Paddling near Lajitas, TX

Lajitas sits in far West Texas along the Rio Grande, where the river forms the border between Texas and Mexico at the edge of Big Bend National Park and Big Bend Ranch State Park. The area is the primary launch point for paddling the Rio Grande's dramatic desert canyons — most notably Santa Elena Canyon — and draws canoeists, kayakers, and SUP paddlers to one of the most remote and visually striking river corridors in the country. The Lajitas "throw-in" is a well-known put-in for everything from a mellow hour-and-a-half SUP float to multi-day canoe expeditions through the Great Unknown.