Austin to Big Bend - Hill country stops
Hi Folks, Planning a winter trip to visit our daughter in Austin then go to Big Ben. Would like to do a thing or two in between. Searching the forums, Inks Lake SP looks good. Anything else not to ...
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I prefer taking US-90 rather than I-10 from I-35 to Big Bend/ Alpine/ Van Horn.
Garner State Park near Uvalde is excellent.
We also like Seminole Canyon State Park just west of Del Rio.
The Pecos River Bridge is a surprise.
The Judge Roy Bean Museum in Langrty.
Your 24-footer will fit into any campground in Big Bend.
Depending upon the weather at the time of your visit - a river side campground might be best. The Chisos Basin CG is at 5,400 ft elevation. During our summer there as hosts - we never saw a temp above 95 while it was regularly over 105 at RGV. But in the winter, the Basin often sees a little light snow, and temps can drop below freezing at night.
Or not - Big Bend is still Texas - our weather is bi-polar.
Rio Grande Village has about 100 dry camping sites. Some in an area which can run generators for a few hours a day.
Next to the Rio Grande Village Store is a concessionaire run parking lot campground with FHU spots.
The Chisos Basin Campground will hold your rig in several spots. Preferred would be #9. It's one of few sites in that CG which has a back-in/ pull-in area for a small rig. Most of the sites in the Basin CG are just wide spots alongside the road. Several are level enough for a small trailer or Class C/A. (My sig pic was taking at the host spot in the Basin CG.) The first / upper loop at the Basin allows generator use for a while each morning and each evening.
The Cottonwood CG does not allow generator usage.
Garner State Park near Uvalde is excellent.
We also like Seminole Canyon State Park just west of Del Rio.
The Pecos River Bridge is a surprise.
The Judge Roy Bean Museum in Langrty.
Your 24-footer will fit into any campground in Big Bend.
Depending upon the weather at the time of your visit - a river side campground might be best. The Chisos Basin CG is at 5,400 ft elevation. During our summer there as hosts - we never saw a temp above 95 while it was regularly over 105 at RGV. But in the winter, the Basin often sees a little light snow, and temps can drop below freezing at night.
Or not - Big Bend is still Texas - our weather is bi-polar.
Rio Grande Village has about 100 dry camping sites. Some in an area which can run generators for a few hours a day.
Next to the Rio Grande Village Store is a concessionaire run parking lot campground with FHU spots.
The Chisos Basin Campground will hold your rig in several spots. Preferred would be #9. It's one of few sites in that CG which has a back-in/ pull-in area for a small rig. Most of the sites in the Basin CG are just wide spots alongside the road. Several are level enough for a small trailer or Class C/A. (My sig pic was taking at the host spot in the Basin CG.) The first / upper loop at the Basin allows generator use for a while each morning and each evening.
The Cottonwood CG does not allow generator usage.
