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Big Bend National ParkRanch at the Grapevine Hills
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Big Bend National Park
Visitor Center Hours of Operation
 

Open year-round

Panther Junction Visitor Center
8:00am - 6:00pm. Daily. Reduced hours on Christmas day.
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Chisos Basin Visitor Center
November-March: 8:00am – 3:30pm. Daily. Closed for lunch. Reduced hours on Christmas day.
April-October: 9:00am – 4:30pm. Daily. Closed for lunch.
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Open Seasonally
The visitor centers listed below operate primarily during Big Bend's busy season from October-April.

Rio Grande Village Visitor Center
8:30am – 4:30 pm Daily. Closed for lunch.
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Persimmon Gap Visitor Center
9:00am – 4:30pm. Daily. Closed for lunch.
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Castolon Visitor Center
10:00am-5:00pm Daily. Closed for lunch.
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NOTE: All visitor center hours subject to change.
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Did You Know?
In 1787, Governor Juan de Ugalde, leading a Spanish military expedition, attacked a band of Mescalero Apaches in a stronghold in the Chisos Mountains. The forty spanish soldiers reportedly killed several hundred Apaches. The battle occured in the area of Lower Juniper Spring.

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Last Updated: December 19, 2007 at 16:05 EST