Documentation Needed to Enter Mexico at Boquillas in Big Bend National Park

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I visited Boquillas this weekend so I can now answer this.

No documentation is needed to enter Mexico at Boquillas in the Mexico direction. When you enter, you will be directed to a trailer, at which point you will pay a fee of $2 USD per person for a wristband. Your passport and documents will not be checked, however a Federal Police office is nearby, presumably in case of issues.

To return to the United States, you will need a passport or green card. Boquillas is a Class B Port of Entry:

Class B means that the port is a designated port of entry for travelers who at the time of applying for admission are lawfully in possession of valid Permanent Resident Cards or valid non-resident aliens' border-crossing identification cards or are admissible without requiring a waiver of inadmissibility.

When you return to the United States, a park ranger will check your bags for contraband, do a cursory check of your passport or green card, and then you will be directed to a digital terminal which will scan your passport or green card. Soon, a phone will ring, and when you pick up you will be connected to a CBP officer in another location who will ask you what you're bringing back to the United States. Assuming everything is good, you'll hang up the phone and be let back into the United States without any issues.

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