What is the maximum RV length at Big Bend Backcountry Camping?

Longest RV site listed: 30 ft (18 of 20 RV sites list a length) (per the listing)

Does Big Bend Backcountry Camping have RV hookups?

20 no-hookup individual sites (per the listing)

How do I reserve a site at Big Bend Backcountry Camping?

Reservable on Recreation.gov (per the listing)

Big Bend Backcountry Camping

My trips

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At a glance

RV sites up to 30 ft
Length limits vary by campsite.
No hookups
Pets welcome
Public land

1 available sites

Available only1 open of 40 site types

Laguna West 3

Tent · Up to 4 peopleHookups not listed

Available all 2 nights

$20 for 2 nights

$10/night · before taxes & fees

View full availability calendar · night-by-night from Recreation.gov

Availability on Recreation.gov. Showing 40 of 58 sites.

Site	Fr 13	Sa 14	Price
Laguna West 3 hike to	✓	✓	$10
Grapevine Hills 1 standard nonelectric	R	R	$10
Grapevine Hills 2 standard nonelectric	R	R	$10
Grapevine Hills 3 standard nonelectric	R	R	$10
Grapevine Hills 4 standard nonelectric	R	R	$10
Paint Gap 1 standard nonelectric	R	R	$10
Paint Gap 2 standard nonelectric	R	R	$10
Paint Gap 3 standard nonelectric	R	R	$10
Croton Spring 1 standard nonelectric	R	R	$10

Site

Fr
13

Sa
14

Price

Laguna West 3

hike to

✓

$10

Grapevine Hills 1

standard nonelectric

$10

Grapevine Hills 2

standard nonelectric

$10

Grapevine Hills 3

standard nonelectric

$10

Grapevine Hills 4

standard nonelectric

$10

Paint Gap 1

standard nonelectric

$10

Paint Gap 2

standard nonelectric

$10

Paint Gap 3

standard nonelectric

$10

Croton Spring 1

standard nonelectric

$10

Trip idea

Ideas for your stay

An idea to start from, built from this campground's listing and real tours nearby. Times, openings and prices change, so check each before you go.

Day 1 · Arrive and settle in
- Check in and set up camp.
- go fishing (per the campground listing)
Day 2 · Get out and explore
- Float the Canyons of the Rio Grande Big Bend National Park area · 7.5 hr · from $155/person
- Hot Springs Canyon Full Day Big Bend National Park area · 7 hr · from $199/person
Day 3 · One more stop, then head home
- Big Bend National Park Self-Guided Driving Audio Tour Big Bend National Park area · 2 hr–3 hr · from $14/person

Ways to stay

Bring a tent or have an RV waiting

Tent camping here: 20 sites take tents. See open sites ↑

Need an RV for your stay?

Rentals that may deliver here and whose listed length fits sites up to 30 ft. Delivery may be available — confirm fees and dates with the owner before you book.

LOADED Rustic Mountain Overland Trailer with Rooftop Tent!

Travel trailer · 12 ft · sleeps 4 · 196 mi from campground

$70/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

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Things to do

Activities near Big Bend Backcountry Camping

Bookable tours nearby

Paid experiences on Viator. Distances are from this campground when the tour lists its own start point.

Float the Canyons of the Rio Grande

Big Bend National Park area · 7.5 hr · from $155/person

Hot Springs Canyon Full Day

Big Bend National Park area · 7 hr · from $199/person

Big Bend National Park Self-Guided Driving Audio Tour

Big Bend National Park area · 2 hr–3 hr · from $14/person

See 1 more bookable tours

Big Bend & Guadalupe GPS Audio Driving Bundle (2 Tours)

Big Bend National Park area · 7 hr–8 hr · from $21/person

Best time to go

Seasons, rates and how booked it gets

Peak season Jan 1–Dec 31: RV & Tent $10 per night
Peak season Jan 1–Dec 31: RV & Tent $10 per night

stays up to 28 nights (Recreation.gov rules).

Share of site-nights open, booked and closed on Recreation.gov for the next months, checked Nov 7. Months further out may not be released for booking yet.

Month	Open	Booked	Closed
Nov 2026	26%	66%	7%
Dec 2026	42%	50%	7%
Jan 2027	58%	33%	7%
Feb 2027	64%	27%	7%
Mar 2027	65%	28%	5%
Apr 2027	83%	10%	5%
May 2027	90%	3%	5%

Plan your stay

How far ahead to book Big Bend Backcountry Camping

For March weekends, book about 132 days ahead. Three in four March Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 65 days or less before arrival. Past timing is guidance, not a guarantee of what is open now.

See booking patterns

Arrival month	Fri/Sat arrivals: half booked at least	A quarter at least	Other days: half booked at least	A quarter at least
January	36 days ahead	89 days ahead	31 days ahead	81 days ahead
February	45 days ahead	118 days ahead	46 days ahead	108 days ahead
March	65 days ahead	132 days ahead	66 days ahead	130 days ahead
April	63 days ahead	122 days ahead	59 days ahead	112 days ahead
May	31 days ahead	80 days ahead	24 days ahead	75 days ahead
June	15 days ahead	50 days ahead	19 days ahead	60 days ahead
July	5 days ahead	25 days ahead	9 days ahead	40 days ahead
August	5 days ahead	29 days ahead	7 days ahead	45 days ahead
September	17 days ahead	72 days ahead	21 days ahead	85 days ahead
October	50 days ahead	126 days ahead	49 days ahead	121 days ahead
November	66 days ahead	132 days ahead	60 days ahead	143 days ahead
December	45 days ahead	110 days ahead	44 days ahead	111 days ahead

Months with fewer than 30 reservations of that kind are left blank. Sites where nearly every booking was made the day of arrival (pay on arrival) are left out. Closed seasons, windows not yet released for booking, and currently unavailable nights are separate from this history.

Based on Recreation.gov reservations, FY2015–2025 (28,266 reservations in the years scored). Counts reservations made, not nights actually camped: cancellations aren't in the data, and nights a site was closed count as not booked. FY2020–21 (COVID) are left out of the scores.

Camping at Big Bend Backcountry Camping near Big Bend National Park

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1 available sites

Amenities & location

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