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.
Campground Amenities
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
Aaron T
VerifiedApril 9, 2026 • Stayed at: 031, Loop: Loop 2
Always a good time here. The campsites and bathrooms are well maintained. Hopefully the sites that don't currently have covered picnic tables can get them soon
Christal W
VerifiedApril 9, 2026 • Stayed at: 034, Loop: Loop 2
The view made the entire stay worthwhile. The bathrooms were clean and serviceable. The spaces didn't offer much privacy from each other, but the others in the campground were friendly and respectful.
Ally A
VerifiedApril 8, 2026 • Stayed at: 042, Loop: Loop 3
Beautiful location! So close to all of the good Chisos Basin hikes too
Tim H
VerifiedApril 6, 2026 • Stayed at: 042, Loop: Loop 3
I can’t say enough about this place to even come close to how great it was camping at Chisos Basin Campground for four nights. Got to my spot and saw a post with my name on it. Everyone is quiet early and up early to hit the trails. Cetrally located to every place I wanted to see. Will most definitely return to catch what isn’t widely known like the South Rim Trail. I hope it stays just as it is forever.
Gregory K
VerifiedApril 6, 2026 • Stayed at: 039, Loop: Loop 2
Nice facilities. Camp store does not know anything about camping.
Derek D
VerifiedApril 6, 2026 • Stayed at: 059, Loop: Loop 3
The camp site itself was good.
The camp host are not. After they cancelled our reservation on arrival date we had to scramble and get another site. Ended up in site 59 for only half the time of our original reservation.
The ground was fairly easy to get stakes into with hammers. not level, and some rocks, but nothing you can't overcome if you're used to tent camping.
Ants around the bear box but to be expected.
The later afternoon and early evening sun are brutal, make sure you bring something to create shade as the shade structures don't work from 3pm until dusk.
Bear boxes were much bigger than we anticipated, can easily fit 2 full size coolers in them with room to spare on top.
Bathrooms, water at the visitors center, and store are nice, in working order and kept well maintained and cleaned.
Fred S
VerifiedApril 5, 2026 • Stayed at: 004, Loop: Loop 1
Quiet, beautiful scenery, nice hikes
Kana K
VerifiedApril 5, 2026 • Stayed at: 057, Loop: Loop 3
Regarding site 57, No shade shelter, quiet and scenic location, steep gravely incline leading from parking spot to tent area, close walk to water spigot and dish/bathrooms. Be prepared for possible windy conditions. Bring sturdy tent stakes due to rocky/gravel ground. Close to the Windows trailhead ( walkable) and close to Chiso Basin visitor center/trailheads to mountain hikes. Best centrally located campground within Big Bend NP.
Burton R
VerifiedApril 1, 2026 • Stayed at: 042, Loop: Loop 3
The surroundings of this campground are beautiful.
Kate W
VerifiedApril 1, 2026 • Stayed at: 038, Loop: Loop 2
Chisos Basin was a very nice experience. We were lucky to get a good shaded spot (some people were not). It was hot weather that week, but Chisos was much better than Cottonwood or Rio Grande Village. Close to the Window trail, which was lovely, as long as you wake up early enough to avoid extreme sun in late morning or mid day.
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 4, 2026
