National Park Service · Big Bend National Park · TX
Loop 3 · Site 049.
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
19 ftLongest rig
108 ftRoom
5,100 ftElevation
0%Tree cover
7.6 miWater · to an unnamed pond
81 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
Room
108 ftto the nearest other site, against 58 ft typical here
Roomiest of 56site in the campground
0other sites within 100 ft
No RV or electric sites within 100 ftso, probably no generators
The site
TypeStandard Nonelectric
LoopLoop 3
Max vehicle length19 ft
HookupsNone
Site AccessHike-In
Driveway EntryN/A
Driveway GradeSevere
Driveway SurfacePaved
Capacity/Size RatingSingle
Max Num of People4
Max Num of Vehicles1
Pets AllowedYes
BbqYes
Checkin Time1:00 PM
Checkout Time12:00 PM
Condition RatingGood
Electricity HookupN/A
Min Num of People1
Picnic TableYes
Tent Pad Length10 ft
Tent Pad Width10 ft
AccessibleNot listed
The record, complete · 19
Campfire AllowedNo
Water HookupNo
Source: Recreation.gov RIDB full extract, per-site record · Oct 19, 2026
What fits here
Tentto 24 ft
Also to 19 ft · 1
Vehicleto 19 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 049 on recreation.govSource: 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