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Big Bend - Dog Canyon

Type: Trail

Length: 5.00 Miles

Elevation Gain: N/A

Cost: $20.00

Rating:

(3.25)3

Difficulty: 1star

(1.17)

Solitude:

(3.50)

ADA Accessible: No

Bikes Allowed: No

Dogs Allowed: No

Interpretive Guide: N/A

County: Brewster

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Photos

If you climb out of the arroyo, you'll find these park boundaries signs posted along the barbed wire fence. (Photo by Blaze)

If you stay in the arroyo, the only sign you are leaving the park is this barbed wire overhead. (Photo by Blaze)

Another view of some of the awesome rock formations in Dog Canyon. (Photo by Blaze)

The rock formations in Dog Canyon are incredible. (Photo by Blaze)

This arroyo leads you to, into, and through Dog Canyon. (Photo by Blaze)

This is where the trail starts/ends. Dog Canyon can be seen in the background. (Photo by Blaze)

Log Entries

Through Dog Canyon And Beyond
By Blaze on 11/21/2013
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Distance: 8.60 Miles Duration: 2 hours, 55 minutes
I hiked to Dog Canyon and kept going until I left the park boundary. The trail to Dog Canyon was flat and somewhat boring, but the canyon was magnificent. I kept hiking through the dry arroyo until it took me outside of the park boundary and onto private property. The trail was a little boring, but I saw a couple of peregrine falcons -- awesome birds!

Once I turned around, I decided to get out of the arroyo and hike along some dirt roads until I reached the park boundary. There I had to reenter the arroyo to get back to Dog Canyon.

Very easy desert hike
By riverrat on 1/1/2008
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Distance: 5.00 Miles Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes

Just head out across the desert following the cairns. Bring plenty of water especially in hot weather. Watch for tracks once you get into the wash., We saw mountain lion tracks in dried mud so no telling how long it had been. Shady once in canyon and the view on the other side is amazing! Look for resurrection plants dotting the hillside on your far right once through the canyon. Just below the small cave was what we termed a litter box - lots of scat, mostly old but some fresh. All in all a great hike.

easy hike
By srsubaseball on 9/14/2004
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View is great on the other side of Dog Canyon.