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We don't stay in many campgrounds, in large part because I don't do rules, also I'm cheap. I really enjoyed the laid back atmosphere here, you simply pull in, pick a site and setup camp, even for a monthly rental there are no reservations or anyone telling you where to camp. They didn't bitch about my dog's breed or when I washed the truck in the street. For $550/mo. including access to the spa area, this place is a great deal and a nice change of pace to spend a month here for someone who otherwise boondocks full time.

They have wifi available for a reasonable charge but Verizon was ridiculously fast here.

This is the only Seeley Lake campground that remains open after 9/5.

Space for maneuvering an RV is a bit tight, not a lot of length for longer rigs, but each site provides a nice little lawn and picnic table area.

Access is fine unless there is a line up.

We opted to use the parking lot across Boyce Dr to wait for our turn. We also parked over there for a lunch break afterwards -- it was totally empty on a Sunday afternoon.

Rinse water only/No potable water on site. BUT, if you're traveling with your four legged bestie, there is a nice fenced in dog park located right next door!

Drive by review.

We tried to get the airstream in here and were unsuccessful. The way the shoulder of the road drops off, and the angle of the road beyond the gate prevented us from making the turn with trailer in tow. We gave up and resorted to Lee's Ferry campground as a sad but cheap alternative.

Later we came back without the trailer, the road in is rough, even if you can make the entrance, so be aware that there's more to come. However, the site at the end of the road is AMAZING. If you can fit, you should stay here. This would have easily been a 5 star site if I could have actually gotten in.

It's fine. The pull-thru sites are very dusty but extremely easy to get into. The woman in the office told us that we would be able to us the wifi for whatever we needed (work, etc.), this was the main reason we came to the park. But as with any RV park, it left much to be desired, it worked better in the wee hours when others seemed to be sleeping.

It was closely located to Terlingua Ghost Town and Big Bend, so it served it's purpose. The park also offers is a laundry room... However, I don't really recommend it. Both times I've used it (3 years apart), my money has been stolen from the machines, the clothes come out soaking wet but still dirty from the washers, then some dryers don't dry while others burn.

I said we could camp here again but mostly that's because there aren't too many other options.

We were planning to boondock at Badger Creek (https://www.campendium.com/badger-creek-campground) which is GORGEOUS, but we couldn't get the trailer in there so we resorted to a campground...

Cell service is good here, even though it seems like it may not be on the way in.

This was our first backcountry camping experience in Big Bend. We were looking for a place to use our rooftop tent and got lucky, Talley 2 was the last site available for the night. We paid $12 for the camping permit but could only use the site for one night, usually the permit is good for 14 days.

After passing Talley 1, I was even more glad we ended up where we did. Our location was so much better, in terms of traffic and the views. Talley 2 is a smaller site, but it accommodated us (the truck & tent) just fine. It's also situated on top of a hill, so we woke up overlooking a wide spreading valley. The views are truly beautiful and open, but I was thankful to find that there's still a little area with some privacy for "bathroom" use off to the side.