Picnic Area roadside | Wild Camping

March 10th, 2024 by technologicalwinter82

Nice spot to spend the night. Kinda decent signal, it was come & go. It's spring break so it was full when I got here at 8pm but there is level space right by the road that I parked with no problems besides the van shaking with ppl driving by.

February 3rd, 2024 by jasman_1

Planned to stay. Pulled in with my A. Leveling would be a challenge. Space was nominal for anyone to get by me. If anyone parked blocking me, I'd be trapped.

Moved on.

January 7th, 2024 by GalavantingGays

Nice place to park overnight. Two picnic table areas with trash cans. There is an area designated for pets. About 4 established places to park a vehicle and 1 good for a tent in the corner. Heard a handful of vehicles drive past on the main road. 2 came through the picnic area at night with no disturbances to us. As you’re driving toward big bend national park the turn is on your right but it’s a sharp turn so slow down as soon as you see the picnic area sign a mile down the road.

December 28th, 2023 by batt2613

Nice roadside with trash cans and picnic tables. Only us and one other vehicle there. Clean!

April 3rd, 2023 by Laurie

This is a great spot if you couldn’t get any reservations for Big Bend NP. It’s about an hour away from the entrance to the park. We were there on a Monday night and barely had any traffic going by, especially after the sun set. The rest stop can fit maybe a handful of cars or one or two larger vehicles, but it isn’t large enough to fit much more than that. It does have two picnic benches and a trashcan!

February 14th, 2023 by Anja und Sven

Clean and 24h free, but for us too much traffic nearby

December 8th, 2022 by Ylime

As others have described. Some traffic throughout the night, but it's very sparse and overall pretty quiet. With T-Mobile, I intermittently had one bar of 5g, but it wasn't really very usable. Often, when trying, the service would disappear altogether. Overall a pretty good spot near Big Bend to sleep.

October 25th, 2022 by vanmingo

This was a beautiful place to stay we decent service on Verizon and T-Mobile. Nice picnic tables and grill. It felt secluded with little traffic.

April 9th, 2022 by Family4rêveurs

Very Nice flat place. Free. Safe. Big rig ok.

March 22nd, 2022 by omri.mandel

Nice location, but space only for 2 RV (maybe 4 crowded). Big rig can fit without opening the side extension.

February 28th, 2022 by Cubby Van Life

Shout to Miss Kitty, fellow Road Person, boon-docking behind us. Excellent overnight stop, 2 picnic pavilions, grills, and trash containers. The night sky is dripping with stars, no light pollution and it is the most quiet place I have been to in months. No noise except a rare vehicle cruising by. 24 hour limit, don’t overstay. Highway patrol cruised through with a friendly wave. Beautiful landscape snd natural light. What a great area!

January 23rd, 2022 by JB

Great spot to overnight. Very quiet, as others have said. Verizon for me was not as good as another commenter has said. “Get off your phone!” some might say, but I work from the road and need a decent signal, so… :shrug:

December 15th, 2021 by conchscooter.blogspot.com

Small but neat and tidy picnic area with two covered tables with trash cans. Also with a strong Verizon signal and one FM frequency: NPR at 93.5. This is the road to the park 60 miles away so traffic is light and sparse. A very nice stop with a delicious pizza from the junction at Marathon.

April 17th, 2021 by Vivianb

Nice some road noice but supposed to be quite at night. Picked a a few pieces of trash but very clean

January 23rd, 2021 by MJ

If you want to get early to the Big Bend NP, you can park overnight here. You can not park more than 24 hours. Very quiet. We were 2 motorhomes for the night.

January 21st, 2021 by living.it.right

Read reviews below! A bit noisy with cars passing, but not bad. Great sunrise view and good Verizon reception!

January 15th, 2021 by Texas Older Landers

There are no facilities, this is a road side rest stop. We pulled in about 2 am camped for the night it was a cold 27 degrees. There were a few campers already parked there was maybe room for 3 more rigs. Quiet at night, felt safe here. We got up early had our oatmeal and left by 9 am. Perfect place to stop if your too tired to drive the rest of the way to Big Bend.

December 21st, 2020 by callenhearne

Pretty budget tbh. 24 hr use area. No tents allowed. Slept in our bigjeep. A classic TX no public lands meh bivvy

December 14th, 2020 by heyannika33

Yep. This spot works! Roadside with two picnic tables. Quiet with the occasional passing car. I got okay service with T mobile and a booster.

November 17th, 2020 by angelwelp

Great spot to stay outside big bend for a night, beautiful views in all directions.

March 25th, 2020 by carstentb

Great spot. camped in my truck with another can and small rv.

March 11th, 2020 by kocher.milena

About 30km after this picnic area heading to Big Bend NP, there is a pulloff with a Historic Marker, where one could stay, with place for two 20feet rigs. Directly next to the road. We didn't stay there, saw it on our way to the National Park.

February 17th, 2020 by melodie_tremblayf

la place est parfaite. couché de soleil magnifique. On est arrivé vers 17h les premiers avec une roulotte de 25 pieds et il y avait encore de la place pour 4-5 van ou camper 😉

January 30th, 2020 by audrey.larin.al

So quiet at night! We only heard the ocasionnal car and coyotes!

January 11th, 2020 by me.mike.marie

Beautiful overnight spot. Gorgeous morning views and very little noise overnight - with the exception of the occasional car driving by.

December 20th, 2019 by Reveur

Perfect stop for a first night before entering Big Bend Park. Decent AT&T signal once I found a sweet spot where to put my phone.

November 23rd, 2019 by valerie.enthaler

good one, quite (except a camper who arrived late and wanted everyone knowing that :D) , amazing stars!, border patrol is using it for parking so really not more than 2 or 3 rvs.

April 19th, 2019 by you_me_go_see

Picnic area is right off the road so is noisy in the morning but quiet at night. Safe spot to pull in for the night. Entrance to Big Bend NP is about 45km away. 2 other campers here with us. Wouldn’t fit more than 3 campers.

April 4th, 2019 by WandoTales

Quiet off road picnic area that allows 24 hour stay, no tents allowed. BBQ grill and picnic tables. Also an interesting landmark in the US - Los Caballos.

February 2nd, 2019 by barbarabprp

Roadside picnic area on Tx 385 70 miles north of Big Bend National Park. Per Texas state law, parking permitted for 24 hours. Traffic noise during day but quiet at night

January 28th, 2019 by mrhvdm2010

Picknick area and historical marker parking. It is a small parking lot, max 3 vehicles, not for big trailers. You can stay here max 24 hours. Next to the road. Few traffic during the day, very quiet at night. Tents and shelters are not allowed.