Big Bend Ranch State Park - Papalote Colorado in TX -- Campground & RV Camping
Big Bend Ranch State Park - Papalote Colorado in TX
Setting
A walk-in primitive site in the Agua Adentro Backcountry Zone within Big Bend Ranch State Park, offering views of 5,049-foot La Mota Peak and access to an original wooden ranch windmill. The site accommodates up to eight campers and features naturally sheltered terrain. Big Bend Ranch operated as a private ranch before the State of Texas purchased the property in 1988, transforming it into a state park that opened to the public in 2007. The site sits amid the park's 311,000-acre Chihuahuan Desert wilderness with dramatic volcanic terrain, canyons, and high plateaus.
- Secluded here, with the nearest through road 3.7 miles off.
- The Tanque Lara shoreline is 0.3 mi off.
- Agua Adentro Mountain stands 717 ft above the map pin, 2.0 miles southwest.
Climate averages
October normals 51–79°F, 0.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
Starlink Radar
Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy
Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 99 of 100.