Big Bend National Park61
Campsite #61 at Rio Grande Village Campground, Big Bend National Park, TX
$16
Campsite #61
| Drive-In | 8 people |
| 45 ft | Back-In |
| 2 | poor |
2/23
4/7
Campsite #61 Features: Drive-In access, Back-In parking, 45-foot driveway, Food Storage Locker, Picnic Table, RV Site, Tent Site, Trailer Site, Pets Allowed
Campsite Reviews (17)
5.0 out of 5
| 5 star | | 71% |
| 4 star | | 18% |
| 3 star | | 6% |
| 2 star | | 6% |
| 1 star | | 0% |
@PaulS8803282 · Camped on Feb 1, 2026 at Campsite #61
The Rio Grande Village campground was very nice, clean bathrooms, convenient location. We really enjoyed the Santa Elena canyon hike. It was amazing.
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@MathewH309ED06 · Camped on Mar 2, 2025 at Campsite #61
This was one of my favorite National Park campground experiences. We saw coyotes, road runners, javelinas, horses, donkeys, and mules at the camp throughout our stay. The nature trail that starts right at this campground made for a great walk at sunrise. The overlook from the end of the trail offers a great view of the campsite as it sits right on the Rio Grande. If you plan to book a day river trip through Hot Springs Canyon, staying here may give you extra time to relax or explore. Our guides through Big Bend Boating and Hiking Company arranged pickup and drop off nearby, which saved us hours of travel time we would have spent driving to and from Terlingua.
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@CarlyC52B9F932 · Camped on Feb 24, 2025 at Campsite #61
Great campground in a wonderful location. Having drinking water and toilets was great for a long stay in our travel trailer. Javelinas, horses, cows and road runners throughout campground. Good hear the Coyotes at night. Very cool
@AbelC4A64508ED · Camped on Nov 6, 2024 at Campsite #61
Seen much Wildlife, great!Ranger Dennis and his wife were VERY friendly and helpful!! Oh, and the Administrator also, she was a BIG help!! Keep it up
@MichelC26AD2A1 · Camped on Nov 27, 2023 at Campsite #61
Nice hies in the the sector. Nature trail is great for sunset. Night skies are out of this world
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@joshuad2829681 · Camped on Oct 19, 2022 at Campsite #61
Beautiful campground. And fantastic hosts. There were a lot of mosquitoes at the campground. Also this is the hottest part of the park. Big bend was fantastic
@HarryH1854252 · Camped on Sep 6, 2022 at Campsite #61
I have stayed at Rio Grande Village several times over the past 30+ years and have always enjoyed it. Not so this time. I made the reservation knowing that there was construction going on in the campground, so I had already lowered my expectations. But the horses grazing through the campground dropping manure everywhere and the Border Patrol vehicle cruising through both motivated me to cut my stay short.
@LeslieW5118824 · Camped on Apr 20, 2022 at Campsite #61
This is a beautiful campground. Close to the river with fabulous birdwatching opportunities. Site No. 061 is in a low lying area so a bit moist and soft. Im very disappointed that the Park Service is allowing cattle to graze inside the campground! Amazing! There was cow poop everywhere. Especially en route to the restroom.
@RichardK748784 · Camped on Jan 30, 2022 at Campsite #61
Absolutely spectacular very clean park excellent host just try to avoid recreation.gov to add days
@AlanP885 · Camped on Dec 9, 2021 at Campsite #61
Nice campground with level sites. A few pull throughs but mostly back in sites. Some sites are in the trees and may have clearance issues for higher rigs but provide shade in the warmer months. Campground is close to Boquillas Mexico border crossing, hot springs and some of the back country roads. Convenience store and fuel is about 1/2 mile from the campground.
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@MelindaN917 · Camped on Nov 27, 2021 at Campsite #61
check in and out is pretty self-service. the signs to the site is well laid out. you are about 30 feet from your neighbor. there's a metal picnic table and metal grill at each site. there are restrooms to use. There is a utility sink for you to wash dishes. there's a trash and recycling can. There's a bulletin board with information such as the 9:30 Hot Springs tour, 7PM star gazing event. I'm glad I looked, the hot springs tour was great, and not too far of a drive. you could even hike there from the rio grande village site, but I'm not sure where exactly the trail is. In the AM the park rangers do a walk through and say hi. At night, noise curfew is 10PM and if you continue to be loud, then you will get reprimanded. However that doesn't prevent the cars and their car lights from going into your tent past 10PM. We went to the hot springs at night and tried to be considerate of that as we came back onto the site. We did the Rio Grande Nature Trail to see the sunrise - it's worth it! Check the bulletin for sunrise time and give yourself 30 minutes from leaving the tent to the top of the trail. It's warmer here than Chisos which I am grateful for because we went during Thanksgiving and I was already cold at night!
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@KennethJ780 · Camped on Nov 4, 2021 at Campsite #61
Great scenery!
@PaulB700 · Camped on Nov 3, 2021 at Campsite #61
Big Bend is a wondrous place and very large…I recommend moving to different campgrounds and exploring what’s in the environs of each
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@PaulB8317136 · Camped on Nov 3, 2021 at Campsite #61
Big Bend is a wondrous place and very largeI recommend moving to different campgrounds and exploring whats in the environs of each
@RickM395 · Camped on May 9, 2021 at Campsite #61
There were no showers available. All the best shady camping spots were closed due to Covid the sign said. Outdoors spaced 100 feet apart, really? Other than that the experience was good. This National Park is primarily suited for hikers though.
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