
Photo: NPS
About this campground
Chisos Basin Campground, perched high in the rugged Chisos Mountains, is the most sought-after campground in Big Bend National Park. At an altitude of 5,400 ft. (1646 m), the campground is surrounded on all sides by tall, rocky cliffs and is conveniently located near some of the park's most spectacular and popular trails.
Around here
Around Chisos Basin Campground
60 campsites at their real positions. Tap a site for its hookups and rig length.
Temperature from a 1980 federal survey. The record says nothing about access, ownership or current conditions.
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Thermal springs: NOAA NCEI (1980) · Source: National Park Service. No claim to original U.S. Government works. · Public land: USGS PAD-US · Forest roads: USDA Forest Service MVUM · BLM routes and areas: Bureau of Land Management (simplified for web display)
Sites and hookups
- Campsites
- 60
- Max RV length
- 24 ft
- Pull-through sites
- 3
- Walk-in sites
- 3
- Accessible sites
- 1
- Pets
- Allowed
- Campfires
- Not allowed
- Booking
- Reservable on Recreation.gov
Amenities
- Drinking water
- Dump station
- Food storage lockers





