Burro Spring Trail
in Texas
Trail Information Roundtrip Distance: 2.4 mi. Elevation Change: 300 ft. Average time: 1.5 hours Dogs and other pets are not allowed on any trails in the park. The Burro Spring Trail is a 2.4-mile round-trip walk through white volcanic ash deposits and boulder fields of red rhyolite to a viewpoint overlooking Burro Spring.
Tall cottonwoods—and even a palm tree—mark the location of the spring. At the overlook, you can turn around and retrace your steps to the trailhead, or follow a steep, rocky trail down to the spring itself. From the spring, follow the drainages around to the trailhead.
This route is unmarked, so be sure to have a topographic map and some knowledge of wayfinding. Accessibility The trail to the spring overlook is a well-marked path. In places, the trail passes over patches of loose rocks and crosses small hills.
- States
- Texas
- Trail type
- National Park trail
- Centroid coords
- 29.2309°, -103.4175°
About Big Bend National Park
This trail is inside Big Bend National Park, a national park managed by the U.S. National Park Service. Conditions, road status, trail closures, and reservation requirements are published on the park's NPS page — check it before driving in, especially in winter or during major weather events.
Entrance fee: $30 per vehicle (verify current rate on the park page). An America the Beautiful annual pass ($80) covers entrance to all NPS units.
Official NPS trail page: https://www.nps.gov/places/burro-spring-trail.htm
Park homepage: https://www.nps.gov/bibe/index.htm
Plan your hike
Maps + permits: long-distance trails like this often require permits for through-hiking, backcountry camping, or specific sections (especially in National Parks). Check with the maintaining organisation listed above and the relevant land manager before booking travel.
Water + supplies: water sources vary seasonally on most U.S. trails. Carry a filter and consult current trail-condition reports — through-hiker journals (PCT-L, AT Reddit, etc.) and the maintaining organisation publish regular updates.
When to go: hiking seasons vary widely with elevation, latitude, and snowpack. Through-hikers traditionally start the AT in March-April (Springer northbound) and the PCT in late April (Campo northbound). High-elevation western trails (CDT, JMT, Wonderland) generally aren't passable until July.
If you've hiked Burro Spring Trail and have current notes (water sources, trail closures, permit changes), tell us at /contact — we update pages as we learn.
Other trails within 50 miles
Lower Burro Mesa Pouroff Trail
1 miles from this trail's centroid
Chimneys Trail
2 miles from this trail's centroid
Upper Burro Mesa Pouroff Trail
2 miles from this trail's centroid
Ward Spring Trail
3 miles from this trail's centroid
Homer Wilson Ranch Trail
3 miles from this trail's centroid
Blue Creek Trail
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Sources
Trail data on this page is compiled from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), the maintaining organisation's public-facing materials, and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA where excerpts are quoted). Distance, terminus, and descriptive text for nationally-designated trails are hand-curated from federal land-manager websites and trail-association sources. We do not modify the underlying data; this page presents what is already publicly recorded. To suggest corrections, see our methodology page.