Scenic Drives in Texas
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Travelers are voting Chisos Basin Road, Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive and Panther Junction to Rio Grande Village Drive as the best of 10 scenic drives in Texas. Also popular are Grapevine Hills Road in Texas, Hot Springs Road in Big Bend National Park and Old Maverick Road in Lajitas. Want more? Check out our map of scenic drives in Texas.
Chisos Basin Road
Recreation / Outdoor Scenic DrivesTexas, United StatesA drive to the Chisos Basin is an excellent way to experience the transition between arid desert and cooler mountain habitats. As this scenic,…
1Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive
Recreation / Outdoor Scenic DrivesTexas, United StatesA trip along the Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive highlights the geologic splendor Big Bend is famous for, and offers many scenic overlooks and exhibits…
1Panther Junction to Rio Grande Village Drive
Recreation / Outdoor Scenic DrivesTexas, United StatesThe drive to Rio Grande Village traverses ancient limestone and has marvelous vistas across the river to the magnificent Sierra del Carmen…
1Grapevine Hills Road
Recreation / Outdoor Scenic DrivesTexas, United StatesTravel approximately 6.4 miles down the Grapevine Hills Road to access the Grapevine Hills trailhead. Here, a 2.2 mile roundtrip desert…
1Hot Springs Road
Recreation / Outdoor Scenic DrivesTexas, United StatesThis two-mile gravel road descends a rough, narrow wash to the Hot Springs Historic District. Ruins of J.O. Langford's resort are located nearby. From…
1Old Maverick Road
Recreation / Outdoor Scenic DrivesTexas, United StatesThe Old Maverick Road runs between Maverick Junction and Santa Elena Canyon. It is a 14-mile improved dirt road that passes along the Terlingua…
1U.S. Route 385
Recreation / Outdoor Scenic DrivesTexas, United StatesU.S. Route 385 is a spur of U.S. Route 85. It currently runs for 1,206 miles (1,941 km) from Deadwood, South Dakota to Big Bend National…
Persimmon Gap to Panther Junction Road
Recreation / Outdoor Scenic DrivesTexas, United StatesThis road connects the north entrance to park headquarters at Panther Junction. From Persimmon Gap, the road descends a long, gentle, gravel slope…
Maverick Junction to Panther Junction Drive
Recreation / Outdoor Scenic DrivesTexas, United StatesThis drive, through striking desert scenery, has excellent views of the surrounding mountains. Several roadside exhibits describe wildife that might…
Dagger Flat Auto Trail Road
Recreation / Outdoor Scenic DrivesTexas, United StatesThis seven-mile road (14 miles round-trip) winds eastward to a small valley where there is a forest of giant dagger yuccas. A self-guiding…
