NPS · Big Bend National Park

Chisos Basin Campground (Big Bend, TX)

Chisos Basin Campground (Big Bend, TX) — public domainNPS via Recreation.gov

Nothing here fits 38 ft of 56 sites

Longest for your rig: 24 ft
Booking: Reservable
Hookups: water
Entry: Pull-through
ADA sites: 1
Elevation: 5,174 ft
Vehicles: up to 2

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Every bookable site

No site here takes a 38 ft rig. The layout, for what it is worth.

Too short for 38 ft — 42 sites

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Tents only — no rig permitted here — 14 sites

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fits 38 ft (0) too short (56) not published (0)Click a site for what it publishes and a way to book it. Positions are the agency’s across 3 loops; roads, water and terrain are not shown, so this says where the sites are and not how you drive between them.

Within 60 miles

Map marker#	Campground	Distance	Sites	Longest for your rig	Hookups
1	Chisos Basin Group Campground (Big Bend, TX) TX · tent-only	0 mi N	7	—	none · pull-through
2	Big Bend Backcountry Camping TX	7 mi NE	49	30 ft	none
3	Cottonwood (Big Bend, TX) TX	16 mi SW	29	40 ft	none
4	Rio Grande Village (Big Bend, TX) TX	22 mi E	93	65 ft	none · pull-through
5	Rio Grande Village Group Campground (Big Bend, TX) TX · tent-only	22 mi E	4	—	none

this campground numbered to match the tableClick a marker for what it is and how far. Straight-line distances, not driving distances; the inset shows where this sits in the state. For directions, open this location in OpenStreetMap.

Everything else on record

Bookable sites: 56
Non-site records excluded: 6
Longest driveway: 55 ft
Max occupancy per site: 8
Reservable sites: 56
Coordinates: 29.2750, -103.3042
Nearest place: BIG BEND NAT. PARK
Phone: 432-477-1121
Elevation: 5,174 ft

Sources

Recreation Information Database (RIDB) · fetched from https://ridb.recreation.gov/api/v1/facilities/234038 · retrieved 2026-08-12 · public-domain
USGS Elevation Point Query Service · fetched from https://epqs.nationalmap.gov/v1/json · retrieved 2026-08-13 · public-domain