Big Bend National Park42
Campsite #42 at Rio Grande Village Campground, Big Bend National Park, TX
$16
Campsite #42
| Drive-In | 8 people |
| 55 ft | Back-In |
| 2 | fair |
5/25
Campsite #42 Features: Drive-In access, Back-In parking, 55ft driveway, Food Storage Locker, Picnic Table, RV Site, Tent Site, Trailer Site, Pets Allowed
Campsite Reviews (13)
5.0 out of 5
| 5 star | | 92% |
| 4 star | | 8% |
| 3 star | | 0% |
| 2 star | | 0% |
| 1 star | | 0% |
@Buenavent9B1D7 · Camped on May 1, 2025 at Campsite #42
Campsite 42 was an incredible choice! We had a huge amount of space for: enjoying a bbq-sponsored dinner, parking our car and setting-up the tent. This site had a decent amount of grass, and as it was surrounded by trees really gave us a fair amount of shade both during the evening and during the morning.The area is pretty safe, and I would recommend to everybody walking around, (specially during the night) to enjoy the solitude of star-gazing by your own.The campground ambassador came to introduce himself a few minutes after our arrival, and was very nice to talk to!Be aware of the presence of wildlife in the area, and of some farm animals roaming directly from Mexico. We really enjoyed watching them all.
@DebbieP8103589 · Camped on Nov 9, 2024 at Campsite #42
Camp site 42 is private with lots of wildlife in and around the site. Very quite, if there is noise the host very quickly stops the noise. Will camp at this site again.
@RickB1041029 · Camped on Apr 2, 2024 at Campsite #42
Best campground in big Bend. Nature walk out of the campground and overlooking the valley is stupendous and worth every bit of spending a night or more here.
@KirstenEAF9BF3 · Camped on Mar 8, 2024 at Campsite #42
Beautiful campground; spacious. Do not miss the "RGV nature trail", which is a short but beautiful hike with great views. The Camp hosts, Ken and Pat were present, hardworking and really nice. Bathrooms as clean as can at all be expected.
@ToddM7765289 · Camped on Feb 25, 2024 at Campsite #42
Every amenity was "as advertised" on the website. What was absent, was the professionalism of the volunteers. They were great! The privately run store needs some work (washers and dryers, discharge pressure on the diesel pump). Visitors center was first class. All the paved roads were in great shape. We were only able to see 1/3 of the park and will definitely go back to finish our tour. It has been a long time since I saw such a dark sky. Keep up the good work NPS!
@DavidR6871281 · Camped on Feb 5, 2024 at Campsite #42
very enjoyablefire ban put in effect sunday eveningthere needs to be a better notification because I did not know about it till the ranger told me no charcoal cooking in the elevated firebox
@KatyH7398502 · Camped on Jan 21, 2024 at Campsite #42
This was our first stay at Rio Grande Village (having previously stayed at Chisos Basin and Cottonwood). We have two dogs, and this one was the best for dog walking, as there are ample paved roads that they can go on. We stayed 2 weeks, one week on site 27, which has vegetation and is in loop 2, which is more set off from the main central area (which has a dearth of privacy). Solar was not the greatest at 27, however, and as I needed it to have sufficient juice for working, we found that site 42 for our second week was better, and as it was in the corner, it had a bit more privacy than many of the other sites in that section.We also appreciated having the proximity to the store for reasonably priced goods, gas, propane, and laundry, particularly being there for 2 weeks. It seems that daytime temps are regularly higher in this part of the park, and as it was January, this was appreciated!We love BBNP and will likely make it a regular stop on our winter travels.
@CLINTONC118632 · Camped on Jan 5, 2024 at Campsite #42
camp ground well maintained. Bathrooms kept clean. Rangers and attendants friendly and helpful
@youngj7F8B806C · Camped on Nov 20, 2023 at Campsite #42
I spent a night at Rio Grande Village campground. It was such a great experience to stay at the remote area. Will go back there again.
@JeffreyB529 · Camped on Dec 16, 2021 at Campsite #42
Amazing spot! I loved the bear boxes for organizational purposes and getting stuff out of my car let alone the animal aspect. The no generator zone was very appreciated.
@LuchianaF599 · Camped on Apr 25, 2021 at Campsite #42
beautiful campsite. once in a life time experience.
if not in a shaded spot, consider bringing a canopy.
wake up early to avoid the heat in summer.
this is a more rugged experience than some parks, prepare accordingly.
river current is strong, be careful if swimming.
if not in a shaded spot, consider bringing a canopy.
wake up early to avoid the heat in summer.
this is a more rugged experience than some parks, prepare accordingly.
river current is strong, be careful if swimming.
@JamesS775 · Camped on Mar 27, 2021 at Campsite #42
Amazing
@ShaneP908 · Camped on Jan 16, 2021 at Campsite #42
Loved the RGV Campgrounds. The grounds have bathrooms with running water and flushing toilets. There is a little room attached to the bathrooms with a dish pit to wash your dishes and drinking water spouts throughout the grounds. There are plenty of dumpsters for trash and recylings and Bear bins for storing your food. We did see a Javelina scavenging through the campgrounds so we highly recommend using those Bear Bins for your food storage and we heard coyotes one night. We stayed in the No Generator Zone so it was pretty quite and there is no cell service here unless you go to the RGV store, they have free Wifi and coin operated laundry but their showers are closed due to Covid-19. There is a Nature Trail that starts from the campground that we LOVED! It leads you to a cute little sandy area by the river, or you can take another trail up onto a hill with perfect views of the sunset. This trail is very easy, we saw people of all ages. Other trails are near by that you can drive to with parking spots, we highly recommend Boquillas Trail. Our Camp Host Suzanne, she was so nice and friendly.
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