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Where to Get Groceries

Big Bend National Park being in the middle of nowhere, you might wonder where you can go grocery shopping! Inside the park, there are three small general stores, one at Chisos Basin, one at Rio Grande Village, and one near Santa Elena Canyon. The towns around the park have small grocery stores: Study Butte, Terlingua (West of the park), Marathon (North of the park). For a real supermarket, you have to go to Alpine, 100 miles (150 km) Northwest of the park.

What to pay: In the park, certainly overpriced!

Theme: Food and Drink

Souvenir Shops

The Visitor Centers of the park have books, post-cards and souvenirs on Big Bend. They are located at Persimmon Gap, Panther Junction and Chisos Basin. For souvenirs and art beyond National Park stuffs, it is worth driving to Terlingua/Study Butte, Alpine or Marathon. In the latter, I went to this delicious shop that sells latino crafts called Artesania's. It is located on the main road through Marathon, I90.

Theme: Local Craft