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National Park Service · Big Bend National Park · TX

Loop 1 · Site 003.

at Chisos Basin Campground (Big Bend, TX)

This site, in 7 agency photographs
Photos · Photo NPS
Photos: Recreation.gov RIDB media records filed against this campsite · Oct 19, 2026
Standard NonelectricType
Reservablerecreation.gov lists it
24 ftLongest rig
48 ftRoom
5,140 ftElevation
0%Tree cover
7.7 miWater · to an unnamed pond
133 ftNearest toilet · OpenStreetMap
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
Toilet: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), nearest mapped amenity=toilets to this site’s coordinate · Oct 7, 2026

Room

48 ftto the nearest other site, against 58 ft typical here
#38 of 56roomiest site in the campground
3other sites within 100 ft
No RV or electric sites within 100 ftso, probably no generators
Nearest sites004 48 ft002 66 ft016 93 ft017 100 ft001 122 ft005 155 ft
Source: Derived by CAMPANAC from recreation.gov per-site coordinates (nearest-neighbor spheroid distance) · Oct 19, 2026

The site

TypeStandard Nonelectric
LoopLoop 1
Max vehicle length24 ft
HookupsNone
Site AccessDrive-In
Driveway EntryParallel
Driveway GradeSevere
Driveway SurfacePaved
Capacity/Size RatingSingle
Max Num of People8
Max Num of Vehicles2
ShadeYes
Pets AllowedYes
BbqYes
Checkin Time1:00 PM
Checkout Time12:00 PM
Condition RatingGood
Drinking WaterYes
Driveway Length25 ft
Food Storage LockerYes
Min Num of People1
Picnic SheltersYes
Picnic TableYes
Tent Pad Length15 ft
Tent Pad Width16 ft
AccessibleNot listed
The record, complete · 22
Campfire AllowedNo
Source: Recreation.gov RIDB full extract, per-site record · Oct 19, 2026

What fits here

Trailerto 15 ft
Tentno length limit listed
Vehicleno 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 003 on recreation.gov
Source: Recreation.gov

The campground

Every site, the season, fees, weather, and what’s happening on this land right now: Chisos Basin Campground (Big Bend, TX) →

Most private sites here049 108 ft048 86 ft019 82 ft020 81 ft021 81 ft
Source: CAMPANAC campground index