[ July 1, 2008 to July 31, 2008. ] Join your fellow Americans in the outdoors by visiting Big Bend National Park this month!  Research shows that the more children connect to nature, the happier they are and the more focused they are.  So if you can’t get out to Big Bend National Park this month, find a local park and get the kids [...]

[ April 19, 2009 to April 25, 2009. ] Spend the week celebrating our national parks.  Whether you are able to get out to visit a park, or just able to log onto a park website, spend some time this week enjoying our great and varied collection of national treasures.  Spend some time with your children on the internet exploring the Big Bend website [...]

[ June 6, 2009; ] Celebrate National Trails Day by checking out some of the best trails in the world at Big Bend National Park!
Or, log onto our Facebook page and tell us which Big Bend trail you love the most!

[ September 25, 2009; ] National Public Lands Day
Join the Friends of Big Bend National Park on September 25-26 to celebrate National Public Lands Day.  There will be   volunteer opportunities for the public as well as behind the scenes tours and ranger talks.  This event is for all ages, and will have both half day and full day volunteer options. 

The event schedule is [...]

[ October 16, 2009 4:00 pm to October 17, 2009 6:00 pm. ] Join us this October in Lajitas for the 12th Annual Ride for Trails.  This fun event for bikers provides event attendees with a beautiful ride through the park, great food and music and a chance to help the park.  This annual motorcycle event has raised over $68,000 for the park in its eleven year history.  Join us [...]

[ October 22, 2009; 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. ] Are you a supporter of Friends of Big Bend that resides in the Houston area?  Then join us this fall at the offices of Torch Energy Advisors for a private tour of the Torch Collection, the world’s largest private collection of Texana.  We will have a reception on October 22 from 5:30-7:30, which will feature [...]

[ November 5, 2009; 5:30 pm to 7:35 pm. ] If you are a supporter of the Friends of Big Bend, and live in the Ft. Worth-Dallas area, please join us for a celebration on Thursday, November 5th from 5:30-7:30pm at the Colonial Country Club.  The park’s Chief of Interpretation and Visitor Services David Elkowitz will talk about current events in the park, author Mike [...]

[ February 20, 2010; 12:00 am to 4:00 pm. ] A FBBNP board meeting will take place on February 19 at the Lajitas resort. 

Join us on February 20!  We will have two options for member tours in the park.  There is no cost for either tour.

The first outing will be to the top of the saddle on the Mesa de Anguilla just east of Lajitas. This will [...]