Big Bend National Park
Big Bend Backcountry Camping
Campground49 sitesReservable
Photo: NPS
Site map
30 of 49 campsites at their real positions, from the agency's own site coordinates.
- Campsite
- Loop, in site-number order
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About this campground
Big Bend's vast undeveloped areas provide excellent opportunities for backcountry experiences if you seek solitude, wilderness, and adventure! The backcountry sites listed here are primitive backcountry road campsites and primitive backpacking sites in the Chisos Mountains. All are designated sites located in remote locations.
Sites and hookups
- Campsites
- 49
- Max RV length
- 30 ft
- Walk-in sites
- 29
- Pets
- Allowed
- Campfires
- Not allowed
- Booking
- Reservable on Recreation.gov
Amenities
- Food storage lockers
RV parks near Big Bend Backcountry Camping
Nearest first, within 25 miles. Hookups are what each park lists.
More federal campgrounds nearby
- Chisos Basin Campground7 mi · National Park Service60 sites · RVs to 24 ft · 3 pull-through
- Chisos Basin Group Campground7 mi · National Park Service7 sites · RVs to 30 ft · 1 pull-through
- Rio Grande Village18.1 mi · National Park Service98 sites · RVs to 65 ft · 19 pull-through
- Rio Grande Village Group Campground18.1 mi · National Park Service4 sites · RVs to 19 ft
- Cottonwood23.2 mi · National Park Service31 sites · RVs to 40 ft
Public recreation nearby
Trailheads, access points and public lands within 25 miles.
- Panther Junction Visitor CenterVisitor center · 0 mi · National Park Service · Big Bend National ParkDetails
- Big Bend National ParkPublic land · 2.5 mi to center · National Park ServiceDetails
- Chisos Basin Visitor CenterVisitor center · 6.9 mi · National Park Service · Big Bend National ParkDetails
- Rio Grande Village Visitor CenterVisitor center · 17.7 mi · National Park Service · Big Bend National ParkDetails
- Rio Grande Village Visitor CenterVisitor center · 17.7 mi · National Park Service · Rio Grande Wild & Scenic RiverDetails
- Castolon Visitor CenterVisitor center · 22.9 mi · National Park Service · Big Bend National ParkDetails
- Persimmon Gap Visitor CenterVisitor center · 23 mi · National Park Service · Big Bend National Park
Data Source: Recreation.gov
