Rio Grande Village Campground

Nice no frills RV park. The spots are close together, but spaced far enough for a little privacy. If people keep their outside lights off, the stars are amazing. There are nice trails to hike all around this area. The views are amazing. They have an RV dump with potable water at the entrance.

Worst campground experience. People driving in, out and around campground at night - all hours. Lots of noise and lights, with no privacy or separation. Absentee camp host who does nothing about said infractions. Main bathroom building was closed, for some reason, despite it being one of the busiest times of the year. All of which makes it impossible to enjoy the beautiful, serene surroundings. This is the Houston of campgrounds: car focused, busy, bright and noisy as hell. Feels like everyone is on top of one another. Cottonwood Campground is leagues better, more peaceful.

Probably not worth to camp in a regular tent (due to high winds and extreme temperatures). This is just nature at it’s best and not a fault of the campground management. The campground is nice with grass and some shade. Bring an RV for optimal experience

We loved staying at Rio Grande Village. Some campsites, including ours, had sun shade covers over the picnic areas which was great for September/October heat. Great views of the area & the Rio Grande from the campground and nature trail. There were javelinas grazing through the campground while we were there which was quite amazing to just sit & watch them! We wanted to camp in Chisos Basin but everything was filled up, so Rio Grande it was. BUT I’m so happy we ended up staying here … it was like an oasis in the desert. Only downside is having to plan everything so carefully since you are 45 minutes+ from the basin. Keep that in mind when booking!

It's a long way to many of the attractions in Big Bend and A LOT HOTTER than other parts of the park. There is a good reason the Visitors Center on this side of the park is only open November 1- April (IT'S HOT!!!) If your rig is short enough, stay in Chisos, it's regularly 10+ degrees cooler there. But, heed the signs, the road to Chisos is tight and winding - even a short trailer or longer RV could make things very tight. Even though we were in a full hookup site, we ended up needing our generator. As the person at the store said, "There's a saying in Big Bend. The power goes out whenever a deer farts." Not very funny, but useful to know if it's 100+ degrees out and you are hoping to use your AC.