Colima Campsites

Three backpacking sites including a group site in the Chisos Mountains.

Brewster county • TX • USA

Big Bend National Park (National Park Service)

High Chisos backpacking campsites within a few miles of distant views, rock scrambling, and peak climbing. Each campsite is hundreds of feet apart. CO-1 is the group site. CO-2 supports one tent/three people. CO-3 is four people/two tents.

availability of flush toilets — N

backcountry site — Y

base-fee — $12

gcs for campground — 29.242414,-103.298985

gcs for checkin booth/ranger station — 29.270345,-103.300487

gcs for parking — 29.270214,-103.300129

gcs for trailhead — 29.268248,-103.303023

date of first addition of the campground to the database — 2018-12-20

drinking-water — N

drinking-water-notes — 1/5th mile from campsite is a running water from a pipe at Boot Spring at Juniper canyon below a cabin. The water should be filtered or treated.

drive-up camping — N

driving directions — Trailhead is at Chisos Basin.

electricity — N

elevation — 6900 feet

elevation change (for hiking) — 1700 feet

entrance fee separate from campsite fee — yes

firepits — N

firepits-notes — Wood fires and ground fires are prohibited

firewood — N

first-come-first-served — Permit required.

food box, food cable (for bears, etc) — Bear boxes provided.

group sites size — 5 tents

hiking directions (for backcountry) — Ascend the forested Pinnacles trail for 3.5 miles to the Emory Peak trail junction, then follow the Colima / Boot Canyon trail south about 1 mile to the Colima campsites turnoff. Alternate directions is 4.3 miles via Laguna Meadow Trail.

important notes (or warning) — Backcountry permit is required.

limit of people per site — 15

management-parent — National Park Service

map url — https://www.nps.gov/bibe/planyourvisit/upload/Chisos-Basin-Trail-Map-2.png

number of camp sites — 1

number of tent sites — 5

pets-allowed — N

portable outhouse / non-flush toilets — Yes, about 1/7th mile away at the Boot Canyon (BC1) campsite.

post office — Yes, at ranger station.

reservations (required or not accepted) — First-come first-served registrations required at ranger station.

running water — N

shade shelters — N

store — Yes, at parking lot

submitter — jcr

submitter last visited — 2018-11

time to access campsite — 2 hours

urls / links to other resources — https://www.nps.gov/bibe/planyourvisit/backpacking_chisos.htm https://www.nps.gov/bibe/planyourvisit/upload/Chisos-Mountains-Backcountry-Camping-Guide-reduced-size.pdf

visitors center — Yes, at parking lot

walk-in sites — Y

Other campsites here: Several other primitive campsites along the trails, but all require pre-registration.

Nearby campgrounds: 42 backpacking campsites in the High Chisos trails. Nearest are: Blue Creek, Boot Canyon, Juniper Canyon, Southwest Rim, and Toll Mountain. Others include Boulder Meadow, Juniper Flat, Laguna Meadow, Laguna West, Northeast Rim, Pinnacles, Southeast Rim. Some are closed in spring for falcon nesting. Driveup camping at Chisos Basin.