Baghestan Rural District (Persian: دهستان باغستان) is in Eslamiyeh District of Ferdows County, South Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Baghestan-e Sofla.

At the National Census of 2006, its population (as a part of the Central District) was 5,395 in 1,861 households. There were 5,361 inhabitants in 1,903 households at the following census of 2011. At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 5,438 in 1,863 households. The most populous of its 58 villages was Baghestan-e Olya (now the city of Baghestan), with 2,704 people.

In May 2020, the rural district, Borun Rural District, and the city of Eslamiyeh were separated from the district in the establishment of Eslamiyeh District, which was divided into two rural districts and the city.