The Balanced Rock, Texas, United States
4.5 (158 reviews) Spent Ranking #7 in Big Bend National Park Geologic Formations
Actually called Grapevine Hills
The road to get to Grapevine isn't bad. Sedans can make it, you'll just need to drive very slow. This was my second favorite trail in the whole park (next to South Rim). We camped out at a Grapevine site so we were the first ones on the trail in the morning. It was worth it being the first and only ones there. At times in the afternoon when we passed the "parking area" on the way to our campsite the parking lot would be full it was so packed. I'd imagine its a zoo in the afternoon. It's a very easy hike (out and back) until you get to the rock at the end. To actually reach the balanced rock at the end requires some significant scrambling that some may not be able to complete. We saw deer at the very end by the balanced rock.
Address
, Texas, United States.
Website
http://www.nps.gov/bibe/planyourvisit/desert
Current local date and time now
Tuesday, May 14, 2024, 4:41
User Ratings
4.5 based on (158 reviews)
Reviews
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5melissa w 5:00 PM Mar 24, 2020
Actually called Grapevine Hills
The road to get to Grapevine isn't bad. Sedans can make it, you'll just need to drive very slow. This was my second favorite trail in the whole park (next to South Rim). We camped out at a Grapevine site so we were the first ones on the trail in the morning. It was worth it being the first and only ones there. At times in the afternoon when we passed the "parking area" on the way to our campsite the parking lot would be full it was so packed. I'd imagine its a zoo in the afternoon. It's a very easy hike (out and back) until you get to the rock at the end. To actually reach the balanced rock at the end requires some significant scrambling that some may not be able to complete. We saw deer at the very end by the balanced rock.
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5Bet543210 5:00 PM Dec 28, 2022
Fun
This was a fun one! Short, flat trail for the most part and then a little climb to get to the balanced rock at the end. Kids loved climbing on the boulders. Trail is pretty exposed as far as the sun goes so we warmed up quickly even in December. You could probably make it to the trailhead in a car if you go slow as we didn’t think our 4wd was necessary, but we did see someone attempting the road pulling a camper and there’s just not a great place to turn around if the lot is full.
