Boquillas Port of Entry

The Boquillas Port of Entry is a port of entry into the United States from the town of Boquillas del Carmen, Coahuila, Mexico into Big Bend National Park, West Texas. Having opened in April 2013, the port of entry that is unstaffed by Customs and Border Protection agents, but at least one National Park Service employee is present while the port of entry is open. Persons entering from Mexico must report to the video inspection kiosks, while crossing of the Rio Grande may be accomplished by foot, rowboat or burro.

Boquillas Port of Entry
Location
CountryUnited States
LocationBig Bend National Park, Big Bend, Texas 79834
Coordinates29.190093°N 102.946545°W / 29.190093; -102.946545
Details
Opened2013
PhoneNone
Hours9:00 AM-6:00 PM
Exit PortBoquillas del Carmen, Coahuila
Statistics
2020 Cars0
2020 Trucks0
2020 Pedestrians8,319

Previously, the port of entry had been an informal border crossing for several decades, but was closed in May 2002. It is the only unstaffed legal border crossing on the Mexico-United States border and one of only four that allows only pedestrian traffic.

The official crossing location looking into Mexico from the United States
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