Mexicano 2

This is a review of the Mexican 2 campsite at Big Bend Ranch State Park. I stayed at this campground in late December. I selected this campground for the quiet and solitude. The campsite is surrounded by hills and ridges, is remote, very quiet, and peaceful. There are no other campsites near enough to this site that you will see or hear neighbors. During my stay, I heard nothing at night until an... This is a review of the Mexican 2 campsite at Big Bend Ranch State Park. I stayed at this campground in late December. I selected this campground for the quiet and solitude. The campsite is surrounded by hills and ridges, is remote, very quiet, and peaceful. There are no other campsites near enough to this site that you will see or hear neighbors. During my stay, I heard nothing at night until an owl started hooting around dawn. There is also little if any light pollution visible from this campsite, so on a clear night there is a wide and beautiful view of the bright stars in the sky. The campsite has a large picnic table, a fire pit and ample tent pad space for multiple tents. There is no locker for your food, so you will probably want to keep all food in your vehicle so animals don't come searching for it in the night. There is no park bathroom anywhere close to this campsite and the drive to the nearest park bathroom will probably take an hour due to the roughness of the road; so you should bring a camp-toilet with you. To get to this campsite, you must travel roads designated for high-clearance four-wheel drive vehicles. And you will not make it to this campsite without such a vehicle. The road out to the campsite is very rocky and uneven and involves some rocky climbs, including a blind climb up a rough 17% grade. I have a 4WD Toyota Tacoma with off-road tires and to ascend these parts I had to put it in 4-low and go for it. I made it without issue, but a lower clearance vehicle would have bottomed out. You probably want heavy duty off-road tires and you should have a good spare. Allow at least an hour to navigate the rough 4WD road out to the campsite as you probably won't exceed 5MPH. And if you care about your vehicle's paint, there will be plenty of thorny shrubs to rub your vehicle on the way to and from this campsite. There is no fuel available in the park, so I suggest topping off the tank in Presidio before heading into the park. In summary, this is a beautifully secluded campsite that provides peaceful desert solitude and a breathtaking view of the night sky and if you don't mind the 4WD adventure getting to it, I highly recommend it.