Homer Wilson Ranch, Historic ranch in Big Bend National Park, United States.

Homer Wilson Ranch, also called Blue Creek Ranch, had its headquarters at Oak Springs west of the Chisos Mountains and its operational center at Blue Creek. The Blue Creek residence is a single-story building about 24 by 60 feet with a 16-by-60-foot screened porch on its south side, two bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen and a large central fireplace. Its double roof has a reed layer beneath sheet metal, and a separate building housed ranch help.

Homer Wilson founded the ranch in 1929 at Oak Springs, west of the Chisos Mountains, and ran sheep and goats there, the first large such operation in the Big Bend area. A large part of it covered the old G4 Ranch, set up by John and Clarence Gano in the 1880s. The State of Texas bought the 28,000-acre Oak Canyon-Blue Creek Ranch in 1942 for the new park; Wilson stayed until his death in 1943. The Blue Creek area was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 14, 1975.

The buildings show how early ranchers adapted to intense heat and scarce water in the 20th century. The double roofs and construction methods reflect practical solutions for living in this remote mountain landscape.

You reach the site through a short walking trail from an overlook, with parking available for cars and larger vehicles. The path is easy to walk and the location sits in the mountains where it gets very hot during the day.

The Blue Creek residence has a double roof: an inner layer of locally used reed roofing with sheet metal above it. The house also had a 16-by-60-foot screened porch on its south side. The Blue Creek area was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 14, 1975.