Chisos Basin Campground (Big Bend, TX)

Great campsite, clean, quiet and amazing views.

I have stayed at this campground for several years, and unfortunately this was by far the most disappointing experience. The attention to detail and overall care for the grounds has noticeably declined. Unlike previous years, there were no park rangers patrolling the campsites, and no one verifying whether people were actually checked into the spots they were supposed to be using. This created an environment that felt disorganized and poorly supervised.

Overall, it genuinely felt like the campground has stopped caring about the guest experience. After years of reliable, enjoyable visits, this year was a major letdown, and I sincerely hope management takes this feedback seriously and restores the quality and oversight that used to make this place great.

I absolutely will be coming back and can’t wait to plan my next trip! (I need more hiking experience I was NOT prepared enough LOL)

This campground is such a beautiful place to stay! Our family of 5 enjoyed our site right in the heart of the Chisos mountains! Very glad we got to camp here. This site (#50) was pretty small. Our 8 person tent barely fit, but we made it work. We stayed 4 nights in November and the first night it rained all night!! Vibrant, Mexican jay’s out each morning were so beautiful! We brought charcoal for the grill, so we could roast marshmallows for s’mores each night. I enjoyed being close to the restroom which has a separate dishwashing station that is very convenient. Very short drive to the Visitor center and camp store to get ice, souvenirs, info from park rangers. Also just a couple minutes of driving to get to the Lost Mine Trail which is very nice! Get there before 8:30am to get a parking spot! The park hosts were friendly and very helpful! I definitely want to come back to this campground and stay another time!!

Facilities were clean and the sunset views from the campground were amazing! This campground is super close to popular trails making it a convenient place to stay.

Facilities were clean. The shade provided by the shelter at the site was very welcome. Our site was very close to the bathroom but I was never bothered by any noises in the evening. This campground is close to trailheads for great hikes

Site #57 is so pretty! The view I got stepping out of my tent every morning was insane. There's a small hill (very small) that you need to walk up and down to bring the camping gear in, but it was no big deal for me. The ground was smooth so no lumpy tent floor. Close-ish to the restrooms. Didn't mind the walk at all. Would stay again.

Honestly site #8 is kinda lame. No good views of the surrounding mountains. Kind of a far walk to the restrooms too. And large lumpy rocks under the tent. Nothing "wrong" with the site, but I woul like stay in a site that has better views, like #57!! That's where i stayed the next night and it was waaaaay prettier :)

Amazing campsite! We would come here again!

Relatively spacious