far flung outdoor center

...and Far Flung Adventures will take you there. It's tons of fun riding in the custom made jeeps, touring the countryside.

Expensive but well worth it. We took the Jeep (although it turned out to be a Hummer because the weather was so cold that morning) tour in the desert with Chris. He explained the landscape, plants, history of the area, what it is like to live in the area...so much that helped us understand our surroundings. On another day, we took the canoe trip down the Rio Grande with Thomas...another great outing. Thomas was also quite knowledgeable and entertaining.Far Flung provided good quality outings. I highly recommend them.

My wife and I booked the Round the Bend tour. It was a six hour Jeep ride through Big Bend National park, complete with a supplied lunch. Our guide knew her geology, plant life and animals masterfully. But most memorable was her freindly demeanor and accommodating attitude. Had a great time.The only thing I would change would be to opted for an enclosed vehicle. The Jeep offers an open viewing for pictures but after six hours of bouncing around and the desert dust I would go enclosed.

We've traveled all over and this is one of the cleanest best ran places anywhere! We look forward to numerous visits in the future! We love this place!!

Same great quality and friendly staff. The casitas are just like new and we slept soundly. We are looking forward to our next stay.

This was our 3rd or 4th trip to Far Flung's Cabins. The place is spotlessly clean and the cabins are really comfortable. They have flat screen TV, small kitchen with coffee maker, microwave and ice box. There is large fire pit out back that was lit each evening for our pleasure. We also enjoyed a game of horseshoes at the double horseshoe pit. We love this place and the owners are very nice people that really want to know how your stay was and what they could do to improve it.

We booked an ATV tour weeks in advance with Far Flung. During our travels here, a huge winter storm arrived and knocked out power for days. We were staying in a trailer and our battery died meaning we had no heat. We tried to back out of the tour but they would only issue as a credit. When I told him about our rv battery, he offered to charge our battery for free while we took the tour. So were able to do the tour with a great tour guide, Gypsy, and then return home to a heated trailer! We appreciated the focus on safety and how well organized and clean all the equipment was, too!

We had originally booked and paid for a river tour with Far Flung. However, the weather was cold and windy on the afternoon we were suppose to go -- the river was the last place we wanted to be. We called and asked if we could change to a jeep tour; while they couldn't accommodate us until the next day, it was nice of them to be flexible to meet our needs. The jeep tour the next day was interesting and informative -- we visited an old ghost town.

Took the half-day raft trip in Big Bend Ranch State Park, which adjoins Big Bend National Park. The scenery was beautiful on the ride over and back. The river ride was quiet and sedate with a couple of bumps. The scenery was lovely during the river trip which took us through Dark Canyon. This is a good first time rafting trip. The total cost for two people was $181.00 and included generous mid-trip snack portions (cheese, crackers, hummus, carrots, tasty oranges, punch and water-bring your own water bottle) plus water-proof bags to store belongings.Erin was very knowledgeable regarding the geology of the area. She made the ride to/from even more interesting. Laura was our river guide. She was experienced and captained the raft with confidence. We saw several turtles and a Blue Heron.We were picked-up and dropped off at Lajitas Boardwalk which allowed us more time at the nearby and interesting Big Bend Ranch State Park Barton Warnock Visitor Center. The Center explains about the geology, flora and fauna of the area. Big Bend Ranch is known for it's biking trails so bring your bicycle if you can.

Big Bend is one of the most beautiful, rugged, unique and remote places I have ever been and due to this fact, I wanted to visit it through a company that was well respected in the region - FAR FLUNG.I could not have been more impressed with the hospitality, friendliness, and level of service that they provided me and my group of 5 friends.We stayed one night in Casita 11 and 12 before our 3 day/2 night Santa Elena rafting trip. The Casitas were more than enough - comfortable, VERY CLEAN, perfect amount of space for 2-4 adults in each Casita and a nice porch. The grounds have bbq grills, a horseshoe pit and a sweet fire pit for those cold evenings. The sheets alone in those Casitas are reason enough to go back.Far Flung outfitted our group with quality gear and shuttle service to the put-in. We had pre-arranged a pick up at the take out after we finished Santa Elena Canyon for 1pm. Our group actually finished early but our shuttle driver was right on time and arrived 5 minutes before we had asked to be picked up. William, the shuttle driver and guide, is a wealth of knowledge and quite the character.Overall, I would recommend Far Flung (Greg, Valynda, Randy, William) to anyone who wants a special company to make their special visit to Big Bend even more memorable.Thank you Far Flung. We will be back for more

My wife and I took a "Round the Bend" Jeep tour in November of 2014, Had an excellent guide that could tell us all of the background history of the park. She knew all about the geology, plant life etc. She let us decide where we ultimately went and made great suggestions! Well worth the fee for the tour!! I would do this again!!

What an amazing vacation! We still haven't stopped talking about it with our friends and family. We stayed 3 nights in a beautiful Calista and everything was perfect. The staff was amazing! As we were leaving at check out, we realized that we'd forgotten our credit card at the Starlight Theatre (which doesn't open up until 5pm), Randy was on the phone calling everyone he knew to try to get someone up there for us. Maradyth was an absolute pleasure on check in and Dean was amazing during our Jeep Tour. We will be back and will recommend everyone we know to stop in. What an awesome place.

We spent 3 nights at the Far Flung Outdoor Center in November of 2014. This is truly the best place to stay in Terlingua. The casitas were wonderful and well laid out. We were extremely surprised by all the little things that they had thought about. It had rained the day of our arrival and it was quite muddy - they took the time to cover the mud with gravel in order to make it easier to get around the property. We trailered a motorcycle for our trip to Big Bend and they were very accommodating by letting us park at the back of the parking lot which made it easy for us to get the motorcycle in and out of the trailer. There aren't many great restaurants in the area so be sure to check out the great little store on FM118 (Cottonwood Market). They even had gluten free items! There were grills available at the Far Flung Outdoor Center which was just perfect as we were able to pick up some steaks and grill out 2 of the nights we were there. You will not regret staying here!

I couldn't have asked for more...a trip to Big Bend to hike in the autumn. Of course, the weather was out of our control and we spent most of the time in clouds and drizzle, but the Far Flung guides were excellent in all aspects of this trip that could be 'managed.' Adana, Thomas, and Dean all possess good people skills and lots of energy and patience. It was clear they had our pleasure and safety topmost in their minds, always maintaining a sense of humor throughout in spite of having to be quick on their feet when the threats of flash floods became a strong possibility and new options had to be arranged. In addition to hiking, we visited visitor centers at Big Bend National Park and Terlingua, Texas, a most fascinating ghost town. Our far-well dinner at the outdoor center was not only delicious, but full of camaraderie that was possible in large part to Far Flung's expertise and wonderful staff. I could say so much more, all positive, but frankly, I am tired of typing. I plan on using this company to float the Rio Grande with my husband and perhaps our grandchildren in the future.

My wife and I have done two trips with Far Flung (one in 2010 and the other in 2014). In 2010, the water was high enough that we went through Santa Elena Canyon. In 2014, we went to an area south of the national park. You can count on Far Flung to have your safety and enjoyment as their most important measures. Both trips were excellent! We were impressed with how the guides did all the cooking and clean up. We both had been single parents who were used to doing most of the work when camping so we know it wasn't easy for the guides, but it was very easy for us.