Bird Island Basin Campground
Bird Island Basin Campground is a national park campground in Texas. The published nightly fee is $8.
- Type
- National park campground
- Location
- Texas
- Coordinates
- 27.46679, -97.31369
- Nightly fee
- $8
- Map
- Open in OpenStreetMap
- Website
- www.nps.gov/pais/planyourvisit/bird-island-basi…
- Phone
- 3619498068
Amenities
- Toilets (Vault Toilets - year round)
- Trash collection
Only amenities a source confirms are listed; an amenity missing here is unknown, not absent.
About Bird Island Basin Campground
Bird Island Basin lies along Laguna Madre with easy access for fishing, birding, windsurfing, and kayaking. There are 35 RV and tent sites and 10 additional tent-only sites. All sites are side by side on gravel. The tent-only sites are walk up to a sand flat. This area is also for day use activities. Vault toilets are available at the north and south ends with day use areas in between.
Cell coverage
No coverage data for this location yet.
Nearby RV services
- Dump station
- Dump Station · 17 mi
- Water fill
- None mapped within 50 mi
- Propane
- None mapped within 50 mi
- Low clearances
- None mapped within 10 mi
Other places to stay nearby
| Name | Type | Distance | Fee | Hookups |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bird Island Basin Campground | Private campground | under 0.1 mi | — | — |
| North Beach | Free campsite | 2.6 mi | Free | — |
| Malaquite Campground | Private campground | 2.7 mi | — | — |
| Malaquite Campground | National park campground | 2.7 mi | $14 | — |
| South Beach | Free campsite | 3.7 mi | Free | — |
| NAS Corpus Christi RV Park | RV park | 16 mi | — | — |
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Sources. National Park Service. Updated June 2026. Facility facts only; DryRig does not publish ratings or reviews on this page.