Big Bend National Park5
Campsite #5 at Chisos Basin Campground, Big Bend National Park, TX
$16
Campsite #5
| Drive-In | 8 people |
| 24 ft | Parallel |
| 2 | good |
2/12
5/1
Campsite #5 Features: Drive-In access, Parallel parking, 24-foot driveway, Fire ring w/ Grill, Food Storage Locker, Picnic Table, RV Site, Tent Site, Trailer Site, Pets Allowed
Campsite Reviews (25)
5.0 out of 5
| 5 star | | 76% |
| 4 star | | 20% |
| 3 star | | 4% |
| 2 star | | 0% |
| 1 star | | 0% |
@GRACEZ076B4E76 · Camped on Feb 22, 2026 at Campsite #5
Convenient and beautiful campground. Its well kept and the restrooms are clean.
@RichardF767024 · Camped on Feb 14, 2026 at Campsite #5
Beautiful views of the mountains and amazing evening stars!
@KerryH6751937 · Camped on Dec 6, 2025 at Campsite #5
Hard to beat Chisos. Certainly going to miss it during the rebuild.
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@BrettD1244976 · Camped on Aug 21, 2025 at Campsite #5
I had the best experience at Chisos Basin and at Big Bend in general. I would recommend this spot to anyone who wants to camp here
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@MatthewS683247 · Camped on Jun 10, 2025 at Campsite #5
Beautiful site! Remote enough to be quiet, but still close to the visit center and some amenities. I can't recommend this spot enough. Great views and close to all the major trailheads for the area.
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@WilliamH158481 · Camped on Mar 7, 2025 at Campsite #5
Good camping experience. A few things to know beforehand, the campsites are pretty close to each other and the tent pad is about 75% gravel so heavy duty tent stakes are necessary
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@rogelioc801468 · Camped on Sep 22, 2024 at Campsite #5
Great place to visit. Amazing scenery. Clean campgrounds. Made a complain on a campground park worker. Coming really early in the morning and accusing my son that he was washing dishes and left debris in the bathroom sink. Never let me talk just accused me and said this is just a fair warning. Son never left debris in sink. Many others came in there and did the same but decided he wanted to be a hero in front of his lady partner. Slim native american or hispanic guy with glasses.
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@MitchellO42904 · Camped on Aug 26, 2024 at Campsite #5
Amazing scenery, incredible star gazing. And we saw 3 different bears while out in the basin away from the campground. A lot of fun.
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@DavidG5648223 · Camped on Apr 24, 2024 at Campsite #5
We had a great time , I have never visited Big Bend national park before , but it was amazing
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@Christine51679 · Camped on Apr 23, 2024 at Campsite #5
Stayed 3 nights at Chicos Basin. Couldnt ask for a more beautiful place. Great location for the top hikes. Sites are small. Bathrooms clean and fresh water tasted great. Had pretty good cell service with Verizon. Did get attacked by bugs for about an hour prior to sunset. Bring bug spray!!
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@DonaldF6597460 · Camped on Apr 11, 2024 at Campsite #5
Overall good experience.We camped in A Loop, and all was fine until it was time to leave.We have a 20 ft. trailer and wanted to use the dump station in front of us. Lo and Behold, the station was located on the right side of the loop, which runs counterclockwise.Since all dump ports on recreational vehicles are located on the "left side" of the vehicles, this placed us in a quandary, as turning around within the loop was impossibleTo solve the issue, we had to leave the loop, find a place to turn around, then re-enter the loop going clockwise (against the signs). We highly recommend that the Forest Service "re-sign" the loop to run Clockwise so that future campers have a convenient and legal way to access the dump facilities.Thank you!
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@JeffreyR327920 · Camped on Mar 2, 2024 at Campsite #5
Location was outstanding. Trials were also excellent. Had a great experience
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@PattyJ9750401 · Camped on Feb 4, 2024 at Campsite #5
We were in Big Bend NP for 3 days. I planned the trip so we would spend one night/day at each campground location and see things in that area. Chisos Basin was the most intense to get to with the steep narrow windy roads to get there and get out. I was pulling a small 14 ft pop-up camper with my Subaru Outback. I had no trouble in maneuvering the roads but would encourage people to heed the 25 ft length limit for the road. If camping in Chisos Basin pay attention to the description of the site you pick. Some sites are not suitable for a RV/trailer and others are great. The scenery in this location is beautiful and there are many hikes to pick from.
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@RochelleH4A5CA · Camped on Jan 1, 2024 at Campsite #5
Site 51 is close to the Window Trailhead. We did three hikes during our stay and the Window was my favorite! We ate dinner at the Lodge restaurant. It was fabulous and had some vegetarian-friendly options. We were back-of-truck camping and our site didn't have a pull-in area. We basically camped on the side of the road - it would have been nice to know which sites have pull-in areas for vehicles but we were just happy to get a site and were thrilled to be at Big Bend! We're already looking forward to our next trip there.
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@ThomasB3452376 · Camped on Nov 26, 2023 at Campsite #5
We greatly enjoyed Site 5 and hope to stay there again. I commend the workers who were upgrading the bathroom across from the site. They were very courteous and hardworking!
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@DavidB5075483 · Camped on Apr 23, 2023 at Campsite #5
Incredible. We were lucky, The night sky was full of stars. No light pollution in Big Bend
@KarlaR97F302E1 · Camped on Jan 11, 2023 at Campsite #5
The campground is very scenic. You can see mountains 360 view. The sites are very hilly and for campers who need level spots it can be hard to find one. The camp host are very helpful to accommodate.
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@JohnP1604489 · Camped on Jan 4, 2023 at Campsite #5
The volunteer camp hosts, Matt and Chris were phenomenal! What a great campground and really super top-notch location for hiking!
@JamesM9879118 · Camped on Nov 2, 2022 at Campsite #5
Great camping spot for anywhere in Big Bend. Centrally located. Some spots arent really level, but you can find ones that are and will work. Highly recommend.
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@MichelleO16754 · Camped on Jul 31, 2022 at Campsite #5
Great campground. We saw tons of bears there but they stayed away. We had spots 5,6, and 7. 5 is way too small for another bigger than a car to park and a tent. The turnout parking spots for 6 and 7 were awesome and great spot. We were right next to the bathroom which was convenient. We got shade throughout the day, just had to keep moving around. It was much cooler at this campground than the others and the store was right up the road to get ice and snacks.
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@LaurissaGB4EF9 · Camped on May 9, 2022 at Campsite #5
We loved the Chisos Basin campsite with one big exception: if you camp toward the middle, expect strong winds to become extremely strong. Apparently, we had gusts hitting 47 mph, which explains why the tent pole snapped and why I became wrapped up in the tent like a burrito! I'd strongly recommend the campground as a great place to stay. It cooled off nicely at night, and the bathroom was clean. I would just also recommend that you use a tent that has a rating for winds stronger than 50 mph!
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@JulieT3381117 · Camped on Mar 28, 2022 at Campsite #5
Chiso, being higher in the mountains, was a goof 20F cooler than Rio Frande village or St Elena cyn. Beautiful vistas and great camp ground close to great hikes, park lodge, store, restaurant, sites are close to water, flush toilets and have shade via overhead shelters and excellent internet thru cellular data. No showers but there are showers at Rio Grande Village. Best campground in the park in our opinion!!
@CatherineFCDE2 · Camped on Feb 4, 2022 at Campsite #5
After hiking the Window, chicken fried steak at the lodge restaurant was awesome!
@KarenW860 · Camped on Jan 11, 2022 at Campsite #5
This is a spectacular location surrounded by mountains. I did not believe it would be possible to have cell coverage, but I did have spotty Verizon coverage within most of the basin area. The sites are generally not very level, but the one I had was passable. The reason I give it five stars is the beauty of the surroundings and the helpfulness of the camp hosts. I inadvertently left a dog tie, and when I returned a day later, they were very helpful to get it back for me. Thank you!
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