Two National Parks · 206 miles apart
Big Bend or Guadalupe Mountains
Big Bend drew 568,104 recreation visits in 2025, 2.8 times the 206,423 at Guadalupe Mountains, so crowds are the largest difference. Guadalupe Mountains has 13 campgrounds to 4 at Big Bend. A private vehicle pays $10 at Guadalupe Mountains and $30 at Big Bend. On the rest they match, since neither uses timed entry. The two parks are 206 miles apart in a straight line.
| Big Bend National Park | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Designation | National Park | National Park |
| States | Texas | Texas |
| Recreation visits, 2025 | 568,104 | 206,423 |
| Entrance fee, private vehicle | $30 (Private Vehicle) | $10 (Per Person) |
| Timed entry reservation | No | No |
| Campgrounds | 4 | 13 |
| International Dark Sky Park | Yes | No |
| Bird species, NPSpecies | 409 | 267 |
| Hours or season | Open all day, every day | Open all day, every day |
Big Bend visits by yearGuadalupe Mountains visits by year
Fees, hours, campgrounds and timed entry from the NPS API. Visits from the NPS Visitor Use Statistics system. Dark sky status from DarkSky International. Bird counts from the NPSpecies inventory. Data refreshed October 14, 2026. Other pairs.