Ernst Tinaja — Big Bend National Park

This is an awesome site that is somewhat excluded. You are going to experience some traffic due to this campsite is also at the trailhead for the Tinajas. According to a park ranger, Old Ore Rd is the 2nd roughest road in the park. It requires a high clearance 4x4. We aired down our tires and averaged about 9 miles per hour. It took us about an hour to drive the 4 miles starting from the South driving North. There is no shade at this site.

So we underestimated the time driving down Old Ore Road from the north end takes to this campground. It took us four hours.

Old Ore Road definitely requires 4x4, and if you’re starting from the north side, plan ahead a few hours to get here.

It would be faster to take the main paved road to the south side of Old Ore, then travel north up it until you reach the campsite.

The campsite is very secluded with fantastic views.

This campsite is part of the attraction by the same name that people drive past your campsite to see, though.

Good primitive site with cover to the north and close to the tinaja trailhead. Lots of choices for tent placement in the sandy floor. One star knocked off because if you stay later than 9am you will start to see lots of traffic going to the tinaja trailhead. Site is directly next to the trailhead road. We didn't see anybody until morning came.