The Big Bend Guide: Top 10 Travel Tips Top 10 Hikes & Top Itineraries for the Casual Visitor

by Allan C. Kimball

Newly updated, this pocket-sized primer lays out a slew of recommended daily itineraries, including the best sights, the best hikes and then the best places to hit after a day on the trail or the river. The guide provides tips on what to see and how to do it best, with thorough lists Kimball has collected over the decades of intimate contact with this national treasure. The Lajitas Sun called it ''a practical, compact, generally well-written and entertaining package of advice. And it s one of the best guides on the market. There's a powerful amount of information packed into its 104 pages.''

Genres: Travel, Nature

104 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2008

Reviews

[Michael · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great little booklet. It is long on tips and descriptions of places and hikes (incl. a star rating), and short on fluff. When we planned our trip to Big Bend, this book gave us all the information we needed. Of course, if you go hiking, you need to a get a real map from National Geographic or at least the map from the National Park at the park's entrance, but other than that, you are ready to go! As a plus, the Big Bend Guide fits neatly into your pocket.

[Sheri Fresonke Harper · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed the descriptions of places in Big Bend National Park and how to experience them.

[Julie Anderson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good information, but needed more hike info and trails for an older, less energetic hiker.