Backcountry Camping with a Black Series HQ19 in Big Bend National Park

We took our new HQ19 Black Series into the backcountry of Big Bend National Park. This was our first overlanding trip towing anything this big! We definitely learned alot. We decided to take River Road to the Johnson Ranch campsite. We obtained our backcountry permit and set off for a new adventure… This was our first off road trip with our HQ19 Black Series trailer. Starting from the east entrance, it is 36 miles down River Road to Johnson Ranch campsite. We started from the east end as the west end is typically rougher and more difficult.

We started out strong but by the end of the trip we tested our HQ19 Black Series and ourselves. We did damage the trailer, but it was nothing that couldn’t be fixed.

We enjoyed a couple of days of dry camping at Johnson Ranch campsite. There is a lot of interesting history at Johnson ranch. The Army air corp established a landing strip to patrol and protect the USA/Mexican border back in the 1920s. It was later decommissioned. We enjoyed hiking around the old ranch site and seeing the ruins and artifacts.

As our boondocking in the backcountry came to an end, we decided to complete the drive of River Road from end to end. Our exit trip was 15 miles back to the pavement. The drive out we were more prepared and took it slower with properly set expectations. As much as we wanted to head to a new destination, we decided to end our road trip and return home to make repairs on our HQ19 Black Series camper.

This footage was shot in January 2022, so make sure to check current road conditions with the park.

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