About Chisos Basin Campground (Big Bend, TX)
Number of accommodations: 56
Nearby Activities & Attractions
Hiking
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Open year round
This campground is open year round, providing flexibility for your stay.
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Most popular amenities
Pet friendly
Water and Hygiene
- Potable Water
Pets and Policies
- Pet friendly
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Reviews (568)
What Guests Are Saying
Chisos Basin Campground offers a beautiful, well-maintained setting with clean bathrooms and friendly hosts, making it a great choice for campers. The campground provides excellent access to popular hiking trails, stunning views, and cooler temperatures compared to other areas in Big Bend. While some sites may be cramped and lack shade, the overall experience is highly regarded, especially for those who appreciate the natural surroundings.
What Guests Are Saying
Chisos Basin Campground offers a beautiful, well-maintained setting with clean bathrooms and friendly hosts, making it a great choice for campers. The campground provides excellent access to popular hiking trails, stunning views, and cooler temperatures compared to other areas in Big Bend. While some sites may be cramped and lack shade, the overall experience is highly regarded, especially for those who appreciate the natural surroundings.
Review Summary
Mary T
VerifiedMarch 16, 2025 • Stayed at: 027, Loop: Loop 2
Best place to camp in big bend!
Joseph S
VerifiedMarch 16, 2025 • Stayed at: 051, Loop: Loop 3
Loved this campground. Beautiful scenery all around. Limited shade on some sights. Nice to possibly have running water facilities and a sink to clean dishes in. Rangers were going around pretty often to make sure all was good.
Emily K
VerifiedMarch 14, 2025 • Stayed at: 056, Loop: Loop 3
First of all, I want to thank all the staff at the Chisos campground who were all clearly doing their best under difficult circumstances with senseless budget cuts. Every staff person I talked to was friendly and helpful, but there was no excuse for the unsanitary conditions with the porta potties. I get having to ration water given drought conditions, but not having any toilet paper, hand sanitizer, or water in the pump handwash stations was gross. The porta potties were not emptied often enough for the number of people and I had GI distress the day I left the campground even though I did my best to wash hands at my campsite with my drinking water stash. I don't think we want to honor the history of Big Bend by bringing back dysentery so I hope the sanitary conditions get improved, and I will write my senators and shame them for the budget cuts that brought on all this in the first place. If you are reading this as a prospective peak season visitor, bring your own toilet paper and have hand sanitizer on a keychain with you at all times.
David C
VerifiedMarch 14, 2025 • Stayed at: 033, Loop: Loop 2
Volunteers were very helpful during backpacking. Camp host was very accomodating.
Andrew R
VerifiedMarch 13, 2025 • Stayed at: 060, Loop: Loop 3
Great location and campground. Right next to the Window Trail trailhead, beautiful scenery, easy to park and navigate. Note, the restrooms are currently not available for use.
Kyla K
VerifiedMarch 12, 2025 • Stayed at: 048, Loop: Loop 3
Stunning campground area located centrally in the park. Nice and cool during the day and close to lots of trailheads. Loved this park!
Reilly R
VerifiedMarch 12, 2025 • Stayed at: 037 - ADA Only, Loop: Loop 2
Bathrooms were open our first night, then closed due to drought, and spring break but they threw out some Port-a-potties that they kept up with. Such a beautiful spot and very quiet relaxing time
Paul H
VerifiedMarch 9, 2025 • Stayed at: 033, Loop: Loop 2
Camp sites are very close together. Nevertheless, the campground was quiet at night.
Patrick C
VerifiedMarch 7, 2025 • Stayed at: 036, Loop: Loop 2
Very special place, beautiful hikes starting from the campground, the nearby lodge has some easy food options that can turn out to be pretty convenient! Only downside to the campground is that some campsites are on top of each other, lacking privacy, sense of isolation you could be craving for, or just nice, unobstructed views -like site #36 we had...
Scott M
VerifiedMarch 6, 2025 • Stayed at: 042, Loop: Loop 3
This was a great park to stay in overnight while at Big Bend National Park. Our campsite had beautiful views of the mountains, restrooms were cleaned and our camp host/volunteer was very friendly. A great experience!
Location Chisos Basin Campground (Big Bend, TX)
Address:
Park Headquarters
Big Bend National Park, TX, 79834
United States
From Interstate 10, take highway 385 south to Fort Stockton and then on to Marathon. From Marathon, go 40 miles (64 km) south on Highway 385 to the north entrance of Big Bend National Park. Drive straight 26 miles (42 km) to Park Headquarters at Panther Junction. Turn right and drive for three miles (1 km). Turn left at the Basin sign and go seven miles (2.1 km) before making a right into the campground road.
Latitude & Longitude: 29.275 / -103.304
Elevation: 1575 feet
Nearby National Park
In Big Bend National Park
Approximate driving time: 15 min
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Last updated: June 5, 2026
