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Chisos Basin is the family campground inside Big Bend National Park: 56 sites at 5,400 feet, visitor center and store next door, trailers over 19 feet and RVs over 24 feet blocked by the basin road. Rio Grande Village has 93 sites on the desert floor. Cottonwood has 29. Camp.land watches those recreation.gov campgrounds about every 30 minutes. Campsite fees are on recreation.gov.
| Campground | Sites (park file) | Family note |
|---|---|---|
| Chisos Basin | 56 | 5,400 ft. Store and visitor center. No long trailers. |
| Rio Grande Village | 93 | Most sites. Desert floor. Lower elevation. |
| Cottonwood | 29 | Smallest of the three watched campgrounds. |
| Big Bend Ranch SP | 35 | Texas state park. Not scanned for alerts. |
Chisos Basin is the family campground inside Big Bend National Park: 56 sites at 5,400 feet, visitor center and store next door, trailers over 19 feet and RVs over 24 feet blocked by the basin road. Rio Grande Village has 93 sites on the desert floor. Cottonwood has 29. Camp.land watches those recreation.gov campgrounds about every 30 minutes. Campsite fees are on recreation.gov.
Rio Grande Village lists 93 sites on the park file. Chisos Basin lists 56. Cottonwood lists 29. Families who want the visitor center, store, and Window Trail walk from camp use Chisos Basin. Families in a long trailer stay lower. Camp.land does not invent a nightly fee. Book on recreation.gov or set a free cancellation alert.
Yes. Chisos Basin, Rio Grande Village, and Cottonwood are recreation.gov campgrounds in the 64 watched set. The scanner polls about every 30 minutes and emails a booking link when a cancellation opens. First alert is free. Big Bend Ranch State Park is a Texas state park and is not scanned.
No. The Chisos Basin park page is /parks/big-bend-chisos-basin. This page compares the family campgrounds using the same site counts. Terlingua vacation rentals are the backup when the basin is sold out. Campsite fees are on recreation.gov.
The park file says trailers over 19 feet and RVs over 24 feet cannot use the steep basin road. Sites are small, rocky, and often not level, so tent camping is the norm. Families with a larger rig use Rio Grande Village (93 sites) or Cottonwood (29). Confirm current vehicle limits on recreation.gov before you drive in.
Chisos Basin is the family campground inside Big Bend National Park: 56 sites at 5,400 feet, visitor center and store next door, trailers over 19 feet and RVs over 24 feet blocked by the basin road. Rio Grande Village has 93 sites on the desert floor. Cottonwood has 29. Camp.land watches those recreation.gov campgrounds about every 30 minutes. Campsite fees are on recreation.gov.
Rio Grande Village lists 93 sites on the park file. Chisos Basin lists 56. Cottonwood lists 29. Families who want the visitor center, store, and Window Trail walk from camp use Chisos Basin. Families in a long trailer stay lower. Camp.land does not invent a nightly fee. Book on recreation.gov or set a free cancellation alert.
Yes. Chisos Basin, Rio Grande Village, and Cottonwood are recreation.gov campgrounds in the 64 watched set. The scanner polls about every 30 minutes and emails a booking link when a cancellation opens. First alert is free. Big Bend Ranch State Park is a Texas state park and is not scanned.
No. The Chisos Basin park page is /parks/big-bend-chisos-basin. This page compares the family campgrounds using the same site counts. Terlingua vacation rentals are the backup when the basin is sold out. Campsite fees are on recreation.gov.
The park file says trailers over 19 feet and RVs over 24 feet cannot use the steep basin road. Sites are small, rocky, and often not level, so tent camping is the norm. Families with a larger rig use Rio Grande Village (93 sites) or Cottonwood (29). Confirm current vehicle limits on recreation.gov before you drive in.