Rio Grande Village (Big Bend, TX)

This campsite location was like no other, if you’re looking to get away away, I would opt for this campsite. We saw so many wild animals, stayed right by the Rio, and had so many once in a life time experiences here! We can’t wait to come back :) unfortunately our camp host was not very “host like” which is something you really need when you’re off grid and out of the service area range. Sunday night, we were hit by showers and 30+ mph winds and our host never mentioned it to us or gave us a heads up so that we could decide what to do, we were tent camping so you could imagine how that went…it turned bad quickly and the host was 2 sites down watching us struggle and all weekend the only thing she said to us was that the speed limit was 10 mph through the campground. I would’ve felt much safer had she been an actual host and came around at the bare minimum introducing herself and welcoming us to the park. Luckily we learned these are volunteers so we are hopeful someone else will be there the next time we stay. Overall we had the most spectacular time despite a few set backs throughout the weekend!

Campsite was great! There is lots of wildlife so be aware. An awesome spot to watch the stars! The bathrooms and washing stations were not very clean and infested with bugs

Decent site in the middle of the campground. No complaints.

Great campsite. Really easy to check in and out. Very beautiful area

Great website and always a lot of information.

Campsite 21, great location. Easy access to bathrooms and dishwash stations. Close enough to walk to store, showers and laundry if needed. Well maintained facilities and grounds.

I had a good overall experience staying at the campground. The camp host and volunteer, Gunther, was extremely informative and welcoming when I arrived. He explained the local wildlife, including the donkeys and javelinas, which ended up being very important information once they started wandering through the campground after dark.

The bathrooms were clean and well maintained throughout my stay, which I appreciated.

My biggest surprise was definitely the donkeys. The bells on them were not really the issue, but the loud braying in the middle of the night was pretty startling if you are not used to barnyard animals roaming freely around your campsite. It is something future visitors should be prepared for.

I also underestimated the heat, which is partly on me, but people should know that temperatures can become extremely hot during the day. At the same time, the temperature shifts a lot between day and night, so you really need to prepare for a wide range of conditions.

If I could make one recommendation for people car camping, it would be to bring mosquito netting for your windows so you can safely keep them open at night for airflow. That would have made sleeping much more comfortable in the heat.

We only stayed one night and slept in our car as it was just a passing through kinda stop. Walked to to the river. It was amazing! I cannot wait to go back with my grandson next year! Felt very safe. Regardless of political affiliation or options it would be the most egregious shame to have a wall through such a beautiful place!

Sites are super nice, lots of room, camp host was friendly, helpful (woman). Visiting the park was handy from here and accessing the river was also easy

We had a wonderful visit to Big Bend National Park and the Rio Grande Village campground. Melissa, the campground host, was wonderful and responsive in every sense of the word. We even enjoyed the herd of nine javelinas coming through our campsite two days in a row. We did a lot of hiking in the morning while it was still cool. One park highlight was doing the border crossing with our passports into Mexico for lunch. Very nice folks there who took good care of us. My hats off to all the National Park Service personnel staffing the visitor centers and making everything in the park work smoothly!