2019 Map of San Francisco Shutups

About this map

San Francisco Creek carves a winding path through this Brewster County landscape, revealing the distinct geological narrows known as the San Francisco Shutups. This area of West Texas is defined by its deep drainages and dramatic elevation changes, where the creek bed serves as the primary corridor through the high terrain. To the southeast, the steep-walled Beef Canyon joins the drainage system, illustrating the erosional patterns typical of the Trans-Pecos region. The map shows a sparse network of unpaved roads and 4WD tracks that follow the natural contours of the land, highlighting the isolated nature of the terrain in the late 2010s.