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National Park Service · Big Bend National Park · TX

Group Sites L-R · Site M.

at Chisos Basin Group Campground (Big Bend, TX)

This site, in 5 agency photographs
Photos · NPS
Photos: Recreation.gov RIDB media records filed against this campsite · Oct 19, 2026
Group Tent Only Area NonelectricType
Reservablerecreation.gov lists it
26 ftLongest rig
104 ftRoom
5,090 ftElevation
25%Tree cover
7.8 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

104 ftto the nearest other site, against 104 ft typical here
#4 of 7roomiest site in the campground
0other sites within 100 ft
No RV or electric sites within 100 ftso, probably no generators
Nearest sitesO 104 ftL 137 ftN 142 ftR 264 ftP 308 ftQ 318 ft
Source: Derived by CAMPANAC from recreation.gov per-site coordinates (nearest-neighbor spheroid distance) · Oct 19, 2026

The site

TypeGroup Tent Only Area Nonelectric
LoopGroup Sites L-R
Max vehicle length26 ft
HookupsNone
Site AccessDrive-In
Driveway EntryBack-in
Driveway GradeSlight
Driveway SurfacePaved
Capacity/Size RatingN/A
Max Num of People10
Max Num of Vehicles4
Pets AllowedYes
Base Number of People9
Base Number of Vehicles0
BbqYes
Checkin Time1:00 PM
Checkout Time12:00 PM
Condition RatingGood
Double DrivewayYes
Driveway Length26 ft
Food LockerYes
Min Num of People9
Picnic TableYes
Tent Pad Length12 ft
Tent Pad Width10 ft
AccessibleNot listed
Source: Recreation.gov RIDB full extract, per-site record · Oct 19, 2026

What fits here

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 M 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 Group Campground (Big Bend, TX) →

Most private sites hereR 120 ftL 117 ftN 107 ftM 104 ftO 104 ft
Source: CAMPANAC campground index