Vintage Bird Rally
April Foolishness Rally
April 1- 8, 2023
Big Bend National Park
Terlingua Texas






Stay at the beautiful Paisano Village RV Park and Inn in Study Butte Texas. We have reserved
10 RV sites with concrete pads. Paisano RV Park is about 2 miles outside the entrance of Big
Bend National Park! Big Bend State Park is less than an hour away. Terlingua ghost town
is right up the road.
Explore the rugged Chisos Mountains with steep canyons, amazing views
Hiking trails – short or long, easy or arduous
Hike or drive some of the “unimproved” dirt roads
Drive the Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive – fantastic views of Chihuahuan Desert landscape,
the Rio Grande and Santa Elena Canyon
Drive Maverick Road to the site of Santa Elena Canyon, where limestone cliffs rise 1,500
feet above the Rio Grande
Visit the forested Chisos Mountains and walk the 0.3‐mile Window View Trail, gorgeous
at sunset.
Have lunch or breakfast at the Chisos Mountains Lodge, the only restaurant inside the
park
Join a park ranger for a guided nature tour
Walk through the Fossil Discovery Exhibit
Big Bend National Park is a designated Globally Significant Bird Area
Take the rowboat across the Rio Grande River to visit Boquillas Mexico; ride donkeys to and
from boat (optional)
Ride horses in Terlingua or try a more challenging ride in Lajitas,
Tour Barton Warnock Environmental Education Center, right outside Big Bend Ranch State
Park
Explore Big Bend Ranch State Park, designated an International Dark Sky Park
So quiet at night you can hear your ears ring
For reservations call Paisano RV Park 432‐371‐2057
Once you have made your reservations, email Ed & Leah or Shane to be on the rally list!
Ed Badeau‐ webadeau@gmail.com & Leah Dippold‐ leah.dippold@gmail.com

Shane Fedeli‐ shanefedeli@gmail.com

There are 10 sites reserved, 8 of which remain available on a first come basis, in Terlingua
Texas for the “April fools”, Vintage Bird Rally. The dates are April 1 through 8th 2023. This
will be a GREAT opportunity to explore Big Bend National Park and neighboring Big Bend
State Park, have lunch in Boquillas Mexico via a row boat and donkeys for transportation.
The Southern Texas Mountains and Desert will be alive with color as the spring foliage will
be in full swing..Reservations can be made by calling Paisano Rv Park at 432-371-2057.