River Road in Big Bend National Park is a 51 mile primitive road that runs along the Rio Grande River, from Castolon to just West of Rio Grande Village. During the hottest parts of the year, this area is probably best avoided, as it gets much hotter along the Rio Grande than the rest of […]
Big Bend National Park Backcountry Camping
Backcountry Camping – River Road East – Big Bend
River Road in Big Bend National Park is a 51 mile primitive road that runs along the Rio Grande River, from Castolon to just West of Rio Grande Village. During the hottest parts of the year, this area is probably best avoided, as it gets much hotter along the Rio Grande than the rest of […]
Backcountry Camping – Highway 385 – Big Bend
Highway 385, between the Persimmon Gap Visitor’s Center and Park Headquarters at Panther Junction, offers two spots for backcountry camping. The views aren’t the best you’ll find in Big Bend, but they are both easily accessible with low clearance vehicles. The challenge with both sites is that the entrances aren’t marked on the highway, so […]
Backcountry Camping – Old Maverick Road – Big Bend
Old Maverick Road is probably the best maintained dirt road in Big Bend National Park although the park does recommend a high clearance vehicle for it. The last time we went down the road, we saw a couple of lower clearance vehicles on it. Be very careful if you do take a lower clearance vehicle, there are […]
Backcountry Camping – Juniper Canyon Road – Big Bend
Juniper Canyon Road is a great spot for some backcountry camping in Big Bend National Park. The road traffic is very light due to it being remote and the road being so rough. Just make sure that you are in a high clearance vehicle with good all-terrain tires before heading out there.
Backcountry Camping – Pine Canyon Road – Big Bend
If you want to do some backcountry camping near the base of the Chisos Mountains in Big Bend National Park, but don’t want to deal with all of the traffic off of Glenn Spring Road, Pine Canyon Road or Juniper Canyon Road are good options. Pine Canyon Road is a much better quality road than […]
Backcountry Camping: Grapevine Hills Road – Big Bend
If you’re looking for a good backcountry camping spot in Big Bend National Park, but still want to be near Chisos Basin and park headquarters at Panther Junction, Grapevine Hills Road is a good option. You can get to the turn-off to Grapevine Hills Road by taking a left out of Panther Junction and driving […]
Backcountry Camping: Glenn Spring Road – Big Bend
Glenn Spring Road is a 16 mile unimproved dirt road that runs from a point just a few miles Southeast of Panther Junction on Hwy 118 to River Road East near the Rio Grande. The backcountry campsites on this road are primarily on the North portion of the road. To get there, take a right […]
Backcountry Camping: Croton Spring – Big Bend
Two campsites. Each site accommodates 2 vehicles and 6 people. Croton Spring is one of the easier backcountry campsites to get to in Big Bend National Park (you can almost say it’s not a backcountry campsite, but park management would probably differ with you on that). It’s the first left turn past the turn-off to […]
Backcountry Camping: Paint Gap Road – Big Bend
If you want to do some camping away from the main camp ground at Chisos Basin, but you don’t want to go too far, Paint Gap is a good spot. You can even get to the first three campsites in a car. You’ll need a four wheel drive with good off-road tires to go much further […]