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National Park Service · Big Bend National Park · TX

Site Croton Spring 1.

at Big Bend Backcountry Camping

This site, in 3 agency photographs
Photos · NPS
Photos: Recreation.gov RIDB media records filed against this campsite · Oct 19, 2026
Standard NonelectricType
Reservablerecreation.gov lists it
20583 ftRoom
3,380 ftElevation
0%Tree cover
7.4 miWater · to an unnamed pond
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point query at this site’s coordinate · Sep 7, 2026
Tree cover: NLCD Tree Canopy Cover 2024 (USDA Forest Service / MRLC), one 30 m cell at this coordinate · Sep 9, 2026
Water: USGS National Hydrography Dataset, nearest perennial lake, reservoir, river or stream to this site’s coordinate · Sep 8, 2026

Room

20583 ftto the nearest other site, against 665 ft typical here
#2 of 58roomiest site in the campground
0other sites within 100 ft
No RV or electric sites within 100 ftso, probably no generators
Nearest sitesZCroton Spring 2 92 ftPaint Gap 1 20583 ftPaint Gap 2 22305 ftZPaint Gap 3 22366 ftPaint Gap 3 24763 ftGrapevine Hills 1 28736 ft
Source: Derived by CAMPANAC from recreation.gov per-site coordinates (nearest-neighbor spheroid distance) · Oct 19, 2026

The site

TypeStandard Nonelectric
HookupsNone
Site AccessDrive-In
Driveway EntryN/A
Driveway SurfaceGravel
Max Num of People12
Max Num of Vehicles3
Pets AllowedYes
Checkin Time12:00 PM
Checkout Time12:00 PM
Food Storage LockerYes
Location RatingPrime
Max Num of Horses0
Min Num of People1
AccessibleNot listed
The record, complete · 13
Double DrivewayNo
Source: Recreation.gov RIDB full extract, per-site record · Oct 19, 2026

What fits here

Caravan/Camper Vanto 30 ft
Fifth Wheelto 30 ft
Pickup Camperto 30 ft
Rvto 30 ft
Trailerto 30 ft
Vehicleto 30 ft
Carno length limit listed
Large Tent Over 9x12`no length limit listed
Pop Upno length limit listed
Small Tentno length limit listed
Tentno length limit listed

Recreation.gov lists these as the equipment permitted on this site. A length is the ceiling for that equipment; where none is published we say so rather than guess.

Source: Recreation.gov RIDB full extract, per-site record · Oct 19, 2026

Book this exact site

Opens this site’s own calendar on recreation.gov.

Site Croton Spring 1 on recreation.gov
Source: Recreation.gov

The campground

Every site, the season, fees, weather, and what’s happening on this land right now: Big Bend Backcountry Camping →

Most private sites hereNine Point Draw 77177 ftCroton Spring 1 20583 ftGrapevine Hills 1 16943 ftHannold Draw 16766 ftGrapevine Hills 2 14185 ft
Source: CAMPANAC campground index