National Park Service · Big Bend National Park · TX

Loop 1 · Site 010.

at Chisos Basin Campground (Big Bend, TX)

This site, in 3 agency photographs
Filed by the agency against this site and 1 other campsite here
Chisos Basin Campsite #10 side view, filed by the agency against 2 campsites at Chisos Basin Campground (Big Bend, TX)
Chisos Basin Campsite #10 side view · Photo NPS
Shared frame: SHA-256 of the agency’s own file, compared across every campsite photograph at this campground · Sep 12, 2026
Standard NonelectricType
Reservablerecreation.gov lists it
20 ftLongest rig
76 ftRoom
5,140 ftElevation
24%Tree cover
7.7 miWater · to an unnamed pond
201 ftNearest toilet · OpenStreetMap

Room

76 ftto the nearest other site, against 58 ft typical here
#10 of 56roomiest site in the campground
2other sites within 100 ft
No RV or electric sites within 100 ftso, probably no generators

The site

TypeStandard Nonelectric
LoopLoop 1
Max vehicle length20 ft
HookupsNone
Site AccessDrive-In
Driveway EntryParallel
Driveway GradeSevere
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 RatingGood
Drinking WaterYes
Driveway Length20 ft
Food Storage LockerYes
Min Num of People1
Picnic TableYes
AccessibleNot listed
The record, complete · 18
Campfire AllowedNo

What fits here

Tentto 24 ft
Also to 20 ft · 1
Vehicleto 20 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.

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

Site 010 on 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