Bird Island Basin Campground

National Park Service · Texas

Bird Island Basin Campground in Texas. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 178 public campsites we map in Texas.

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.

What we know about it

Managed by

National Park Service

Fee

Not published (the agency does not list one)

Booking

first-come, first-served

Site type

RV & Tent Campground

Suits an RV

Yes

Phone

(361) 949-8068

Coordinates

27.46679, -97.31369

Nearest sites we map

• Malaquite Campground4 km · National Park Service
• North Park280 km · US Army Corps of Engineers
• Jacobs Creek282 km · US Army Corps of Engineers
• Cranes Mill Park285 km · US Army Corps of Engineers
• Potters Creek Park286 km · US Army Corps of Engineers
• Nails Creek State Park319 km · US Army Corps of Engineers

Source: Recreation.gov, dated 2026-02-25, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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