Fresno Campsite

Boondock in Big Bend National Park's backcountry of southwest Texas along River Road near Mariscal Mine at the Fresno Campsite.
Boondock in Big Bend National Park's backcountry of southwest Texas along River Road near Mariscal Mine at the Fresno Campsite.
Call it quicksilver, cinnabar, or mercury. Texas's Big Bend National Park once produced a quarter of this malleable metal for the USA at the Mariscal Mine.
Big Bend National Park is 1,252 square miles of mountains, desert, and river in south east Texas. It sits in a niche along the Mexico border where the Rio Grand sweeps around half of the park's border. It is host to magnificent cliffs, breathtaking expanses, and vibrant wildlife.