Brewster County TX-Boquillas, Chihuahua MX -- Big Bend NP TX
N 29° 11.330 W 102° 56.727
13R E 699770 N 3230653
The Boquillas Border Crossing at Big Bend National Park is located at the end of Boquillas Crossing Road. This border crossing was closed in 2001 and reopened in 2013
Waymark Code: WMTZVH
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/29/2017
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The Boquillas Border Crossing is located on Boquillas Crossing Road off of Boquillas Canyon Road on the east side of Big Bend National Park. From the Panther Junction Visitor Center, take Park Road 12 to Boquillas Canyon Road, and look for the turn-off to the border crossing.
For as long as anyone could remember, the Boquillas border crossing was a sleepy informal place to take a ferry to (or from) Mexico, do a little shopping and go home. No security, no fences, no barriers.
All that changed on 11 Sep 2001.
Soon after, Texas Governor Rick Perry ordered this crossing closed and secured. Thereafter, if you wanted to visit (or if you lived in) the little tourist town of Boquillas del Carmen, you had to cross at Ojinaga, 120 miles away at Presidio TX.
Needless to say, everyone who made a living selling crafts, beer, food, lodging, and entertainment to American Big Bend National Park tourists at Boquillas del Carmen moved away, and a big part of the charm and adventure of the Big Bend (along with a convenient place for crossborder families to meet and visit) died.
In 2013, the border crossing re-opened as a formal Port of Entry into the US, with the full complement of Border Patrol officers and security. All US citizens must show their passport when leaving and returning.
This was matched in the Mexican side, where US visitors must clear customs and have a guide (usually $5) during their visit. That is a rule unique to Boquillas. Here's 2 more: (1) No cigarettes or alcohol may be brought back to the US because there is no State of Texas sin tax collector at this crossing and (2) No rocks or artifacts may be brought back, including rock crafts.
The Boquillas border crossing also has limited hours, and closes not later than 530PM. Check with a park ranger for the hours: they change frequently. See: (
visit link)
Blasterz would have loved to visit, but we were not able to this trip. If you go, check out this account of the fun day two bloggers had: (
visit link)
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