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Rio Grande Village Campground is one of the main front‑country campgrounds in Big Bend National Park, set in a grove of cottonwoods and acacia trees near the Rio Grande. The riparian corridor at Rio Grande Village offers some of the best year-round birding in the park. You may wish to start your day with a hike along the Rio Grande Village Nature Trail (1), which begins adjacent to campsite #18. The trail crosses a beaver pond where you might see wading or shore birds like herons, bitterns, ducks, and kingfishers. Other birds seen along the trail include white-winged, mourning, and Inca doves, the yellow-billed cuckoo, Say's and black phoebes, Verdin, Summer Tanager, Painted Bunting, Northern Cardinal, and Orchard Oriole.
Walk around the perimeter of the campground, including the no generator zone, and look for Greater Roadrunner, Vermilion Flycatcher, Ash-throated Flycatcher, and Brown-crested Flycatcher. Peek into the mesquite thickets where you might find Bell's Vireo, Curve-billed Thrasher, or Black-tailed Gnatcatcher. Overhead, you might catch a glimpse of black, red-tailed, sharp-shinned, or Cooper's hawks soaring with turkey vultures and black vultures.
At the west end of Rio Grande Village is the Daniels' Ranch picnic area (2). The cottonwood trees across from the ranch ruins are one of the best spots to find both Golden-fronted Woodpecker and Ladder-backed Woodpecker. Consider a short stroll to the Rio Grande to search for the Mexican mallard, and both green and blue-winged teals. Look up and you may see northern rough-winged, barn, or cliff swallows flying overhead.
In the surrounding ravines you can spot the Canyon Wren.
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Rio Grande Village Campground is located 90 miles south of Marathon. The site is accessible by following Highway 385 south from Marathon. Press P on the map for directions. There is no public transportation. Various hikes are possible from the campground. Several trailheads can be reached quickly by car. Parking is generally not a problem. Guided bird watching walks are regularly organized at the campground.
Reservations are required for this campground. It is open year-round, but only a limited number of campsites are available in the summer months due to the extreme heat (110+ degrees). May 1 - October 31, 2021: 17 campsites reservable 6 months in advance and 7 sites reservable up to 14 days in advance. November through April: 60 sites reservable up to 6 months in advance and 33 sites reservable up to 14 days in advance. See for reservations the link below.