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The Chisos Basin is an area within Big Bend National Park in Texas. It features a visitor center as well as both a campground and the only lodge at the park.
The Chisos Basin is part of the Chisos Mountains, which is the only mountain range to be contained entirely within a national park. The mountain system covers 40 square miles and is the southernmost mountain range on the United States mainland.
To get to the Chisos Basin, it’s a roughly nine mile scenic drive up from Panther Junction. There are a few places to stop and take in the beautiful views.
Window View Trail
There are several hiking and backpacking trails that begin at the Chisos Basin. Since we weren’t prepared to go backpacking and had plans to hike other trails in the park, we only did the short Window View Trail.
The Window View Trail is an easy ⅓ mile paved accessible loop trail. It provides views through a rock formation called the Window as well as the peaks surrounding the Chisos Basin.
Sunsets
The Chisos Basin is an amazing place to catch the sunset. The Window makes for a spectacular scene as the sun goes down for the night. You can take the Window View Trail and sit on one of the benches to enjoy this event.
