Rio Grande Village (Big Bend, TX)

Po Box 129, Big Bend Nat. Park, Texas, United States
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Warning

General

A maximum of two motor vehicles, one vehicle with a trailer, one motorhome with tow vehicle or four motorcycles allowed per campsite. A maximum of four tents OR one wheeled camping unit and one tent allowed per campsite. Only 1 conversion van or other type of recreational vehicle allowed per site. Two (2) conversion vans or RVs require 2 campsites.

Warning

General

Big Bend National Park is an International Dark Sky Park. In the interest of protecting night skies, outdoor lighting will be limited between 10 PM and 6AM to handheld lighting designed for wayfinding and lighting needed for immediate camp chores or cooking.

View from the hill above the Rio Grande Village Campground
A Roadrunner (Geococcyx variegata)
Amazing Sunsets Just a Short Hike From Rio Grande Village Campground
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About Rio Grande Village (Big Bend, TX)

The Rio Grande Village Campground sits near the banks of the Rio Grande, the International Boundary between the United States and Mexico. It is one of the most popular campgrounds in Big Bend National Park, especially for those traveling in large recreational vehicles. It is located close to Boquillas Canyon and Hot Springs, and serves as a launch point for visitors accessing the river or the endless miles of backcountry roads. Rio Grande Village has an outstanding view of the Sierra del Carmen Mountains, located in Mexico to the east, which light up with hues of red and orange during sunset.

Available sites

93 total sites
RV Sites 88 sites Check Availability Tent Sites 5 sites Check Availability

Seasonal information

2026 (Current year)

2026 Season availability

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Currently open - May 1 to Oct 31

Campground Amenities

RV Utilities and Hookups

RV Utilities and Hookups

  • Dump station on site
Water and Hygiene

Water and Hygiene

  • Potable Water
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Rates, Sites & Availability

Select check-in and check-out dates to see real-time availability for each site.

93 Sites Available

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Price
🚐 001, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 002, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 003, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Parallel
🚐 005, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Pull-through
🚐 006, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 007, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 008, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 009, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 010, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Pull-through
🚐 011, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Pull-through
🚐 013, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 014 ADA only, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Parallel
🚐 015, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Pull-through
🚐 016, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Parallel
🚐 017, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Parallel
🚐 018, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Pull-through
🚐 019, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Parallel
🚐 020, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 021, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 022, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 023, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 024, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Pull-through
⛺ 025, Loop: Loop 1 Tent
Gravel · Pet Friendly · Yes shade
🚐 026, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 027, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Pull-through
🚐 028, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Pull-through
🚐 029, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 030, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Pull-through
⛺ 031, Loop: Loop 1 Tent
Gravel · Pet Friendly · Yes shade
🚐 032, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Pull-through
⛺ 033, Loop: Loop 1 Tent
Gravel · Pet Friendly · Yes shade
⛺ 034, Loop: Loop 1 Tent
Gravel · Pet Friendly · Full shade
🚐 035, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 036, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Pull-through
🚐 037, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Pull-through
🚐 038, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Pull-through
⛺ 039, Loop: Loop 1 Tent
Gravel · Pet Friendly · Yes shade
🚐 041, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 042, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 043, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Pull-through
🚐 044, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Parallel
🚐 045, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Pull-through
🚐 046, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 047, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 048, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 049, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 050, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 051, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 052, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 053, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 054, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 055, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 056, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 057, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 058, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 059, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 060, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 061, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 062, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 063, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 064, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 065, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 067, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 068, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Parallel
🚐 069, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 070, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Pull-through
🚐 072, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Parallel
🚐 074, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Parallel
🚐 075, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Pull-through
🚐 076, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Parallel
🚐 077, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 078, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 079, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 080, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 081, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Parallel
🚐 082, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 083, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 084, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 085, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 087, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 088, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 089, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 090, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Parallel
🚐 091, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 092, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 093, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Pull-through
🚐 094, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 095, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 096, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Parallel
🚐 097, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 098, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Parallel
🚐 099, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site
🚐 100, Loop: Loop 1 RV
Pet Friendly · Gravel · Back-in Site

Reviews

639 reviews

Summary

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Rio Grande Village campground in Big Bend, TX, offers a lovely and peaceful camping experience with well-maintained facilities, clean bathrooms, and a charming natural setting filled with wildlife such as donkeys and javelinas. While the heat can be intense during summer months, the campground provides great access to nearby hiking trails and stunning views of the night sky. Overall, visitors appreciate the serene atmosphere, helpful staff, and the beauty of the surrounding landscape, making it a desirable destination for nature lovers.

Based on guest feedback

4.5

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Based on 639 reviews

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2 stars 2.5% (16)
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Cynthia G

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December 22, 2024 Stayed at: 047, Loop: Loop 1

Nice sites, quiet at night

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Leonore S

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December 22, 2024 Stayed at: 095, Loop: Loop 1

Not such a great campground. The sites are odd and uneven and low trees can obstruct when parking. The bathrooms are not very clean and the staff not helpful. The drinkable water tastes awful.

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Jurek V

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December 22, 2024 Stayed at: 074, Loop: Loop 1

nice camping ground

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Merle W

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December 20, 2024 Stayed at: 079, Loop: Loop 1

Everyone there was helpful and friendly
It was clean and well run

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Robert M

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December 20, 2024 Stayed at: 088, Loop: Loop 1

The camp was not crowded and quiet. Our campsite was level and shaded. Bathrooms were clean. We plan to return.

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Justin D

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December 20, 2024 Stayed at: 080, Loop: Loop 1

Very nice place

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Gloria M

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December 20, 2024 Stayed at: 060, Loop: Loop 1

Clean, quiet campground

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Robert K

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December 20, 2024 Stayed at: 075, Loop: Loop 1

The administrators appear to be letting all of the big, beautiful, ancient trees die from extreme lack of irrigation. It is a tragic way to treat this beautiful and old national park.
Also, rec.gov does a terrible job of utilizing camping spots, allowing one single to be reserved in any spot so longer term reservations sre nearly impossible.

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Jacob B

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December 19, 2024 Stayed at: 001, Loop: Loop 1

The beauty of this National Park is amazing. But the infrastructure compared to other national park is not so great. Roads to some of the scenic locations need improvement. Parking areas only have very limited spots and most don't accommodate larger rigs. Many trail heads have almost no parking and have no restroom facilities. Some of the trails we were on need clearer markings to ensure you don't take wrong turns...
We were in the park for 1 week in a small 4x4 truck camper and were able to scout some of the back country campsites, which were amazing. We will definitely come back to stay at those to enjoy the views, total silence and darkness.
This particular campground was large, busy and had some no generator sites. Lots of wildlife. Bobcats, coyote, cows and donkeys going through camp. We also stayed a few nights at Cottonwood which is a NO generator camp ground with less sites. Both campsites were clean and well kept..

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Jacqueline A

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December 18, 2024 Stayed at: 009, Loop: Loop 1

We love Big Bend. Starry nights, gorgeous hiking, even had breakfast in Mexico. The Rangers and volunteers are always so friendly and knowledgeable.
We liked site 9, despite being in a generator loop it was generally quiet. This site was just long enough for my 28 ft trailer and truck, but I was backed right up to the picnic table roof. It was easy to get level. The covered picnic table was a nice bonus and it is surrounded by bushes, so you get a little privacy. No shade for the trailer but we needed sun for our solar panels.

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Location & Directions for Rio Grande Village (Big Bend, TX)

Po Box 129, Big Bend Nat. Park, TX 79834 United States

Elevation: 562 ft

Getting There

From Interstate 10, take State Highway 385 south to Fort Stockton and into Marathon. From Marathon, drive 40 mi (38.5 mi) (south on State Highway 385 to the north entrance of Big Bend National Park. Drive straight for 26 mi (26.1 mi) to Park Headq...

Nearest town

Big Bend Nat. Park, TX - 534 mi

About over 8 hr (516 min) to downtown

Near Big Bend National Park

The closest entrance is: Maverick Entrance Station

Approximate drive: 40.8 mi · over 1 hr (70 min)

Policies & Rules

Arrival & departure

Check in time

1PM

General

  • Do not reserve campsites that you are not planning to stay in. A camper arriving the day AFTER the reservation begins is considered a No Show. A No Show may result in a cancellation of your ENTIRE reservation. Contact the park at 432-477-2251 if you are late or will not be arriving until the day after your reservation starts.
  • Equipment Capacity. A maximum of two motor vehicles, one vehicle with a trailer, one motorhome with tow vehicle or four motorcycles allowed per campsite. A maximum of four tents OR one wheeled camping unit and one tent allowed per campsite. Only 1 conversion van or other type of recreational vehicle allowed per site. Two (2) conversion vans or RVs require 2 campsites.
  • Campfires. NO wood or ground fires allowed at any time. Charcoal may be used in the raised grills provided at each site or on a charcoal or propane grill.
  • Many sites are in a NO generator zone. Read the site details carefully before selecting a site.
  • Food Storage Lockers/Bears & Wildlife. Bears, javelinas and bobcats frequent the area. All food must be kept in approved containers or in a hard-sided vehicle. Trash must be disposed of in the animal-proof dumpsters provided. Coolers or food boxes may not be unattended at any time. Cattle will sometimes cross the river from Mexico to graze on the grass in the campground. Please treat the cattle as you would any other wildlife by keeping a safe distance.
  • Hammocks. Hammocks are only allowed when not affixed to natural features. Do not hang hammocks on trees. No hammocks or other devices may be attached/tied to trees or any other natural features or objects.
  • Pets. Pets are allowed in each campsite, although they must be leashed and restrained at all times. Pets are not allowed on trails or in buildings.
  • No Hookups. There are no electricity, water or sewer hookups at this facility. There is a dump/fill station at the campground entrance.
  • No Showers. There are no showers at this campground. The Rio Grande Village camp store (a 5 to 15 minute walk) offers coin-operated showers. 
  • Are you still camping? If you leave your site during the day, please leave something at the site so we know you are not checking out early. A tent, camp chair, stove, book, etc. Something of little value but that indicates you plan to return. 
  • Flood Warning. Grassy areas within the campground are subject to flooding due to flood irrigation.
  • High Wind Warning. High winds are prevalent in this campground! Stake down your belongings and keep a tidy campsite.
  • Border Crossing. There is only one authorized border crossing within Big Bend National Park, located at Boquillas Crossing, a five minute drive from Rio Grande Village campground. Crossing the border at any other unauthorized location is illegal.
  • Entrance Fee. Big Bend charges an entrance fee separate from the camping fee. You may pay the fee upon arrival or in advance. The park also honors Federal interagency passes (e.g., annual, senior, military, access, 4th grade, Golden Age pass etc.). For more information visit the park's Fees & Passes web page. 

Warnings & Advisories

Warning

General

A maximum of two motor vehicles, one vehicle with a trailer, one motorhome with tow vehicle or four motorcycles allowed per campsite. A maximum of four tents OR one wheeled camping unit and one tent allowed per campsite. Only 1 conversion van or other type of recreational vehicle allowed per site. Two (2) conversion vans or RVs require 2 campsites.

Warning

General

Big Bend National Park is an International Dark Sky Park. In the interest of protecting night skies, outdoor lighting will be limited between 10 PM and 6AM to handheld lighting designed for wayfinding and lighting needed for immediate camp chores or cooking.

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