Fishing licenses are not required. Obtain fishing information from any park ranger.
Firearms and Pets.
Use or display of firearms is prohibited. Pets must be kept on a leash at all times, and they are not permitted on trails or in public buildings.
River Use.
A permit is required to float the Rio Grande. At high water float trips are particularly hazardous. No permits are issued for Santa Elena and Mariscal Canyons when the river is at flood stage. Swimming in the river is discouraged because of the dangers, many of which are unseen. Obtain float permits at park headquarters or ranger stations. For information call or write the Superintendent, Big Bend National Park, Texas 79834, (915) 477-2251.
Armchair Explorations
Selected books, maps, guides, and other publications are offered for sale at the park or through the mail by the Big Bend Natural History Association, Big Bend National Park, Texas 79834. Please write and ask for a free list.
Casey, Clifford B. Mirages, Mysteries and Reality, Brewster County, Texas, The Big Bend of the Rio Grande. Pioneer Book Publishers, 1972. Deckert, Frank. Big Bend: Three Steps to the Sky. Big Bend Natural History Association, 1981. Langford, J.O. with Fred Gipson. Big Bend, A Homesteader’s Story. University of Texas Press, 1973. Larson, Peggy. The Deserts of the Southwest. Sierra Club Books, 1977. Madison, Virginia. The Big Bend Country of Texas (Revised edition). October House Inc., 1968. Maxwell, Ross A. The Big Bend of the Rio Grande. Guidebook 7. Texas Bureau of Economic Geology, 1968. Sonnichsen, C.L. The Mescalero Apaches (Second edition). University of Oklahoma Press, 1973. Tyler, Ronnie C. The Big Bend: A History of the Last Texas Frontier. National Park Service, 1975. Warnock, Barton H. Wildflowers of the Big Bend Country, Texas. Sul Ross State University, 1970. Wauer, Roland H. Naturalists’ Big Bend. Texas A&M Press, 1980.
Index
Numbers in italics refer to photographs, illustrations, or maps.