Activities in Big Bend
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Big Bend River Tours
The guides at Big Bend River Tours have floated the river more than a time or two themselves. For a short trip, choose Santa Elena Canyon (half-day). If you have four days, take the remote, 33-mile Bouquillas Canyon trip - no other people, just great rock formations and hiking.
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Desert Sports
Active, do-it-yourself types should check out Desert Sports , 5 miles west of Hwy 118; it rents canoes, bikes and tents. Staff will also shuttle you in your car or theirs to river-launch and pick-up points. Hike and bike tours are available.
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Rim Trail
Most of the 150-plus miles of hiking trails are in the Chisos Mountains, where the 14-mile Rim Trail has some challenging ascents, rewarded by mountain panoramas.
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