There are 42 designated backpacking campsites in the High Chisos Mountains along the trail system to the South Rim.
All campsites are accessible only by foot. You must be prepared and equipped to backpack. Distances vary from one to eight miles each way.
High Chisos Backcountry Campsite Booklet
Descriptions, photographs and maps of the the 42 developed campsites in the High Chisos Mountains area. This is an invaluable trip planning tool for those hikers new to Big Bend. [9.25MB PDF File]
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High Chisos Campsite Photographs (118 Photos)
Photographs of the designated backcountry campsites in the High Chisos Mountains.
Did You Know?
From the 1930s until the mid-1960s, Santa Elena Canyon was formally known as "Santa Helena Canyon." The National Park Service dropped the H from the name to assist english-speaking visitors in pronouncing the Spanish language name of the canyon.