Big Bend National Park17
Campsite #17 at Rio Grande Village Campground, Big Bend National Park, TX
$16
Campsite #17
| Drive-In | 8 people |
| 19 ft | Back-in |
| 2 | fair |
5/17
Campsite #17 Features: Drive-In access, Back-in parking, 19ft driveway, Food Storage Locker, Picnic Table, RV Site, Tent Site, Trailer Site, Pets Allowed
Campsite Reviews (12)
5.0 out of 5
| 5 star | | 75% |
| 4 star | | 17% |
| 3 star | | 8% |
| 2 star | | 0% |
| 1 star | | 0% |
@HeatherUA264E0 · Camped on Mar 8, 2025 at Campsite #17
Great site. Worked great for a large 6-person tent plus garage that fit nicely between the paved pad and the shrubs. Very close proximity to site 16, which was great for traveling with friends. May be less than ideal with loud neighbors. Charcoal grill is in a weird spot but we never used it. This site would not be recommended for a pull through trailer and is definitely best for tents. Lots of foot traffic from the nature trail but the quick and easy access to go to the nature trail view morning, moon, and night is a huge plus. Short walk to bathrooms, water, and trash.
@JanB6161427 · Camped on Dec 5, 2024 at Campsite #17
Loved the camp site. We chose the non-generator part of the camp which is in a more secluded area among the bushes. Our site had a covered table (all a bit low, but who's complaining). The nights are very dark and we had the best sleep because of that. Loved the place.
@PatrickJC8ACBB · Camped on Dec 2, 2024 at Campsite #17
Nice, quiet campground with some privacy in between sites.
@RutaA4EBA2272D · Camped on Nov 26, 2024 at Campsite #17
All the details on the booking website were described accurately, payment was easy, and we had no problems using the camping sites. The restrooms, camping sites, and storage containers were clean and ready. The recycle bins are a very nice and long-awaited addition - Thank you! For future campers, we recommend booking several different campsites to explore the park better. We did book two: Cottonwood and Rio Grande Village. Chisos camping was all booked. Later, we went hiking and saw "reserved" for the entire week with no signs of campers - it was sad. We suggest installing a deposit fee system, preventing people from reserving the camping sites and not using them without any consequences. Big Bend is real and beautiful, thanks for keeping it that way.
@RichardW654682 · Camped on Apr 22, 2024 at Campsite #17
Very nice campground, clean, and the hosts are very helpful. I miss my buddy the Roadrunner!
@NicholasK3F18F · Camped on Mar 17, 2024 at Campsite #17
Would definitely visit again!
@JoannaH7F6D052 · Camped on Feb 22, 2024 at Campsite #17
Quieter campground than I expected, clean bathrooms, awesome location - don't sleep on the Nature Trail! Loved our time in Big Bend.
@JaniceW2514803 · Camped on Nov 6, 2023 at Campsite #17
This would have been a much better experience had there not been a big metal roll off container pretty much on my site. Very disappointing. I hiked up to the top to see the sunset which ended up putting me in a better frame of mind.
@YuhuaZ179 · Camped on Jan 12, 2022 at Campsite #17
Very nice campground. A lot of campsites have shade, and trees in between to give privacy.
@NiniA628 · Camped on Dec 27, 2021 at Campsite #17
We stayed at Rio Grande Village and soaked in the hot spring. We loved it! We also went to the fossil exhibit. (Very hands-on, which is great because my son is blind and he was able to participate. We hiked to the window, which I was skeptical about spending the time since the hike itself looked like everything else, but the view was unforgettable. We loved the darkness of the sky and could see stars we could not see anywhere else. Amazing trip! I do wish I had a 4x4 to do more scenic driving.
@SaraL581 · Camped on Dec 2, 2021 at Campsite #17
We had a great time and want to come back to see more! Boquillas Trail, the Rio Grande, Peregrine falcon, mistletoe growing on the mesquite tree--everything was wonderful! We especially enjoyed the ranger's talk on bird sounds the last night of our time there.
@ClarkH237 · Camped on Nov 20, 2021 at Campsite #17
Don't despair if you aren't able to get consecutive reservations: many of the reserved spots around our campsite went un-claimed by the original reserver. The Camp-Hosts, on their morning rounds, were kind enough to let us know which sites they had available on each successive date and allowed us to roll-over to those. (Yes - we had to "hop-scotch" over to different spots, but it is possible to stay multiple days in Rio Grande this way. Spotted lots of Javelina in this area.
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