This is part of Amistad National Recreation Area and Spur 406 has a small, 6 site campground with tables and a vault toilet. There’s also dispersed camping south of the campground. Turn left on the dirt road after passing the toilet. We stopped at the first clearing but the road continues down to the lake where it opens up to a large clearing. The road is narrow and has a muddy spot with deep ruts. Almost any vehicle will scrape bottom and possibly get stuck. Since it doesn’t appear to get any maintenance by the park, if you want to use the road you’ll have to fill the ruts yourself. The reward is a great camping spot right on the water when the lake is high.
Spur 406 continues past the dispersed camping turn off and dead ends at Amistad Lake. The water level of the lake fluctuates depending on the amount of rainfall but it’s been slowly rising over the last few years and is now just 17’ below the full level. Depending on the water level, there may be no place to turn around. Walk to this spot and the dispersed camping areas if you’re unsure of the conditions.
I really like that area and stay there frequently. When the lake is at full most of that dispersed area is under water. A bit of rain and you may stay in there for longer than you planned. For those who are interested that is a great kayaking and fishing area. It is really pleasant in January.
ReplyDeleteYes, it is a really nice spot! Thinking about it, if the water was 17 feet higher that dispersed area would definitely be covered. It's probably only 5-10' down to the water right now.
DeleteThe lake level relationship to the dispersed camping might explain why I had not heard of the dispersed camping area before.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure if we're going to head west to Quartzsite the long way (along the Gulf & up the Tx/Mx border) or a more direct way.
I am paying attention to your reports, see you next year!!
That spot should stay water free for awhile yet unless they get a lot of rain. The ruts in the road are really deep though. I think that we would have scraped even with the high clearance of our motorhome.
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