GOVERNOR'S LANDING, Amistad Nat'l Rec, TX

Governor's Landing, 

Amistad Nat'l Rec, TX

RUN BY:  Nat’l Park Service

LOCATION:   29.478791 -101.027626

Last Visited: 12/12/2018

UTILITIES:  None

COST:  $14

DISCOUNTS:  50% with Senior card 

OUR RATING (1-5):  Category I.  Score 3+

NOTES:  This campground is right off US-90 and sits on a point above Amistad Reservoir. Just south of you is Mexico. Amistad is a US-Mexican cooperative. We had a panoramic view. When you are in this part of the Texas you want to be sure you have plenty of fuel. Gas stations are few and far between.  We avoid traveling on Interstates so there were only a handful of places between Del Rio and Big Bend.

Environment: Amistad is at the intersection of the Tamaulipan Shrubland, influenced by the Gulf of Mexico, The Chihuahuan Desert to the west and the Edward Plateau of which the Texas hill country, by San Antonio, is a part.  

Amenities:  None

Dump: Yes

Public Water: Yes 

Toilets: Yes

Showers:  No

Laundry:  No

Phone Service: poor Verizon 

Nearest Propane: (sorry. No idea)

Location:  Just off US-90 west of Lake View, Texas. Turn south on Texas-349 and almost immediately turn right. If you cross railroad tracks you’ve gone too far. Follow this road. It will go under US-90. The campground will then be right in front of you.  Go straight. DO NOT TURN LEFT.  The loop is a bit tight but, truck & trailer, we’re about 46 ft long and had no trouble.

Proximity to shopping: Lake View might have some basics.  Del Rio is probably the closest to do any serious shopping.

Camping Population: unknown. We were alone. 

Sites: Tight but nice.  We had a great view.

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RATING KEY:    category - score 

Categories:  I - established campgrounds where one might spend a vacation or several days

                    II -  boondocking, dry camping where there are no designated sites and no amenities but one might choose to stay for more than a night.

                    III - over-night areas 

You must remember that we are scoring 1 thru 5 according to things which are important to us: the environment, cost, amenities, location, safety, camping population, site, phone service