Big Bend National Park39
Campsite #39 at Chisos Basin Campground, Big Bend National Park, TX
$16
Campsite #39
| Drive-In | 8 people |
| 20 ft | Parallel |
| 2 | good |
2/2
5/1
Campsite #39 Features: Drive-In access, Parallel parking, 20-foot driveway, Fire ring w/ Grill, Food Storage Locker, Picnic Table, RV Site, Tent Site, Trailer Site, Pets Allowed
Campsite Reviews (25)
4.0 out of 5
| 5 star | | 84% |
| 4 star | | 16% |
| 3 star | | 0% |
| 2 star | | 0% |
| 1 star | | 0% |
@chadn5434049 · Camped on Feb 23, 2026 at Campsite #39
Great spot! Sites are tight. Facilities are clean, well worth the stay.
@EricL7685285 · Camped on Feb 3, 2026 at Campsite #39
Exceptional service by all staff and campground hosts. Lack of water at Chisos Basin was very well announced.
Good
@MinhT661DC2835 · Camped on Oct 10, 2025 at Campsite #39
The campground was wonderful. the beautiful scenic back drop and the amazing weather made it even more spectacular! the only complaint was that there's a strict grey water prevention rule; so i couldve gotten my quarters ready ;) otherwise the experience was wonderful. great neutral location to get to all the sites and hikes.
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@BenjaminP64293 · Camped on Oct 2, 2025 at Campsite #39
THANKS TO THE VOLUNTARY RANGER. THIS WAS THE BEST TRIP OF MY WHOLE LIFE. Absolutely gorgeous campground, nice and clean PERFECT
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@GerardoG1454EF · Camped on May 11, 2025 at Campsite #39
Ms. Reilly was beyond belief kind and so helpful. She probably delivered me from a trail rescue (due to heat) or a visit to an emergency room hospital thanks to her sincere care and wisdom. I will never forget her!!! The camp ground set up/design was ideal and beautiful. While its a shame the Chisos area will be closed for an extended period of time, rest assured, I will be back the second it opens new and renewed.
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@DianeH17A51653 · Camped on Mar 5, 2025 at Campsite #39
The views can't get much better than Chisos Basin! Attentive campground hosts. We wanted to dump our gray water, but there was no signage for trash or gray water dump. Porta potties were delivered our first day there and I'm glad we only stayed 2 nights as they were getting a lot of use. No hand sanitizer - byo. Lots of birds and we saw a fox at night running through the campground. Thoroughly enjoyed our stay.
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@JIMB8977280 · Camped on Dec 11, 2024 at Campsite #39
Big Bend is a great location, spent 14 days, visited all 3 main locations and hiked most of the trails. Stayed mostly at Chisos Basin campground, although did spend a few nights at Cottonwood campground. Only negative comment would be the Chisis Basin campground bathrooms could use more frequent and better cleaning.
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@GeraldD7C6F979 · Camped on Nov 18, 2024 at Campsite #39
Clean facilities and wonderful sites. Camp host was friendly and efficient; park rangers making regular appearances gave an appropriate sense of safety. Great first experience at the park!
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@JasmineH88D662 · Camped on May 9, 2024 at Campsite #39
The campsite and Kim were both amazing, we cant wait to be back!
Good
@ColterSFD08D7D · Camped on Mar 7, 2024 at Campsite #39
Incredible experience, well worth the trip if you can manage to get a site. We went in March, which meant we had absolutely beautiful weather. Campsites were in good condition, as were the provided services (bear boxes, trash/recycling, etc.) highly recommend!
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@MichaelM541440 · Camped on Feb 19, 2024 at Campsite #39
Beautiful campground and located close to trail heads
Excellent
@BrianP3895634 · Camped on Jan 6, 2024 at Campsite #39
One of the best kept secrets of the National Parks system. Beautiful and quiet. The terrain and vegetation is so varied. Because of the remoteness the park has very modest numbers of visitors (esp for the size of the park) and next to no cellular coverage -- which I consider a great bonus. We spent three days backpacking and didn't see a soul except for the first and last two hours of the hikes. Fantastic!
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@JEREMYL6200561 · Camped on Nov 7, 2023 at Campsite #39
Pros: Close to the camp store & a couple trailheads. Plentiful drinking water spigots & restrooms. Central location. Amazing views. Some cell serviceAT&T worked best for me between 8pm-7am weekdays. Sometimes even texts & photos wouldnt go through during daylight hours but signal eventually would connect.Cons: During our stay in early Nov 2023, the middle loop restrooms were closed due to some type of underground construction/repairs, which was noisy during weekday daylight hours. Interior loop sites are pretty close to each other & a couple sites have little room for much more than one 4-person tent, so do your research. Cell service will probably not be reliable enough to stream video, especially daylight hours. This was a pro for us but could be a con for someone wanting to telework or stream content.Trails: we enjoyed Santa Elena Canyon (50 min drive) and Chimney (40 min drive) Trails, as well as the Window Trail that starts directly from the campground. All 3 trails mentioned are easy to moderate, but Chimney is fully exposed to the sun so dusk/dawn is best in summer months. Merch: each store and visitor center we stopped in seemed to have different styles/designs of shirts & hats. The basin camp store was stocked with basic and some intermediate camping/hiking gear, lots of food, hydration, and alcohol, and almost as much merch variety as the main visitor center.Other: If you have an Annual or Lifetime type Pass Card that came with the plastic window hanger, the park still wants you to stop into the visitor center and get a ticket for your windshield if you have a campsite reservation.Sadly, a young woman was just announced as having gone missing on Nov 9, 2023 & her rental car was found at the nearby Lost Mines trail, which is currently closed, as of Nov 16, while they try to figure out what happened. Fingers crossed.
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@FredS6254826 · Camped on Jun 9, 2023 at Campsite #39
Campground was clean and orderly the campground hosts were friendly and helpful great views and cooler than desert floor
Good
@ToddS5367268 · Camped on Feb 20, 2023 at Campsite #39
Absolutely beautiful, my first time west and I'm loving it.The vastness of it is something that has to be experienced words and photos can never do it justice.
@TimothyB926333 · Camped on Feb 10, 2023 at Campsite #39
Navigation around the campsite was less than ideal. Unparalleled views, staff, and amenities let it all slide though.
Excellent
@StuartC1366595 · Camped on Jan 23, 2023 at Campsite #39
Amazing place
@MarkG5733121 · Camped on Oct 23, 2022 at Campsite #39
Wow, the night sky blow me away. We made this trip so that I could take some astrophotography pictures at a dark sky location, and wow, just a beautiful night. Highly recommend a stay. Camping and hiking was just as wonderful experience too
@JulietCE388ACC · Camped on Sep 27, 2022 at Campsite #39
Great campground. Thoroughly enjoyed our first experience of a desert.
@MarkB1441206 · Camped on Mar 31, 2022 at Campsite #39
Excellent Campground. 360 panoramic view. Lots of hiking opportunities. I hiked the windows trail, and found it a relaxing easy hike.
@StephanieT355 · Camped on Jan 20, 2022 at Campsite #39
All of the camp sites were clean and beautiful. My husband and I stayed for 3 nights and got to see a lot of the main areas of the park. Loved watching the starss even from the camp site.
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@PerryL848 · Camped on Nov 16, 2021 at Campsite #39
Top 10 NPS campsites that I have camped at. Great park with beautiful scenery with lots of hiking options.
Good
@DianeC304 · Camped on Nov 15, 2021 at Campsite #39
Campground is nestled on a flattish basin in the mountains. Beautiful area. Very black skies. Surprisingly the temperatures were much warmer than our 2 nights at the Village campground which was not expected since we were at a much higher elevation. Dined st the lodge which had a very limited breakfast menu but food was very good and table had a lovely view down the mountain. The campsites are of all types: back in, pull through, pull along side of, and hike up to the picnic table from the rv site. The bathrooms were very clean and the hosts very helpful and nice.
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@StephenC564 · Camped on Jun 18, 2021 at Campsite #39
Camp Host was great!
Flies not so much.
Flies not so much.
@KimG118 · Camped on May 2, 2021 at Campsite #39
This campsite is right in the middle of the action - it's so nice to be settled right at the base of the window trail and a 3 minute drive up to the lost mine trail. We loved the setup of overhead areas to set up a hammock and our campsite was wonderful. Great experience!
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