Big Bend National Park33
Campsite #33 at Rio Grande Village Campground, Big Bend National Park, TX
$16
Campsite #33
| Drive-In | 8 people |
| 30 ft | Back-In |
| 2 | fair |
4/5
Campsite #33 Features: Drive-In access, Back-In parking, 30-foot driveway, Food Storage Locker, Picnic Table, RV Site, Tent Site, Trailer Site, Pets Allowed
Campsite Reviews (25)
5.0 out of 5
| 5 star | | 68% |
| 4 star | | 24% |
| 3 star | | 4% |
| 2 star | | 4% |
| 1 star | | 0% |
@SimonB548B02FB · Camped on Dec 24, 2025 at Campsite #33
Nice national park campground. Much advised to stay on the edges in the tree lined sites. The middle open sites lack privacy.
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@CodyG5005CB59A · Camped on Nov 11, 2025 at Campsite #33
Alan was a great host! Campsites were week kept. Amazing scenery. Everything was great!
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@RubenTC5C40F23 · Camped on Apr 10, 2025 at Campsite #33
Wonderful place, well be back as soon as we can and explore everything we missed this time.
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@AnthonyB906983 · Camped on Jan 29, 2025 at Campsite #33
Great spot that is not really next to people, theres trees between the campsites
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@PatriciaG56300 · Camped on Jan 14, 2025 at Campsite #33
Positives: Private campsite as it is surrounded by small shrubs and trees, some with large thorns. Set back from road with parking for single car between campsite and road. Concrete picnic table with large storage locker next to table. Bathroom, with separate facility to dispose of wash water for dishes, is a relatively close walk, maybe a third of a block. The site prior, 31 ,appears to have a direct route to bathhouse through the back of the campsite. Site 33 did not. Adequate space for a larger tent. Tent sites across the road may be better to camp with tent but backs up to open space; coyote noted a couple of times on campsites other side of road, nose to ground smelling. ( Bring nonscented babywipes if you want to store in tent). As it is very quiet at this part of campground, any noise from neighbors is easily heard. It was quite cold, quiet, maybe everyone went to bed early. Majority in campground were camping in vehicles or trailers. Big Bend was of course big plus. Staying in park gives advantage to hiking, birding, early in AM/PM, bird variety, scenery. Great ranger talk in evening at Rio Grande Village, despite cold and windy ! Good talk on geology/geography of park, dinosaurs of park, including Deinosuchus, a bit on early inhabitants, Native Americans. No cell. For wifi I found the border crossing building at Boquillos had good wifi, accessible outside the building. Don't have to be going to Mexico to use but smallish parking lot. No wifi was available at Rio Gran Village store that I could find. Hopefully, border crossing will remain open. Negatives: Many small rocks inherent throughout this site which one cannot 'remove'. Be sure to bring good pad. I had Exped plus placed a thicker exercise pad underneath it. ( Thicker than a yoga mat). I did not feel any rocks. Had a thick quilt for the inside of the floor tent to further cushion. It was in low 30's at night so had brought these primarily for warmth.
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@CandaceBAB0A1A · Camped on Dec 26, 2024 at Campsite #33
Very nice campground, the camp hosts, a couple, were delightful, wish I could remember their names. The bathrooms were clean, and the campsites as well, with a large metal box for food, and what not, so that the critters stay away. It is close to the general store, and gas pumps, and the store has showers, $2.00 for 5 min. nice hot water after a bit. If you need cell service you get it at the general store.
@Alexander40367 · Camped on Dec 25, 2024 at Campsite #33
Great campground. Quiet, peaceful, and clean. Camp hosts did a great job keeping the sites organized and clean.
Good
@GERRISHWDC3D71 · Camped on Apr 17, 2024 at Campsite #33
Our campsite was small and very tight. In general, the campground has too many sites for the size of the campground resulting in a feeling of being James in with little isolation from others
Major Issues
@ThienN974FAEBF · Camped on Mar 9, 2024 at Campsite #33
the park is well kept and clean. our only complaint is there are no showers in the campground. there are coin operated showers at the store.
@PaulK4963226 · Camped on Mar 5, 2024 at Campsite #33
Quiet location for tent camping. Beautiful walk/hike nearby at Rio Grande Village Nature Trail. Close proximity to the "must visit" Hot Springs Historic Trail.
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@KurtS1880482 · Camped on Dec 14, 2023 at Campsite #33
Site was amazing! Sky was amazing! Park was amazing! The campground itself was very quiet, but there was no enforcement of quiet hours, so people staying up late and being loud was a negative.
@WENDYB6967976 · Camped on Mar 4, 2023 at Campsite #33
We liked our campsite which was along the outer edge in the no generator zone and was more private than the ones out in the more open area. It was also very close to the Nature Trail which we took every day of our stay at least once and sometimes twice a day. As for the rest of the park there is certainly lots to see and do but the unpaved roads were very rough. We have a truck with 4x4 but even so the roads were very difficult to drive. If there is any money to improve the roads maybe some of them could be smoothed out so they are a little less bone-jarring.
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@JudyZE25FF34C5 · Camped on Feb 4, 2023 at Campsite #33
We saw a javelina in the campground as well as a roadrunner. Quiet.
@MadyK9B24FD587 · Camped on Jan 16, 2023 at Campsite #33
Rio Grande Village was looking very tidy this year on our recent stay. Dead trees had been removed, new shelters built, and irrigation was providing necessary water for the trees and grass. We come to this campsite because of the bird life, which unfortunately is maybe 10% of what it used to be. The great freeze of February '21 killed all the bugs, and the birds have gone elsewhere. We hope they will return. But RGV is looking better than it did last year, and for that we're happy.
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@PeterH7075759 · Camped on Nov 17, 2022 at Campsite #33
Clean. Was met by the camp host immediately. Great overlook and trail. Actually about 10 degrees or so warmer than the Chisos Mountain area. Highly recommend!
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@DanielC8838163 · Camped on Nov 14, 2022 at Campsite #33
We enjoyed camping out for the night and the hiking trails were great. The view of the stars was excellent at night.
@calvinmF882D32 · Camped on Nov 8, 2022 at Campsite #33
Enjoyed our stay at Rio Grande Village. Park was quiet at night. Everything was clean and the hosts were friendly and helpful. Saw the most amazing sunset our last night at the park. Big Bend is our favorite national park and I recommend it as a vacation destination. We especially enjoy the back country campsites.
@ChihWeiWCFB101 · Camped on Feb 25, 2022 at Campsite #33
Great campground. Some sites might be flooded due to irrigation - be aware when you choose the site. Great amenities - camp store has coin laundry and coin-operated shower.
@MichaelS179730 · Camped on Feb 18, 2022 at Campsite #33
The most beautiful and quiet campground Ive ever been too! Wild donkeys, cows, Rio Grande, absolute solitude and beautiful dark sky. I suggest to book outer loop closer to River to avoid flood from irrigation. Amphitheater programs are great! Beware of the nails on the road aka leaking tires. Ladies are Rio Grande Village are the best + they have Diegos number who can fix a tire in Terlingua;) He did it for us and saved our trip!
@AndrewA243 · Camped on Nov 4, 2021 at Campsite #33
Not enough campsites are 1st come 1st serve. This is a major problem as many people made their reservation and didn't even bother to show up (ie, sites were vacant that could have been released to the public). I wanted to stay a 2nd night but did not have that option. Also, people ran generators after the time allowed, and obnoxious people made noise before 6am because they wanted to be on some time schedule and pack up at that ungodly hour.
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@WAIKITL635 · Camped on Apr 15, 2021 at Campsite #33
campsite ground was so tight packed that it was difficult to hammer in spikes. As a matter of fact, a few of the metal spikes were deformed from all the hammering.
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@BethE593 · Camped on Mar 19, 2021 at Campsite #33
My favorite was the Santa Elena Canyon! Beautiful scenery, and I loved my stay at the Rio Grande Village!
Major Issues
@JohnD719 · Camped on Mar 17, 2021 at Campsite #33
Greta place to camp. Love the Nature Trail @ sunset.
@JanellN458 · Camped on Feb 12, 2021 at Campsite #33
This national park is amazing! The campgrounds are nice. It was great to have generator free zones. We ended up going during the big freeze but still enjoyed our stay here. Will go back someday when the weather cooperates.
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