big Bend Ranch State Park updates, park conditions, and other exciting information!
Apr
15
10:00a
End Date
Herbology 101
Barton Warnock Visitor Center
Join a ranger to explore the practical (sometimes magical) properties of desert plants!
Apr
22
6:00p
End Date
Airstrip Astronomy
Big Bend Ranch State Park
🎉 Join us for an exciting night of stargazing, astrophotography and astronomy-based oral history at the Sauceda Airstrip!
Apr
28
9:30a
End Date
News from the Big Bend (Online)
Big Bend Ranch State Park
Join a ranger on Facebook Live for Big Bend Ranch State Park updates, park conditions, and other exciting information!
Apr
29
10:00a
End Date
Mosasaurs vs Modern Monsters
Big Bend Ranch State Park
Join a ranger at Closed Canyon to discover how mosasaurs were the T-Rex of the Cretaceous Seas!
May 2023
May
12
9:30a
End Date
News from the Big Bend (Online)
Big Bend Ranch State Park
Join a ranger on Facebook Live for Big Bend Ranch State Park updates, park conditions, and other exciting information!
May
13
10:00a
End Date
The S'more You Know
Barton Warnock Visitor Center
🎉Help us celebrate 100 S'more years of Texas State Parks!
May
26
9:30a
End Date
News from the Big Bend (Online)
Big Bend Ranch State Park
Join a ranger on Facebook Live for Big Bend Ranch State Park updates, park conditions, and other exciting information!
October 2023
Oct
20
End Date
Find Your Trail
Big Bend Ranch State Park
🎉 Embark on you next great adventure at Big Bend Ranch State Park!
November 2023
Nov
25
2:00p
End Date
Giving Thanks for a Desert Haven
Fort Leaton State Historic Site
🎉 Watch Fort Leaton come to life and experience what it was like for travelers taking refuge inside the walls of Fort Leaton!
December 2023
Dec
16
6:00p
End Date
Posada
Fort Leaton State Historic Site
🎉 Experience the holiday traditions of the borderlands at our annual Posada at Fort Leaton!