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National Park Service · Big Bend National Park · TX

Loop 1 · Site 008.

at Chisos Basin Campground (Big Bend, TX)

This site, in 4 agency photographs
Photos · Photo NPS
Photos: Recreation.gov RIDB media records filed against this campsite · Oct 19, 2026
Standard NonelectricType
Reservablerecreation.gov lists it
15 ftLongest rig
79 ftRoom
5,130 ftElevation
15%Tree cover
7.7 miWater · to an unnamed pond
188 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

79 ftto the nearest other site, against 58 ft typical here
#6 of 56roomiest site in the campground
4other sites within 100 ft
No RV or electric sites within 100 ftso, probably no generators
Nearest sites007 79 ft009 90 ft030 93 ft006 95 ft028 148 ft005 162 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 length15 ft
HookupsNone
Site AccessDrive-In
Driveway EntryParallel
Driveway GradeModerate
Driveway SurfaceGravel
Capacity/Size RatingSingle
Max Num of People8
Max Num of Vehicles1
Pets AllowedYes
BbqYes
Checkin Time1:00 PM
Checkout Time12:00 PM
Condition RatingN/A
Drinking WaterYes
Driveway Length15 ft
Food Storage LockerYes
Min Num of People1
Picnic TableYes
Tent Pad Length12 ft
Tent Pad Width11 ft
AccessibleNot listed
The record, complete · 20
Campfire AllowedNo
Source: Recreation.gov RIDB full extract, per-site record · Oct 19, 2026

What fits here

Tentto 20 ft
Also to 15 ft · 1
Vehicleto 15 ft

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 008 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