Most of Big Bend Ranch State Park is rated class 1 on the Bortle Dark-Sky Scale, meaning it has night-sky visibility of the most remote regions on Earth. Besides jackrabbits and bighorn sheep, the Milky Way is the most common nightly visitor. A visit to any part of the park will give you night-sky views you could only dream of, but some specific spots do stand out for their stellar views and accessibility: the River Road, the West Contrabando Trailhead, Big Hill and the Hoodoos.
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Stargazing in West Texas
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Those looking for rugged adventure have found their destination: Big Bend Ranch State Park. With one paved road and primitive-only campsites, the park offers hiking and biking trails, pitch-black skies come nighttime and the opportunity to backpack far, far away from it all. It sits right next door to Big Bend National park, but with 238 miles of multi-use trails, 70 miles of unpaved roads and plenty of water for fishing and floating, you won’t run out of things to do right here.
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Beyond Big Bend: West TX Natural Areas
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