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  2. Big Bend National Park - Wikipedia

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    Later that year, the park was redesignated Big Bend State Park. In 1935, the United States Congress passed legislation that would enable the acquisition of the land for a national park. [19] The State of Texas deeded the land that it had acquired to the federal government, and on June 12, 1944, Big Bend National Park became a reality. The park ...

  3. Big Bend Ranch State Park - Wikipedia

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    Big Bend Ranch State Park is a 311,000-acre (126,000 ha) state park located on the Rio Grande in Brewster and Presidio counties, Texas. It is the largest state park in Texas. The closest major town is Presidio, Texas. [2] The state park's head office is located in Lajitas, Texas at the Barton Warnock Visitor Center. [2] It includes Colorado Canyon.

  4. Big Bend (Texas) - Wikipedia

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    Big Bend area map Casa Grande is a prominent peak in the Chisos Mountains of the Big Bend area of west Texas. The view is from the Pinnacles Trail in Big Bend National Park . The Big Bend is part of the Trans-Pecos region in southwestern Texas , United States along the border with Mexico , north of the prominent bend in the Rio Grande for which ...

  5. What is unusual about Big Bend? Top things to know ... - AOL

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    Big Bend Ranch State Park, is located just west of Big Bend National Park. It's the largest state park in Texas, spanning more than 300,000 acres of Brewster and Presidio counties.

  6. Big Bend (Florida) - Wikipedia

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    This map shows the Big Bend Coast of Florida in blue, and the Big Bend region in red. The Big Bend of Florida, United States, is an informally named geographic region of North Florida where the Florida Panhandle transitions to the Florida Peninsula south and east of Tallahassee (the area's principal city). [1]

  7. Solitario - Wikipedia

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    The Solitario (El Solitario) is a large geologic formation in Big Bend Ranch State Park in West Texas.When viewed from above, it suggests an impact crater; though it is actually the eroded remains of a laccolith.

  8. List of Texas state parks - Wikipedia

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    Big Bend Ranch State Park: Big Spring State Park: Howard 381.99 acres (154.59 ha) 1936 Big Spring State Park: Blanco State Park: Blanco 104.6 acres (42.3 ha) 1934 The Blanco River in Blanco State Park: Bonham State Park: Fannin 261 acres (106 ha) 1933 Bonham State Park headquarters: Brazos Bend State Park: Fort Bend 4,897 acres (1,982 ha) 1984 ...

  9. Hiker found dead at Big Bend National Park in Texas after car ...

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    Big Bend National Park is located in West Texas, along the U.S.-Mexico border, and spans over 1,250 square miles, more than twice the size of Los Angeles. It encompasses the Chisos Mountains and ...