Big Bend/Rio Grande Village

Nicoletta Christina

An absolutely gorgeous place to camp! I was there in April and there must have been hundreds of nighthawks and bats there. I've been there once in 2019 and once in 2022 and it's felt safe, clean, and well-kept both times. There's a great little nature trail nearby, and the stargazing is absolutely fabulous. Do be prepared for mosquitos if you're here in the spring or summer (that's a lot of what the bats are hunting).

Cindy Sheets

We spent one night at Rio Grande Village Campground in May 2022. Large, very well-maintained and lovely park. Lots of grass and lovely spaces. There are a lot of smaller trees but they don’t really provide much shade. No hook-ups, but sites host a picnic table and locker box to secure food from bears or javelina. Restrooms available, but no showers. However, there are clean coin-operated showers at the park store just up the road. The showers and laundry stay open 23 hours a day, and are very reasonably priced (shower is $2 for 5 minutes; washer is $1.50/load and dryer is .25 for 8 minutes). There are a couple picnic tables out front where you can hang out and access Wi-Fi. A maintenance guy told us that very gusty winds are common in the campground, and advised not leaving our canopy out at night or when we are away from camp. We were very glad we took his advice because a neighbor who left theirs out nearly had it ripped off their camper. Friendly and helpful folks at the camp store, where you can purchase gas, ice, drinks, limited groceries, and some camping supplies.

Chris George

Great grounds to camp in! Amenities are well taking care of and staff helped us on multiple occasions (even had jumper cables) to make our impromptu camping trip a success. Nice trails close to camp, store and gas are very close, and very family friendly! Will go back when we get another chance.

Peter Ruehlen

Had an incredible time here in big bend! Would haughty recommend.

Kimberly Robinson

Spacious campsites. We stayed at site 31 and it nicely fit our 22ft van and was level. It’s semi shaded so your panels may not get full sun all day depending on the time of year. This site has a little path to the restrooms which is nice. This section is more private than the other loops and is generator free. Site 29 has a nice big space if you have a larger tent. Showers are up at the visitor center and pretty dated. I had a lukewarm shower but the view there at sunset was pretty awesome.