Chisos Basin Campground | Established Campground

January 9th, 2024 by janed9640

This campground is in a very beautiful setting and close to a lot trails. Site 52 has great views and a sheltered picnic table, it shares a driveway with site 51. The driveway is tilted and we have to use leveling blocks for our RV. We walked by some sites which have very small parking and are tent only. The dump station does have drinkable/potable water with no threads, but the hose could be used directly to fill RV tank if close enough. 3 bar T-Mobile service.

December 12th, 2023 by uhl1455

The good and the bad.

The good: great location, beautiful scenery, hiking trails galore. The place to stay in Big Bend NP.

The bad: on-line reservations only, which means…..good luck with last-minute decisions. About 1/3 of the sites are reservable 14 days ahead. Competitive on-line booking. Checked back after booking our site (10:00 Eastern Time) and all the rest of the released dates were fully booked 15 minutes into the process.

Camped in site #12. Unfortunately they decided to tear up the bathrooms. Port-a-potty was chocked full. Obviously they don’t care about their customers. That’s our Federal Government. At least the hoops we went through was worth it.

December 8th, 2023 by loulou

oh là là le coup de coeur quel endroit magnifique
attention bien penser a réserver car c est souvent complet ,on a eu la chance la veille de trouver une place mais comme je n ai pas vu le descriptif tellement enthousiaste d en avoir une
une fois arrivé on avait la 51 en pente de ouf meme avec des cales et sur chemin juste pour notre 7 metres ,mais voilà la nuit tombait et nous n avons pas le droit de rester dans le parc sans camping on a fait avec ,oui il y a vidanges et eau
oublier les places en dehors des campings car il faut un 4x4
du coup on fera aussi les 2 autres campings pour visiter se parc fantastique

February 12th, 2023 by akashasearcey

Beautiful! $16 per day and amazing view in spot 60 loop 3. Table, bear storage, trash, no fire right now. This place is magical 💚

December 12th, 2022 by instagram.com/mugjes_opreis

we sleept on al 3 campgrounds without hookups and this one is the most beautiful. it is colder then the other 2, but the view in the mountains is nice. you can start the window trail (7km. round) from here. and also the window view trail for the sunset (2mile round) dump free at the campground. We paid 16 dollar.
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November 26th, 2022 by omorganelizabeth

Great campground with amazing views for $16/night. Hiking trails start right at the campground. There was a line of cars waiting to get into Chisos Basin for hiking but we were able to drive right past and park at our campsite for the afternoon.
For those sleeping in their vehicle - beware that some of the parking at the tent sites is quite slanted. The roads are not suggested for anyone towing trailers over 20ft.

November 7th, 2022 by brad.mason509

Great place to stay centrally located in Big Bend. Careful which site you pick if you are in a vehicle, because some are very sloped. You can hike the Window Trail from this campground. Close to Lost Mine Trail. Has a water fill and bathrooms. Flush Toilets. Very busy, and reservations required via NP website. Highly recommend.

October 30th, 2022 by j.b.bothorn

Beautiful place. Nice views. Very quiet as generators are not allowed. Huge tarantulas. Unfortunately our spot and our picnic table were dirty with old foods.

February 12th, 2022 by johnmichaelbiking

Reserve in advance for campgrounds but if you slip up with your dates it might be (read 100%) possible to stealth camp up by the amphitheater parking lot!

January 16th, 2022 by mrudoma

Cool small campground surrounded by the mountains, most sites do not have pull in parking so van on the campground road, toilets no showers, quiet

November 3rd, 2021 by dkruis27

Beautiful views of the basin! If you are looking for a more private site, try to get #60! The hosts told me it is reserved for the admins during slow season & had just opened up on 11/1. It is on the very back loop and you only have a few neighbors behind you. In front you have unobstructed views of the mountains. This campground is only good for small vehicles as most sites you are just parking along the drive next to your site.

July 22nd, 2021 by Brad Buchanan

Nice campground and very full, if it had showers it would be awesome. It was 100degrees entering the park and only 83 when I pulled in at 1900, and still dropping nicely

July 6th, 2021 by keuzumusic

Absolutely breathtaking. Friendly people, gorgeous mountains. Reserved 1 day before we arrived online, got the last empty spot. It was out of the way, but so worth it.

March 23rd, 2021 by stephx0

Beautiful location! We paid $16 through reservation.org. Clean bathrooms on site as well

March 5th, 2021 by bigyearcoffee.com

Lovely NP campground, a great starting point for any Chisos Basin hikes. No showers, toilets are clean and dump and water refill are easy to use and well maintained. Most sites have a covered picnic area.

Reservations are current required due to covid.

January 24th, 2021 by instagram.com/migratory_animals

Lovely campground in the Chisos Valley. Walking distance to Lost Mine and Window hiking trails. We were able to reserve a spot online the same day we showed up. Only dry camping at this campground, but potable water and flush toilets are available. $16 per night. Decent cell service on ATT.

October 20th, 2020 by Shannon McDonald

RV and tent campground located within the Chisos Basin in Big Bend National Park. Section of campground does not allow generators. Bathrooms available, but no showers. The views, dark skies and proximity to trailheads are the highlights of this campground. The sites are very small and maintenance was sub par when we visited. The volunteers here were friendly and helpful.

March 12th, 2020 by functionalvan

Decent campground... most sites have a covered picnic table. I say decent as the sites are very open, we were in site #6 and there were 3 other sites right next to us. There was a tent less than 10 feet from our picnic area. Dump station, potable water, flush toilets and a wash station. Great ranger programs!! Close to the Window trailhead. Very nice camp hosts!! Must arrive early to get a spot, don't stop at panther junction or visitor center first, go straight to campground during busy season. Great place to stay for a few days and explore the basin and all the great hikes. Camp store has eggs, ice cream and other various camp stuff.

February 2nd, 2020 by gilleyhensley

$16 per night, has been full for past two nights (sat and sun). Camp hosts are very kind.

October 16th, 2019 by bmwproboi

decent camp ground with flushing toilets and running water. Verizon 3g service only developed camp site that has data service. it is close to a lot of hiking trail. you can take showers at Rio grande village but it's far.

February 3rd, 2019 by KK

Forgot to mention: this campground is up a steep, winding, paved road. It’s quite the climb. Trailers over 20’ and RVs over 24’ are not recommended.

There’s a free dump station in the campground which you could easily use even if you’re not staying overnight. There is also potable water. A current water advisory limits guests to 5 gallons of potable water per day.

They also have RECYCLING which is hard to find in Texas. Glass, aluminum and plastics accepted. ♻️👍

February 2nd, 2019 by KK

Incredible views from every site in this campground. About a third of sites are walk-in only, so we were able to snag one without a problem. Unbelievable stars at night.

March 21st, 2018 by parenthesenomade.com

NP Campground. 14$ per site per night. No showers , only toilets. Dump station. Very quiet. Often full. It's better to arrive in the morning to get a site.