Big Bend National Park47
Campsite #47 at Rio Grande Village Campground, Big Bend National Park, TX
$16
Campsite #47
| Drive-In | 8 people |
| 40 ft | Back-in |
| 2 | weak |
5/18
Campsite #47 Features: Drive-In access, Back-in parking, 40ft driveway, Food Storage Locker, Picnic Table, RV Site, Tent Site, Trailer Site, Pets Allowed
Campsite Reviews (14)
3.0 out of 5
| 5 star | | 50% |
| 4 star | | 21% |
| 3 star | | 21% |
| 2 star | | 7% |
| 1 star | | 0% |
@StephenF342835 · Camped on Mar 13, 2025 at Campsite #47
An average car campground in the desert. Bathroom a little run down - Soap dispenser broken, one stall without toilet paper. Was nice staging area for a backpack trip.
@RonTerC379029C · Camped on Jan 8, 2025 at Campsite #47
Great dry camping. No hookups in area to the left (our choice) but full hookups to the right. Plenty of potable water faucets around. Bobcat, javelina, road runners, all fun to watch. Great hiking. Note; Big Bend is a large national park.
@CynthiaG850500 · Camped on Dec 12, 2024 at Campsite #47
Nice sites, quiet at night
@joelM2972111 · Camped on Apr 9, 2024 at Campsite #47
Nice, well maintained campground. We went to Big Bend for the wildlife and dark skies. Plenty to see right from the camp site. Nice nature trail with great viewpoint for sunrise/sunset a short walk from the campsite.
@NancyP1507084 · Camped on Mar 22, 2024 at Campsite #47
Loved having shade in the no. Generator loop. Peaceful. Hosts were great! Friendly, informative, and helpful.
@RodolfoSA1CC5D · Camped on Nov 23, 2023 at Campsite #47
Love it! Will come back
@CodyC2927596 · Camped on Apr 14, 2023 at Campsite #47
The campsite was excellent and had some of the best food storage and bathroom facilites that I have encountered while camping. Two notes: (1) it gets really windy at night and (2) cows are liable to wander on to the campgrounds. I deducted a star for the latter.
@LeeC667 · Camped on Dec 14, 2021 at Campsite #47
The campground is well laid out and close to several attractions in Big Bend, so I would have liked to stay entirely positive. We spent two nights there and the first night, a water line break resulted in no drinking water supply and no functioning toilets. I was surprised no attempt was made to notify us prior to arriving so that we could find drinking water elsewhere and no effort was made to account (refund?) fees charged for staying there. We were also in a no generator area, but at least one motor home type vehicle completely ignored this requirement and had a generator running for several hours in the evening. There were uniformed NPS staff and/or volunteers around checking camping receipts on the campsite posts, so it's not like no one noticed.
@JaeL773 · Camped on Nov 13, 2021 at Campsite #47
Very nice bathroom. Park is just so big that you need to prepare everything before coming for camping. Prepare enough food and full tank of gas.
This site is also about 1.5 hour away from Santa Elena canyon
This site is also about 1.5 hour away from Santa Elena canyon
@KimB476 · Camped on Nov 7, 2021 at Campsite #47
Big Bend was much more than we expected. It was so diverse in scenery and activities. We loved soaking in the hot springs and then taking a swim in the Rio grande, an off road adventure led to an amazing hike and then of course there is the beautiful Santa Elena Canyon. So much to do so little time. We were in the park for 4 nights and we could have stayed another week and not been bored.
@DianaP993 · Camped on Mar 28, 2021 at Campsite #47
Scenery and location are great. Very questionable management that doesn't allow use of generators or provision for plug-in electric due to the very hot climate.
@KimA846 · Camped on Mar 4, 2021 at Campsite #47
We had a great experience at Big Bend. We were sad to see so many unused camping spots; lots of sites that had reserved tickets never were occupied. It was hard to get a reservation at the campground due to COVID restrictions, so it was hard to see wanted spaces go unused. (Made much more space for those of us that were there.)
@EmileD121 · Camped on Jan 29, 2021 at Campsite #47
Difficult to get a reservation but so worth it. Same day campsites closed because of Covid, but it appears to me they are plenty spaced out and the campground was sparsely populated.
@ToddE277 · Camped on Jan 27, 2021 at Campsite #47
Rio Grande Village is nice, but it is a typical campsite. The Chisos Basin Campsite has spectacular views. However, I highly recommend the back country camping.
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