Chisos Basin Campground, perched high in the rugged Chisos Mountains, is the most sought-after campground in Big Bend National Park. At an altitude of 5.4 ft. (1646 m), the campground is surrounded on all sides by tall, rocky cliffs and is conveniently located near some of the park's most spectacular and popular trails. This campground offers excellent views and mild temperatures.
Also found in the Chisos Basin area is the Chisos Basin Visitor Center, the General Store and the Chisos Mountains Lodge, which houses the only restaurant in Big Bend National Park.
Important: The road to the campground is steep and winding with sharp hairpin turns. Trailers over 19 ft and RVs over 24 ft are not recommended, and will not be accommodated. No RV parking is available at the group campground, nor is generator use allowed. All sites where you may have a generator are now reservable. If you need to use a generator and you do not have a reservation in a site that will allow generator use, you will need to camp elsewhere.
Note: Campsites are small, rocky, and not level, so there are very few sites truly suitable for RVs. Many sites will allow an RV/Trailer/Van/Camper, but you will not be able to get level. The campground is almost always full, and if the site you booked doesn’t work, in all likelihood you will NOT be able to switch sites, and will either have to make your site work, or find accommodations at another campground. It is necessary that you carry some form of leveling blocks/devices with you. Please carefully review the site details before making a reservation.
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⛺001, Loop: Loop 1
Tent
Paved · Pet Friendly · Yes shade
🚐002, Loop: Loop 1
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Back-in Site
🚐003, Loop: Loop 1
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Parallel
🚐004, Loop: Loop 1
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Parallel
🚐005, Loop: Loop 1
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Parallel
🚐006, Loop: Loop 1
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Pull-through
🚐007, Loop: Loop 1
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Pull-through
⛺008, Loop: Loop 1
Tent
Gravel · Pet Friendly
🚐009, Loop: Loop 1
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Back-in Site
⛺010, Loop: Loop 1
Tent
Gravel · Pet Friendly
🚐012, Loop: Loop 1
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Back-in Site
🚐013, Loop: Loop 1
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Back-in Site
🚐014, Loop: Loop 1
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐015, Loop: Loop 1
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Back-in Site
🚐016, Loop: Loop 1
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Back-in Site
🚐017, Loop: Loop 1
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Back-in Site
🚐018, Loop: Loop 1
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Back-in Site
🚐019, Loop: Loop 1
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Parallel
🚐020, Loop: Loop 1
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Parallel
⛺021, Loop: Loop 2
Tent
Paved · Pet Friendly · Yes shade
🚐023, Loop: Loop 2
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Parallel
🚐024, Loop: Loop 2
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Parallel
🚐025, Loop: Loop 2
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Parallel
🚐026, Loop: Loop 2
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Parallel
🚐027, Loop: Loop 2
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Back-in Site
🚐028, Loop: Loop 2
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐029, Loop: Loop 2
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Parallel
🚐030, Loop: Loop 2
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
⛺031, Loop: Loop 2
Tent
Paved · Pet Friendly
🚐032, Loop: Loop 2
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Back-in Site
🚐033, Loop: Loop 2
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Back-in Site
🚐034, Loop: Loop 2
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Back-in Site
🚐035, Loop: Loop 2
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Pet Friendly · Paved · Back-in Site
🚐036, Loop: Loop 2
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Parallel
🚐037 - ADA Only, Loop: Loop 2
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐038, Loop: Loop 2
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Parallel
🚐039, Loop: Loop 2
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Parallel
🚐040, Loop: Loop 2
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Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Parallel
🚐041, Loop: Loop 3
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Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Parallel
🚐042, Loop: Loop 3
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Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Parallel
⛺043, Loop: Loop 3
Tent
Paved · Pet Friendly
🚐044, Loop: Loop 3
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Parallel
🚐045, Loop: Loop 3
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Back-in Site
⛺048, Loop: Loop 3
Tent
Paved · Pet Friendly
⛺049, Loop: Loop 3
Tent
Paved · Pet Friendly
🚐050, Loop: Loop 3
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Parallel
⛺051, Loop: Loop 3
Tent
Paved · Pet Friendly · Yes shade
🚐052, Loop: Loop 3
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Back-in Site
🚐053, Loop: Loop 3
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Parallel
🚐054, Loop: Loop 3
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Parallel
⛺055, Loop: Loop 3
Tent
Paved · Pet Friendly
⛺056, Loop: Loop 3
Tent
Paved · Pet Friendly
⛺057, Loop: Loop 3
Tent
Paved · Pet Friendly
🚐058, Loop: Loop 3
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Back-in Site
⛺059, Loop: Loop 3
Tent
Paved · Pet Friendly
⛺060, Loop: Loop 3
Tent
Paved · Pet Friendly
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⛺001, Loop: Loop 1
Tent
Paved · Pet Friendly · Yes shade
🚐002, Loop: Loop 1
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Back-in Site
🚐003, Loop: Loop 1
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Parallel
🚐004, Loop: Loop 1
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Parallel
🚐005, Loop: Loop 1
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Parallel
🚐006, Loop: Loop 1
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Pull-through
🚐007, Loop: Loop 1
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Pull-through
⛺008, Loop: Loop 1
Tent
Gravel · Pet Friendly
🚐009, Loop: Loop 1
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Back-in Site
⛺010, Loop: Loop 1
Tent
Gravel · Pet Friendly
🚐012, Loop: Loop 1
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Back-in Site
🚐013, Loop: Loop 1
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Back-in Site
🚐014, Loop: Loop 1
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐015, Loop: Loop 1
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Back-in Site
🚐016, Loop: Loop 1
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Back-in Site
🚐017, Loop: Loop 1
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Back-in Site
🚐018, Loop: Loop 1
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Back-in Site
🚐019, Loop: Loop 1
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Parallel
🚐020, Loop: Loop 1
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Parallel
⛺021, Loop: Loop 2
Tent
Paved · Pet Friendly · Yes shade
🚐023, Loop: Loop 2
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Parallel
🚐024, Loop: Loop 2
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Parallel
🚐025, Loop: Loop 2
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Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Parallel
🚐026, Loop: Loop 2
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Parallel
🚐027, Loop: Loop 2
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Back-in Site
🚐028, Loop: Loop 2
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐029, Loop: Loop 2
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Parallel
🚐030, Loop: Loop 2
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
⛺031, Loop: Loop 2
Tent
Paved · Pet Friendly
🚐032, Loop: Loop 2
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Back-in Site
🚐033, Loop: Loop 2
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Back-in Site
🚐034, Loop: Loop 2
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Back-in Site
🚐035, Loop: Loop 2
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Back-in Site
🚐036, Loop: Loop 2
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Parallel
🚐037 - ADA Only, Loop: Loop 2
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐038, Loop: Loop 2
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Parallel
🚐039, Loop: Loop 2
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Parallel
🚐040, Loop: Loop 2
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Parallel
🚐041, Loop: Loop 3
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Parallel
🚐042, Loop: Loop 3
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Parallel
⛺043, Loop: Loop 3
Tent
Paved · Pet Friendly
🚐044, Loop: Loop 3
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Parallel
🚐045, Loop: Loop 3
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Back-in Site
⛺048, Loop: Loop 3
Tent
Paved · Pet Friendly
⛺049, Loop: Loop 3
Tent
Paved · Pet Friendly
🚐050, Loop: Loop 3
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Parallel
⛺051, Loop: Loop 3
Tent
Paved · Pet Friendly · Yes shade
🚐052, Loop: Loop 3
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Back-in Site
🚐053, Loop: Loop 3
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Parallel
🚐054, Loop: Loop 3
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Parallel
⛺055, Loop: Loop 3
Tent
Paved · Pet Friendly
⛺056, Loop: Loop 3
Tent
Paved · Pet Friendly
⛺057, Loop: Loop 3
Tent
Paved · Pet Friendly
🚐058, Loop: Loop 3
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Back-in Site
⛺059, Loop: Loop 3
Tent
Paved · Pet Friendly
⛺060, Loop: Loop 3
Tent
Paved · Pet Friendly
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Chisos Basin Campground offers breathtaking views of mountains and the Milky Way, creating a stunning backdrop for camping. Reviewers praise the cleanliness of facilities, helpful and friendly staff, and the peaceful environment, making it a favorite destination for nature lovers. While some mention issues like gnats and limited shade, the overall experience is highly recommended, with many eager to return for future visits.
First time at Big Bend and Chisos Basin Campground couldn’t have been a better pick! Stayed at site 58 which didn’t have a shade over the picnic table but honestly no complaint on that, the views and the cooler temp in the basin didn’t make it an issue even in early September. Access to multiple trailheads nearby, Window Trail starts right in the campground. Campground is well taken care of, great hosts, incredible views, will be back!!
Amazing views, even at the tail end of summer it was nice and cool I the evenings in the chisos basin. We did pinnacle trail into south rim into Laguna meadows trail, about 12 mi. Had some absolutely breathtaking views down that trail and plenty of wildlife to see. Bring plenty of water, although there is a fill up station at the visitore center.
Love the Chisos Basin! Volunteer staff and camp host were wonderful. My only suggestion is that the park invest in re-leveling some of the tent sites with crushed granite.
Site 15 level enough for a class b van. Beautiful campground, clean restrooms and outstanding views. Drive into area is tight hairpins but not as bad as I expected.
The park is beautiful, the campground is great. There was a group of people who had zero social awareness and light discipline….other than those folks. I loved it!
I had a great experience, minus the camp host. The entire reason I booked this campsite was to get away from people and he felt the need to approach me TWICE. One of those times was in the middle of the night.
From Interstate 10, take highway 385 south to Fort Stockton and then on to Marathon. From Marathon, go 40 mi (39.8 mi) south on Highway 385 to the north entrance of Big Bend National Park. Drive straight 26 mi (26.1 mi) to Park Headquarters at Pan...
From Interstate 10, take highway 385 south to Fort Stockton and then on to Marathon. From Marathon, go 40 mi (39.8 mi) south on Highway 385 to the north entrance of Big Bend National Park. Drive straight 26 mi (26.1 mi) to Park Headquarters at Panther Junction. Turn right and drive for three miles (0.6 mi). Turn left at the Basin sign and go seven miles (1.3 mi) before making a right into the campground road.
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