Events
September 2023
Sep
29
7:00p
End Date
Under the Comanche Moon
Barton Warnock Visitor Center
Every year in late summer the Comanche would ride through the Big Bend Country. Join Ranger Layla to learn about the Comanche and their presence in the Big Bend.
October 2023
Oct
6
9:00a
End Date
News from the Big Bend
Big Bend Ranch State Park
Join rangers for a live on social media for park updates highlighting upcoming events, current park conditions, and important information when planning your trip!
Oct
6
7:00p
End Date
Under the Comanche Moon
Barton Warnock Visitor Center
Every year in late summer the Comanche would ride through the Big Bend Country. Join Ranger Layla to learn about the Comanche and their presence in the Big Bend.
Oct
7
10:00a
End Date
Herbology 101
Barton Warnock Visitor Center
Explore the practical (sometimes magical) properties of desert plants!
Oct
8
8:00p
End Date
Public Hunt - Archery Mule Deer
Big Bend Ranch State Park
The Park Interior will be closed from 8 PM on Sunday, October 8, 2023 and will reopen at 8 AM on Friday, October 13, 2023.
Oct
14
2:00p
End Date
Camp Oh No!
Barton Warnock Visitor Center
Somebody has been making a mess on the trail! Join Ranger Layla on a journey to uncover how you can reduce your footprint while recreating outdoors.
Oct
15
10:00a
End Date
There and Back Again: A Journey through Closed Canyon
Big Bend Ranch State Park
Join Ranger Layla on a trek through Closed Canyon to learn how geology shapes life in the park!
Oct
15
8:00p
End Date
Public Hunt - Javelina
Big Bend Ranch State Park
The Park Interior will be closed starting at 8 PM on Sunday, October 15, 2023 and will reopen 8 AM on Friday, October 20, 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!
Oct
20
9:00a
End Date
News from the Big Bend
Big Bend Ranch State Park
Join rangers for a live on social media for park updates highlighting upcoming events, current park conditions, and important information when planning your trip!
Oct
20
9:00a
End Date
Find Your Trail: A Hidden Hike to Little Brown Canyon
Big Bend Ranch State Park
🎉 Join a ranger on a trek to a hidden canyon of Big Bend Ranch State Park!
Oct
20
4:00p
End Date
Find Your Trail: Orienteering 101
Barton Warnock Visitor Center
🎉 Join a ranger to learn how to navigate the backcountry of Big Bend Ranch State Park!
Oct
20
7:00p
End Date
Find Your Trail: Meet a Ranger
Big Bend Ranch State Park
🎉 Are you curious about what a park ranger does? Stop by the West Contrabando trailhead to ask our panel of rangers your burning questions.
Oct
20
8:30p
End Date
Find Your Trail: The Night Shift - A "Day" in the Life of our Bats
Big Bend Ranch State Park
🎉 Join a ranger to discover the fantastic world of bats!
Oct
21
8:30a
End Date
Find Your Trail: Birding Along the River
Big Bend Ranch State Park
🎉 Join a ranger in search of our winged friends along the river!
Oct
21
10:00a
End Date
Find Your Trail: Journey through Cinco Tinajas with an Archeologist
Big Bend Ranch State Park
🎉 Join park rangers on a guided tour to view prehistoric rock imagery!
Oct
21
12:00p
End Date
Find Your Trail: Camp Oh No!
Big Bend Ranch State Park
🎉 Somebody has been making a mess on the trail! Join Ranger Layla on a journey to uncover how you can reduce your footprint while recreating outdoors.
Oct
21
2:00p
End Date
Find Your Trail: Let's Talk about Black Bears
Barton Warnock Visitor Center
🎉 Join a wildlife biologist for a presentation on black bears in West Texas!
Oct
21
8:00p
End Date
Find Your Trail: Star Party
Big Bend Ranch State Park
🎉 The Stars at Night are Big and Bright! Join park rangers on a tour across our galactic neighborhood
Oct
22
8:30a
End Date
Find Your Trail: Trail Run
Big Bend Ranch State Park
🎉 Kick off your Sunday Morning with a refreshing 2-mile run!
Oct
22
9:00a
End Date
Find Your Trail: Geology & Archeology Mountain Bike Tour
Big Bend Ranch State Park
🎉 Join an archeologist and geologist on a ride to explore the natural and cultural history of lower Fresno Canyon!
Oct
22
10:00a
End Date
Find Your Trail: Mosasaurs v. Modern Monsters
Barton Warnock Visitor Center
🎉Join a ranger to discover how mosasaurs were the T-Rex of the Cretaceous Seas!
Oct
22
2:00p
End Date
Find Your Trail: The Atlatl - A Hurl into the Past
Barton Warnock Visitor Center
🎉 Join Ranger Layla to discover how to use an atlatl and how it connects us to the past!
Oct
28
10:00a
End Date
Wonders of the River
Big Bend Ranch State Park
Join Ranger Layla to uncover what makes the Rio Grande spectacular!
Oct
28
2:00p
End Date
Nature Detectives: Uncovering the Culprit on the Trail
Big Bend Ranch State Park
Grab your magnifying glass and join a ranger to discover who is hiking on the trail with you!
Oct
29
9:00a
End Date
Coffee with a Ranger: Our Nearest Star
Barton Warnock Visitor Center
Join Ranger Layla for a cup of coffee and an up close view of the Sun!
Oct
29
1:00p
End Date
A Trek through the Eras: Tour of Las Cuevas
Big Bend Ranch State Park
Join Ranger Layla at Las Cuevas, to explore how this pictograph site has been used across time.
Oct
31
8:00p
End Date
Sounds of the Night
Big Bend Ranch State Park
What goes crawling in the night shouldn't give such a fright!
November 2023
Nov
3
9:00a
End Date
News from the Big Bend
Big Bend Ranch State Park
Join rangers for a live on social media for park updates highlighting upcoming events, current park conditions, and important information when planning your trip!
Nov
4
2:00p
End Date
The Atlatl: A Hurl into the Past
Barton Warnock Visitor Center
Join Ranger Layla to discover how to use an atlatl and how it connects us to the past!
Nov
10
2:00p
End Date
Nature Detectives: Uncovering the Culprit on the Trail
Big Bend Ranch State Park
Grab your magnifying glass and join a ranger to discover who is hiking on the trail with you!
Nov
11
2:00p
End Date
Archeology in the Park: Field Session
Barton Warnock Visitor Center
Calling all amateur archeologists! This field session will teach you the methods that archeologists use to preserve the past.
Nov
12
9:00a
End Date
Hidden Hikes: Little Brown Canyon
Big Bend Ranch State Park
Join a ranger on a trek to a hidden canyon of Big Bend Ranch State Park!
Nov
17
9:00a
End Date
News from the Big Bend
Big Bend Ranch State Park
Join rangers for a live on social media for park updates highlighting upcoming events, current park conditions, and important information when planning your trip!
Nov
17
7:30p
End Date
Sounds of the Night
Big Bend Ranch State Park
What goes crawling in the night shouldn't give such a fright!
Nov
18
10:00a
End Date
Camp Oh No!
Big Bend Ranch State Park
Somebody has been making a mess on the trail! Join Ranger Layla on a journey to uncover how you can reduce your footprint while recreating outdoors.
Nov
18
7:30p
End Date
Star Party in the Badlands
Big Bend Ranch State Park
The Stars at Night are Big and Bright👏👏👏👏! Join park rangers on a tour across our galactic neighborhood.
Nov
19
10:00a
End Date
Our Nearest Star: Taking a Closer Look at the Sun
Barton Warnock Visitor Center
Join Ranger Layla on a tour across our solar system to explore the sun!
Nov
20
2:00p
End Date
The Atlatl: A Hurl into the Past
Barton Warnock Visitor Center
Join Ranger Layla to discover how to use an atlatl and how it connects us to the past!
Nov
20
6:00p
End Date
Fireside Chat - If You Give a Bear a Cookie
Big Bend Ranch State Park
Join Ranger Layla to discover how you can help protect the park's Black Bears!
Nov
21
10:00a
End Date
Wonders of the River
Big Bend Ranch State Park
Join Ranger Layla to uncover what makes the Rio Grande spectacular!
Nov
21
6:00p
End Date
Fireside Chat - Orienteering 101
Big Bend Ranch State Park
Join a ranger to learn how to navigate the backcountry of Big Bend Ranch State Park!
Nov
24
10:00a
End Date
There and Back Again: A Journey through Closed Canyon
Big Bend Ranch State Park
Join Ranger Layla on a trek through Closed Canyon to learn how geology shapes life in the park!
Nov
24
7:00p
End Date
Fireside Chat - The Magnificent Moon
Big Bend Ranch State Park
Gather round the fire as we marvel at the splendor of the Moon!
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!
Nov
26
9:00a
End Date
Run with a Ranger
Big Bend Ranch State Park
Kick off your Sunday Morning with a refreshing 2 mile run!
Nov
26
8:00p
End Date
Public Hunt - Youth Mule Deer
Big Bend Ranch State Park
The Park Interior will be closed starting at 8 PM on Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023, and will reopen 8 AM on Friday, Dec. 1, 2023.
December 2023
Dec
1
9:00a
End Date
News from the Big Bend
Big Bend Ranch State Park
Join rangers for a live on social media for park updates highlighting upcoming events, current park conditions, and important information when planning your trip!
Dec
2
2:00p
End Date
The Atlatl: A Hurl into the Past
Barton Warnock Visitor Center
Join Ranger Layla to discover how to use an atlatl and how it connects us to the past!
Dec
3
8:00p
End Date
Public Hunt - Mule Deer
Big Bend Ranch State Park
The Park Interior will be closed starting at 8 PM on Sunday, December 3, 2023 and will reopen 8 AM on Friday, December 8, 2023.
Dec
9
10:00a
End Date
A Trek through the Eras: Tour of Las Cuevas
Big Bend Ranch State Park
Join Ranger Layla at Las Cuevas, to explore how this pictograph site has been used across time.
Dec
9
2:00p
End Date
Our Nearest Star: Taking a Closer Look at the Sun
Big Bend Ranch State Park
Join Ranger Layla on a tour across our solar system to explore the sun!
Dec
15
9:00a
End Date
News from the Big Bend
Big Bend Ranch State Park
Join rangers for a live on social media for park updates highlighting upcoming events, current park conditions, and important information when planning your trip!
Dec
15
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!
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!
Dec
22
9:00a
End Date
There and Back Again: A Journey Through Closed Canyon
Big Bend Ranch State Park
Join Ranger Layla on a trek through Closed Canyon to learn how geology shapes life in the park!
Dec
22
2:00p
End Date
Archeology in the Park: Field Session
Barton Warnock Visitor Center
Calling all amateur archeologists! This field session will teach you the methods that archeologists use to preserve the past.
Dec
23
10:00a
End Date
Nature Detectives: Uncovering the Culprit on the Trail
Big Bend Ranch State Park
Grab your magnifying glass and join a ranger to discover who is hiking on the trail with you!
Dec
23
7:00p
End Date
Star Party in the Badlands
Big Bend Ranch State Park
The Stars at Night are Big and Bright👏👏👏👏! Join park rangers on a tour across our galactic neighborhood.
Dec
24
10:00a
End Date
Birdhouse Building
Barton Warnock Visitor Center
Join us for Hot Chocolate and build a birdhouse for your backyard!
Dec
29
9:00a
End Date
News from the Big Bend
Big Bend Ranch State Park
Join rangers for a live on social media for park updates highlighting upcoming events, current park conditions, and important information when planning your trip!
Dec
30
10:00a
End Date
Camp Oh No!
Big Bend Ranch State Park
Somebody has been making a mess on the trail! Join Ranger Layla on a journey to uncover how you can reduce your footprint while recreating outdoors.
January 2024
Jan
1
9:00a
End Date
First Day Hike: Wonder of the River
Big Bend Ranch State Park
Kick off the New Year with a refreshing hike along the river!
Jan
6
2:00p
End Date
The Atlatl: A Hurl into the Past
Barton Warnock Visitor Center
Join Ranger Layla to discover how to use an atlatl and how it connects us to the past!
Jan
7
8:00p
End Date
Public Hunt - Quail
Big Bend Ranch State Park
The Park Interior will be closed starting at 8 PM on Sunday, January 7, 2024 and will reopen 8 AM on Friday, January 12, 2023.
Jan
12
9:00a
End Date
News from the Big Bend
Big Bend Ranch State Park
Join rangers for a live on social media for park updates highlighting upcoming events, current park conditions, and important information when planning your trip!
Jan
13
7:00p
End Date
Star Party in the Badlands
Big Bend Ranch State Park
The Stars at Night are Big and Bright👏👏👏👏! Join park rangers on a tour across our galactic neighborhood.
Jan
26
9:00a
End Date
News from the Big Bend
Big Bend Ranch State Park
Join rangers for a live on social media for park updates highlighting upcoming events, current park conditions, and important information when planning your trip!
February 2024
Feb
3
2:00p
End Date
The Atlatl: A Hurl into the Past
Barton Warnock Visitor Center
Join Ranger Layla to discover how to use an atlatl and how it connects us to the past!
Feb
9
9:00a
End Date
News from the Big Bend
Big Bend Ranch State Park
Join rangers for a live on social media for park updates highlighting upcoming events, current park conditions, and important information when planning your trip!
Feb
23
9:00a
End Date
News from the Big Bend
Big Bend Ranch State Park
Join rangers for a live on social media for park updates highlighting upcoming events, current park conditions, and important information when planning your trip!
March 2024
Mar
2
2:00p
End Date
The Atlatl: A Hurl into the Past
Barton Warnock Visitor Center
Join Ranger Layla to discover how to use an atlatl and how it connects us to the past!
Mar
8
9:00a
End Date
News from the Big Bend
Big Bend Ranch State Park
Join rangers for a live on social media for park updates highlighting upcoming events, current park conditions, and important information when planning your trip!
Mar
22
9:00a
End Date
News from the Big Bend
Big Bend Ranch State Park
Join rangers for a live on social media for park updates highlighting upcoming events, current park conditions, and important information when planning your trip!
April 2024
Apr
5
9:00a
End Date
News from the Big Bend
Big Bend Ranch State Park
Join rangers for a live on social media for park updates highlighting upcoming events, current park conditions, and important information when planning your trip!
Apr
6
2:00p
End Date
The Atlatl: A Hurl into the Past
Barton Warnock Visitor Center
Join Ranger Layla to discover how to use an atlatl and how it connects us to the past!
Apr
19
9:00a
End Date
News from the Big Bend
Big Bend Ranch State Park
Join rangers for a live on social media for park updates highlighting upcoming events, current park conditions, and important information when planning your trip!
May 2024
May
3
9:00a
End Date
News from the Big Bend
Big Bend Ranch State Park
Join rangers for a live on social media for park updates highlighting upcoming events, current park conditions, and important information when planning your trip!
May
4
2:00p
End Date
The Atlatl: A Hurl into the Past
Barton Warnock Visitor Center
Join Ranger Layla to discover how to use an atlatl and how it connects us to the past!
May
17
9:00a
End Date
News from the Big Bend
Big Bend Ranch State Park
Join rangers for a live on social media for park updates highlighting upcoming events, current park conditions, and important information when planning your trip!
May
31
9:00a
End Date
News from the Big Bend
Big Bend Ranch State Park
Join rangers for a live on social media for park updates highlighting upcoming events, current park conditions, and important information when planning your trip!
