Chisos Basin Campground (Big Bend, TX)

Chisos Basin is magical and worth visiting.

Beautiful setting, decent campsites, could use better bathroom facilities (we’ll see how the 2 year construction project goes).

We love staying here it’s quiet and beautiful. I just really wish they would have showers even if they are coin operated! Wish spots were not so close to each other .

It was the perfect central location in the park. We had access to water for drinking, flushing toilets and a sink to wash dishes. The quality of the table and shade structure was amazing and the amount of trees and shrubs around the site was the icing on top. From our site we had beautiful views and were in walking distance from a popular trailhead and the visitor center. We went at a very busy busy time but really had no issues with traffic since they waved us through the line to get to the chisos area since we had a camp site. Overall it was fantastic and I cannot wait to go back.

Great spot

beautiful and amazing and awesome and i miss it

Great site- great park to visit!

My group of friends loves it! The cooler temps than the rest of the area were wonderful, and the easy access to the trails was great. The window is a must-see, and the south rim is beautiful for sunset if you can make it out there. Be sure to reserve early!

Stayed in the campgrounds and loved it. Plenty of shade during the day (at my site, not all sites are same). Multiple restrooms and adjacent to the Window Hike trail. Overall the Chisos site was great with the trail head for multiple hikes were very close to the parking lot. Loved it here. Will be sad to have it shutdown but excited to see the improvements.

I highly recommend camping in the Chisos Basin campground to anyone who likes to camp. It's central to everything in Big Bend, and it gives you a great parking spot for hiking. We reserved site 43 in loop 3, and it was perfect for our family of 5. The ground was mostly level, and there was just enough space for our 9-person tent. The site is surrounded by boulders that are easy to climb, and fair warning- if there are kids in sites nearby, they can't help but do imaginative play on these boulders, so some friendliness and patience are welcome so everyone can have a good time. Because of the boulders, and your vehicle parking parallel to the site, it's very private. As an FYI, you're only about 4 sites away from the start of the Window Trail, and about 2 sites away from the 1/2 mi trail up the hill to the visitors center. That's 1/2 mi about about 500 ft elevation gain.

Be prepared with a hammer and good tent stakes if you are tent camping. These sites are very rocky, and it's difficult to anchor stakes. We managed it, which we were glad for because it was also very windy 3 out of the 4 days we were camping.