TexasBig Bend National Park
Big Bend Backcountry Camping
Big Bend's vast undeveloped areas provide excellent opportunities for backcountry experiences if you seek solitude, wilderness, and adventure! The backcountry sites listed here are primitive backcountry road campsites and primitive backpacking sites in the Chisos Mountains. All are designated sites located in remote locations.
In this field guide49 site records · Backpacking Site
Source snapshotSep 21, 2026
Land managerNational Park Service
Official facilityRecreation.gov · 10028875
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49 sites shown
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| Site / loop | Site access | RV limit | Trailer limit | Driveway | Entry | Outlets | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croton Spring 1Loop not publishedSTANDARD NONELECTRIC | Drive-In | 30 ftvehicle only | 30 fttrailer only | Not publishedParking surface only | Not published | Not published | Gravel |
| Grapevine Hills 1Loop not publishedSTANDARD NONELECTRICReview in setup checker | Drive-In | Not publishedvehicle only | Not publishedtrailer only | Not publishedParking surface only | Not published | Not published | Gravel |
| Grapevine Hills 2Loop not publishedSTANDARD NONELECTRIC | Drive-In | 25 ftvehicle only | 25 fttrailer only | Not publishedParking surface only | Not published | Not published | Gravel |
| Grapevine Hills 3Loop not publishedSTANDARD NONELECTRIC | Drive-In | Not publishedvehicle only | Not publishedtrailer only | Not publishedParking surface only | Not published | Not published | Gravel |
| Grapevine Hills 4Loop not publishedSTANDARD NONELECTRIC | Drive-In | 25 ftvehicle only | Not publishedtrailer only | Not publishedParking surface only | Not published | Not published | Gravel |
| Hannold DrawLoop not publishedSTANDARD NONELECTRICReview in setup checker | Drive-In | Not publishedvehicle only | Not publishedtrailer only | Not publishedParking surface only | Not published | Not published | Gravel |
| K-Bar 1Loop not publishedSTANDARD NONELECTRIC | Drive-In | 25 ftvehicle only | 20 fttrailer only | Not publishedParking surface only | Not published | Not published | Gravel |
| K-Bar 2Loop not publishedSTANDARD NONELECTRICReview in setup checker | Drive-In | 30 ftvehicle only | 30 fttrailer only | Not publishedParking surface only | Not published | Not published | Gravel |
| Nine Point DrawLoop not publishedSTANDARD NONELECTRIC | Drive-In | 30 ftvehicle only | 30 fttrailer only | Not publishedParking surface only | Not published | Not published | Gravel |
| Nugent MountainLoop not publishedSTANDARD NONELECTRIC | Drive-In | Not publishedvehicle only | 30 fttrailer only | Not publishedParking surface only | Not published | Not published | Gravel |
| Paint Gap 1Loop not publishedSTANDARD NONELECTRIC | Drive-In | 25 ftvehicle only | Not publishedtrailer only | Not publishedParking surface only | Not published | Not published | Gravel |
| Paint Gap 2Loop not publishedSTANDARD NONELECTRICReview in setup checker | Drive-In | 25 ftvehicle only | Not publishedtrailer only | Not publishedParking surface only | Not published | Not published | Gravel |
| Paint Gap 3Loop not publishedSTANDARD NONELECTRIC | Drive-In | Not publishedvehicle only | Not publishedtrailer only | Not publishedParking surface only | Back-In | Not published | Gravel |
| Pine Canyon 1Loop not publishedSTANDARD NONELECTRIC | Drive-In | Not publishedvehicle only | 20 fttrailer only | Not publishedParking surface only | Not published | Not published | Gravel |
| Pine Canyon 2Loop not publishedSTANDARD NONELECTRICReview in setup checker | Drive-In | Not publishedvehicle only | 20 fttrailer only | Not publishedParking surface only | Not published | Not published | Gravel |
| Pine Canyon 3Loop not publishedSTANDARD NONELECTRIC | Drive-In | Not publishedvehicle only | Not publishedtrailer only | Not publishedParking surface only | Not published | Not published | Gravel |
| Pine Canyon 4Loop not publishedSTANDARD NONELECTRICReview in setup checker | Drive-In | Not publishedvehicle only | Not publishedtrailer only | Not publishedParking surface only | Not published | Not published | Gravel |
| Pine Canyon 5Loop not publishedSTANDARD NONELECTRICReview in setup checker | Drive-In | Not publishedvehicle only | Not publishedtrailer only | Not publishedParking surface only | Not published | Not published | Gravel |
| Robbers RoostLoop not publishedSTANDARD NONELECTRIC | Drive-In | Not publishedvehicle only | Not publishedtrailer only | Not publishedParking surface only | Not published | Not published | Gravel |
| Twisted ShoeLoop not publishedSTANDARD NONELECTRIC | Drive-In | Not publishedvehicle only | Not publishedtrailer only | Not publishedParking surface only | Not published | Not published | Gravel |
| Blue Creek 1Backpacking SiteHIKE TOReview in setup checker | Hike-In | Not publishedvehicle only | Not publishedtrailer only | Not publishedParking surface only | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Blue Creek 2Backpacking SiteHIKE TOReview in setup checker | Hike-In | Not publishedvehicle only | Not publishedtrailer only | Not publishedParking surface only | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Boot Canyon 1Backpacking SiteHIKE TOReview in setup checker | Hike-In | Not publishedvehicle only | Not publishedtrailer only | Not publishedParking surface only | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Boot Canyon 2Backpacking SiteHIKE TOReview in setup checker | Hike-In | Not publishedvehicle only | Not publishedtrailer only | Not publishedParking surface only | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Boot Canyon 3Backpacking SiteHIKE TOReview in setup checker | Hike-In | Not publishedvehicle only | Not publishedtrailer only | Not publishedParking surface only | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Boot Canyon 4Backpacking SiteHIKE TOReview in setup checker | Hike-In | Not publishedvehicle only | Not publishedtrailer only | Not publishedParking surface only | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Colima 1Backpacking SiteHIKE TOReview in setup checker | Hike-In | Not publishedvehicle only | Not publishedtrailer only | Not publishedParking surface only | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Colima 2Backpacking SiteHIKE TOReview in setup checker | Hike-In | Not publishedvehicle only | Not publishedtrailer only | Not publishedParking surface only | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| East Rim 1Backpacking SiteHIKE TOReview in setup checker | Hike-In | Not publishedvehicle only | Not publishedtrailer only | Not publishedParking surface only | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| East Rim 2Backpacking SiteHIKE TOReview in setup checker | Hike-In | Not publishedvehicle only | Not publishedtrailer only | Not publishedParking surface only | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| East Rim 3Backpacking SiteHIKE TOReview in setup checker | Hike-In | Not publishedvehicle only | Not publishedtrailer only | Not publishedParking surface only | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| East Rim 4Backpacking SiteHIKE TOReview in setup checker | Hike-In | Not publishedvehicle only | Not publishedtrailer only | Not publishedParking surface only | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| East Rim 5Backpacking SiteHIKE TOReview in setup checker | Hike-In | Not publishedvehicle only | Not publishedtrailer only | Not publishedParking surface only | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| East Rim 6Backpacking SiteHIKE TOReview in setup checker | Hike-In | Not publishedvehicle only | Not publishedtrailer only | Not publishedParking surface only | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| East Rim 7Backpacking SiteHIKE TOReview in setup checker | Hike-In | Not publishedvehicle only | Not publishedtrailer only | Not publishedParking surface only | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| East Rim 8Backpacking SiteHIKE TOReview in setup checker | Hike-In | Not publishedvehicle only | Not publishedtrailer only | Not publishedParking surface only | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| East Rim 9Backpacking SiteHIKE TOReview in setup checker | Hike-In | Not publishedvehicle only | Not publishedtrailer only | Not publishedParking surface only | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Laguna Mdw 1Backpacking SiteHIKE TOReview in setup checker | Hike-In | Not publishedvehicle only | Not publishedtrailer only | Not publishedParking surface only | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Laguna Mdw 2Backpacking SiteHIKE TOReview in setup checker | Hike-In | Not publishedvehicle only | Not publishedtrailer only | Not publishedParking surface only | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Laguna Mdw 4Backpacking SiteHIKE TOReview in setup checker | Hike-In | Not publishedvehicle only | Not publishedtrailer only | Not publishedParking surface only | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Laguna West 2Backpacking SiteHIKE TOReview in setup checker | Hike-In | Not publishedvehicle only | Not publishedtrailer only | Not publishedParking surface only | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Laguna West 3Backpacking SiteHIKE TOReview in setup checker | Hike-In | Not publishedvehicle only | Not publishedtrailer only | Not publishedParking surface only | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Pinnacles 1Backpacking SiteHIKE TOReview in setup checker | Hike-In | Not publishedvehicle only | Not publishedtrailer only | Not publishedParking surface only | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Pinnacles 2Backpacking SiteHIKE TOReview in setup checker | Hike-In | Not publishedvehicle only | Not publishedtrailer only | Not publishedParking surface only | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Pinnacles 3Backpacking SiteHIKE TOReview in setup checker | Hike-In | Not publishedvehicle only | Not publishedtrailer only | Not publishedParking surface only | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| South Rim 2Backpacking SiteHIKE TOReview in setup checker | Hike-In | Not publishedvehicle only | Not publishedtrailer only | Not publishedParking surface only | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| South Rim 3Backpacking SiteHIKE TOReview in setup checker | Hike-In | Not publishedvehicle only | Not publishedtrailer only | Not publishedParking surface only | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| South Rim 4Backpacking SiteHIKE TOReview in setup checker | Hike-In | Not publishedvehicle only | Not publishedtrailer only | Not publishedParking surface only | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Toll MountainBackpacking SiteHIKE TOReview in setup checker | Hike-In | Not publishedvehicle only | Not publishedtrailer only | Not publishedParking surface only | Not published | Not published | Not published |
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This snapshot contains 49 accepted site records. It may not represent every site at the campground. Hookups and accessibility features appear in each complete record.
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- Published address
- PO BOX 129, BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, TEXAS, 79834
- Campground coordinates
- 29.327814895, -103.205955801Campground location, not individual site coordinates.
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