Where to camp if we cant get a site in the National park. Also any great campgrounds in the texas Hill country. Thanks!

Watch this video on The Grand Adventure, it just came out and he covers his favorite cg in 2019. And most of them are in Texas including Maverick Ranch down at Big Bend and another one, I don't recall the name up in Hill country along with 3 more on the Texas coast. That's one of the best RV VBlogs in my opinion. He has a lot of useful info and has IIRC about 35,000 subscribers. He is probably one of the rare vblog making real money from YouTube.

Thank you Agesilaus! Eill definitely warch!!

Four campgrounds in the park:Cottonwood Campground: Water points, pit toilets.Rio Grande Campground: Water points, flush toilets.Chisos Basin Campground: Water points, flush toilets.Rio Grande Village RV Campground: Full hookups.Just google big bend camping.

Be aware of the climate there. Been there twice in mid-winter and both times it dramatically changed from hot to cold. We've camped all over and spent the coldest night(-7 F) of our 40 years of camping. I doubt that's normal but it can happen and frightened us.

For the hill country we really like Kerrville-Schreiner Park in Kerrville. Formerly a state park now owned by the city of Kerrville. Split by a highway with Riverside and Hillside areas. We like the Hillside, but it has only 30 amp FHU. If you want 50 amp FHU you have to stay on the Riverside. But both sides are great. And likely deer will come grazing thru your camp site. Good central area to visit Fredericksburg (with a large number of wineries), Boerne, Bandera, etc.

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caysea7254
Explorer
Jan 04, 2020
Agesilaus we watched his channel and subscribed to channel. Very good info. Thanks again!
LindaAnn
Explorer
Jan 11, 2020
We have stayed at the Study Butte RV Park on Hwy 118...we had full hookups...it's just a few miles from the entrance to Big Bend. And nearby is the neat little town of Terlingua, designated a Ghost Town, but with some good places to eat and a Trading Post. You can walk around and see the ruins of some old buildings and a very interesting old cemetery.
Big Bend is one of our very favorite places to visit.
Adiabatman
Explorer
Jan 12, 2020
If you don't need hookups, there are dozens of dispersed camping sites throughout the park. Most are tent-only, but there are some that are suitable for RV's. I found them using the Ultimate Campgrounds app.

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