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Originally Posted by GooseCovered
About how large are these parks, land-wise? Large enough for someone to get lost in? I want something so huge that I can hike into it for a full day before settling down to camp. For parks like this, just like regular state parks, you have to pay to get in, dont ya? No guns, alchohol, etc?
Also, maybe there is land that is owned by the state, but not developed as a state park, but is still overgrown with forests and woods and wilderness? That way there wouldn't be a camping fee, or other campers, etc? Does this exist?
Thanks alot for the help,
Jason
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Big Bend National Park is 800,000+ acres. As mentioned in a previous post, go there in the summer and you have the park to yourself. We always go in June, July or August. Have always enjoyed ourselves. Sure...you have to use common sense when hiking the desert during those times -- you go early and take plenty of water. And, of course, one would not do the Outer Mountain Loop trail during the summer or the Marufo Vega trail at that time -- too darn hot. But, given that the park is nearly empty makes up for those concessions.
BBH