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This was the full hookup RV sites. They converted a paved parking lot into 30 sites. Hookups all worked great. Nice laundry and restrooms. Nice camp store. Gasoline was reasonable price compared to nearby towns. Big Bend is a dark sky site for star gazing. Unfortunately too many RVs left a lot of lights on.
We stayed at Rio Grande Campgroud for 3 n8ght. Absolutely loved it. We were on the back loop near the nature trail. The trees secluded our camp from the general camping spaces. We saw lots of birds, roadrunners, javelin, and while hiking the nature trail I saw other critters including some burrows near the river.
The camps tore was well stocked with WiFi, laundry facilities, and gas. I highly recommend staying at Rio Grande.
The campground came with many useful facilities. The bathroom was great with running water. there were also drinkable water. However, there was no electricity. We stayed at the campground 34, and following are some important points:
1. we saw coyotes when we reached the campground. It was interesting but also made us more cautious. in the campground, each camping reservation sites have a space for storing food or smelly items, to prevent coyotes and bears from attacking you. Please use that wisely.
2. do not use the trees to hang anything, no ropes, not even lanterns.
3. do not make noise after 9 PM.
4. follow every other rules in the brochure or in the website.
5. there is a Nature a Trail very close to the campsite. it is at the same time, so underrated and so beautiful.
When reading the reviews, be aware that some reviewers have posted reviews relating to the other nearby campground that is a full-service RV only campground beside the village store. We dry-camped with our 33' Class A at the Rio Grande Campground on Loop 1, Space 2 and loved the site, and the view! The Nature Walk is wonderful; be sure to hike up to the Overlook to watch the sunset. Beware of bears and javelina in the campground and surrounding area. Bathrooms have flush toilets and were clean. They have a RV dump site and water. Drinking water fountains available. They have bins to recycle plastic, glass, and aluminum cans. Sites have a lot of room, a picnic table, grill; and grassy area between loops. I highly recommend this campground. Choose the campground if you don't mind dry-camping, want spacious sites, and plenty of grassy areas and shade trees. If you want full-service book the RV campground and expect essentially a parking lot with less space.
Very unique place to camp. Lots of trails close by. Internet about a half a mile away at the camp store. Water spigots throughout the campground and a dump station on your way in / out. The camp hosts were extremely friendly. Generators allowed between 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
