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Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
02/16/2023
Big Bend Conservation Area has a small free gravel parking area
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
02/16/2023
An interpretive sign provides a map of park trails and brief natural history of the area.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
02/16/2023
The conservation area is a newly-acquired parcel of land set to be preserved.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
02/16/2023
There are several short easy walking trails through the conservation area.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
02/16/2023
While the aim is to protect the land from development, a secondary benefit is to offer public access to it.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
02/16/2023
There are several shaded picnic tables throughout the grounds.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
02/16/2023
Walking trail through Big Bend Conservation Area.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
02/16/2023
Shade ramadas inside the conservation area.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
02/16/2023
The land lies beside the Colorado River and offers access to Big Bend of the Colorado State Park hiking trails.