Big Bend National Park
A national park in West Texas named for the great bend of the Rio Grande on the border with Mexico. It protects the largest stretch of Chihuahuan Desert in the United States, with the Chisos Mountains rising from it and deep canyons cut by the river.
- Where
- Terlingua, Texas, United States
- Grade
- Heritage site
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 3 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 29.2500, -103.2500
Get the Big Bend National Park stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Big Bend National Park. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Texas volume with your photos and a note.
Near Big Bend National Park
Carlsbad Caverns National Park 345 km
A national park in the Guadalupe Mountains of southeastern New Mexico, built around the show cave of Carlsbad Cavern. Visitors walk in through the natural entrance or ride an elevator down to the Big Room, a vast chamber hung with formations.
San Antonio River Walk 462 km
A pedestrian walkway one level below the streets of downtown San Antonio, following the loops of the San Antonio River under a run of bridges. Restaurants and shops line both banks, and river barges glide past La Villita and the Arneson River Theater.
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park 462 km
A national historical park preserving four of the five Spanish frontier missions of San Antonio, strung along the river south of the city centre. Concepción, San José, San Juan and Espada were founded by Catholic orders in the 18th century, and their churches still hold services.
The Alamo 462 km
An 18th-century Spanish mission in the centre of San Antonio, later a fortress and the site of an 1836 battle in the Texas Revolution. Its limestone church front is now a museum and part of the San Antonio Missions World Heritage Site.
White Sands National Park 481 km
A national park in the Tularosa Basin covering the southern part of the largest gypsum dunefield on Earth. Its dunes reach 18 metres high, and the white crystal sand stays cool underfoot and looks like snow.
Radha Madhav Dham 521 km
A Hindu temple and ashram on more than 80 hectares of Hill Country south of Austin, the main American centre of Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat. It is the oldest Hindu temple in Texas and is described as one of the largest in North America.
Fort Worth Stockyards 686 km
A historic district north of downtown Fort Worth, built around a livestock market that traded from 1866. Cowhands drive a small herd of longhorn cattle down Exchange Avenue each day, past saloons, western wear shops and the rodeo arena.
Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 728 km
A museum on the sixth floor of the old depository building in downtown Dallas, now the Dallas County Administration Building, overlooking Dealey Plaza. It traces the life, times and legacy of President John F. Kennedy, whose motorcade passed below its windows in November 1963.
Questions
Where is Big Bend National Park?
Big Bend National Park is in Terlingua, Texas, United States. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Carlsbad Caverns National Park (345 km), San Antonio River Walk (462 km), San Antonio Missions National Historical Park (462 km).
How do I get the Big Bend National Park stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Big Bend National Park and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Texas volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Big Bend National Park before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Texas volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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