Chisos Basin Campground (Big Bend, TX)

Great campground, fantastic CCC cabins, beautiful views, excellent hikes.

Beautiful surroundings, but the sites were minimally adequate

We had a tremendous view at last, lowest campsite in the Basin campground. We even watched a black bear from our campsite at some distance as it crossed the hillside on the opposite side of the drainage below us. As usual the night sky was amazing. Hiking at higher elevations in August was warm but still pleasant. The desert was brutal!

Me and my group of 5 absolutely loved it here! There are amazing views everywhere, the trails are very well maintained and the e campground was clean.

Excellent location and access

Great campsite!!! Beautiful, clean, quiet

Great!! The space was clean and had plenty of room for our camping tent.

Good campground. Sites are kind of packed together. Close to the trailhead and excellent night skies. Strong winds and hard soil so bring good stakes.

We had an excellent visit to Big Bend and loved this campsite. It fit our 6-person family tent and grandpa's 2-person small tent, with room for the picnic table as well as all our chairs. Nice and level and not too rocky. The huge boulders were very fun for our kids (and us too, really) to climb on and get awesome views. The parking spot is a parallel spot and with our van there, the site felt very private and more isolated compared to some of the other sites. It's also near both restrooms (flush toilets, heaters, plus dishwashing sinks!) and a drinking water spigot. It was great December weather (60s during the day, 40s during the night) for us, the overall campsite was quiet and nice, and the hosts were attentive and available.

Our crew spanned ages from 4 to 65 and we did:
The Window hike (which starts just a few campsites away) - really beautiful, especially fun for our littlest who scrambling around the rocks and feeling like he was climbing a mountain. Very cool view to see across the whole park. Someone ahead of us spotted a black bear right off the path. Must-do hike if you're staying at Chisos.
Santa Elena canyon - a beautiful drive away, one of the coolest hikes we've ever done and full of spots to explore for the kids. Was warm enough that we waded across the river!
Mule Ears - we didn't finish this hike but it was cool and we saw a tarantula!
Lost Mine - great hike with awesome views.

We saw so many cool animals (coyote, deer, roadrunners, mexican jays) while we were driving around, so little tip to keep your eyes peeled! Finished our visit with a trip to at star party at McDonald Observatory in Fort Davis which was SO COOL, highly recommend adding that on (about 2 hours drive NW).

Excellent and friendly campground. Can not wait to go back.