Rio Grande Village (Big Bend, TX)

This space 34 was nice and secluded but note that only a smaller car will fit in the space.

We will 100% be back! This was an outstanding experience from hiking to camping!

The site I got was lovely! Near the main entrance but it didn't get too loud with people coming in and out. The spaces beside mine weren't super close, even with a neighbor we were far enough away that it didn't feel overcrowded. There were some brazenly bold coyotes running around day and night. If you have small pets, keep them on a leash and close!

I throughly loved my stay. I’ll be back next year. I loved my spot as well.

The camp host came around and she provided good tips while being in the park.

Thank you so much for a very wonderful park.

Fantastic as always. A few tips:

If you have a generator, make sure your site is in a generator permitted area.

All sites are reservation only as of this writing. Park staff CANNOT help you with reservations; you must go online or call reservations.gov.

The wind in Rio Grande Village campground can go from calm to 30 mph and gusty in literally a minute. We saw a lot of broken, crumpled tents.

Great location! Great hikes and other locations to explore! I will be back.

This was a wonderful stay. We had site 27 and it was perfect in terms of size (6-person dome tent used for two of us), and felt very private. The sites in the central part of the campground were very exposed, each with shade shelter and picnic table, whereas ours had no shelter but had plenty of tree cover. I would not have enjoyed camping in the central part of the campground since there is no privacy whatsoever.

Visitors should note that apparently regardless of forecast winds can pick up very strongly at random. We had a very windy night where steady windspeed was clocked at around 30mph not including gusts. Several tents in the central area of the campground did not survive this wind.

Bathrooms were clean. The entire campground seemed to abide by the quiet hours rules (more or less). And the hosts were very present and friendly.

Javelinas, cows, coyotes, and roadrunners were aplenty, including a few of these crossing right through our site.

We managed to see all three primary areas of the park with four nights camping. I only wish we'd had a chance to hike the Lost Mine Trail. Next time.

December, it turns out, is a perfect time to visit Big Bend. The trek across the river to Boquillas was worth it only because of the 'experience'. My daughter and I developed a mock-marketing plan for the locals afterwards, because they seem so desperate to sell the exact same thing at each of their vendor tables. They'd do better if each vendor had just one unique type of item. They were all very nice, but it's still a surreal experience. It almost felt like we were walking through a village in Afghanistan. And remember your passport!

If you do visit the village, note that they really want you to accept a tour guide who works for tips, and will offer to let you ride a horse, mule, or in a truck. The walk is easy, so unless you're desperate for an expensive short ride on a hooved animal, just walk it. There was something about walking into Mexico that we liked.

Loved the site！it was large and spacious，soft dirt for tents, close to the bathrooms, tucked back so not many cars driving by, and near nature trails. Would pick this site all over again.

The campsites were clean and easy to access. The bathrooms were convenient to almost any site in the campground and were regularly cleaned. The Rio Grande Village store had everything that I needed and was in walking distance from the campground. All campers were quiet and respectful during the 4 nights that I camped. Wonderful night sky views. Can't wait to return next winter.