Southwinds Marina on Lake Amistad

We stayed a month. How could you get tired of the view? Endless sky and a different sunset every night. It was very peaceful. You have the low moan of the train now and again but it was interesting to watch it cross the bridge. There are roads to hike or drive if you have a 4x4 truck. The flowering trees and grasses of spring added a delicious smell to the air. The bathrooms were ok. Not the worst and the water was hot. 1-5 elec/water and smaller sites. I wouldn't park more than a 30ft there. 6-20 in a straight line full hookup and spacious! No fire pits, but a nice grill. Do not use your awning! Breezy to very gusty most days. Just park close enough to the shelter. Maintenance very friendly and helpful. We had a great time and would definitely come back. 

We tent camped on an rv site #2. A partial hook up...power water...no sewer. The men's room was not even useable. The urinal was holding a black sludge, the trash overflowing, trash in the stalls on the floor...and it was never cleaned the 3 days we were there. The primitive tent sites had weeds on the pads, were overgrown all around the pads just overall unkept. The "store" was never open the entire time we were there...though the hours were posted to be open. The front sitting area of the store had bird droppings all over the tables, spider webs all over the entire area, totally unkept. Spilled over trash right at the door, the BBQ grill had not been cleaned in a very long time. The "cleaning" supplies were hanging outside over the rail along with other just thrown out items...just a real mess. We never saw any indication of a camp host, other than a vehicle parked by an rv which had an air conditioner running inside. The entire property is unkept. It is a shame because it has great potential. Someone is not doing their job. Or really, a lot of people are not doing their job. Shame on the Air Force for not having more pride in their facilities, and not holding people accountable...and still getting paid for a job not being done.

Good location for us to visit Amistead National Recreation Area. Weather was surprisingly cool, cloudy, and occasional sprinkles so never took advantage of kayak or boat rental. We were in site 5 with 50 amp and water, no sewer. Okay by us because we would use the dump station on our way out. WRONG! Dump station was worst we have ever seen for a military campground. Approach around back of laundry was broken concrete with large potholes. Dump area was narrow with curbs on both sides. Open pvc drain with no cover and no water. We elected to pull thru an empty site and use the sewer connection there. Checked out the bathrooms and showers. Very dirty. Surprisingly the laundry was very good. New washers and dryers, free, and the room was quite clean. Trash can was full, obviously hadn't been emptied in a while. Homemade trailer still in a site but no sign of occupant. We liked the back-in electric/water only sites better than FHU as we had a nice grassy area and more space between our neighbors. We were here over Easter weekend so there were lots of young families and children. No problems and everyone seemed to have a good time. Very nice playground for children. We would stay here again if in the area.

As others have stated, it's not very clean or cared for. I don't need the facilities and can't speak to their condition. It's quite warm today and I've counted four dogs either tied out or in kennels outside, three of them in the homemade trailer at the far end of the campsite. Judged on the droppings, some owners are inconsiderate and leave pet waste where it's deposited. Fortunately, this place is not the norm and I only have to stay one night. 

There are 15 pull thru FHU RV sites 20/30/50 and 5 back in 20/30/50 and water sites.  Bathrooms could use a good cleaning but not totally bad.  Marina office/store is CLOSED on Mon, Tue, Wed and open 9-3 the other days in winter, it has very small selection of drinks and snacks,plenty of rental equipment available although it was cold while we were here.  Campground Host is on site 6, but you won't see much of him and not sure he knows whats going on. At least two sites are homesteading and trashy looking, one site has a FEMA rental trailer on it.  They do have 4 or 5 park models for rent in seperate area as well as two additional FEMA trailers.  It is apparent that this park has been ignored for a few years and could use some work and clean up.  However it was still a relaxing place to stay and we would return.  I did complain to the staff about the junkie looking trailers and the lack of attention being paid to the restrooms.  Del Rio is 8 miles away and has about everything you would need.  The base is about 15 miles away.  Directions above are good.  Just keep driving til you get to the Border Patrol Entry Station and stay to right (don't enter border crossing) you'll turn right just after and across from Entry Station onto the Marina Rd, 1.8 miles and it ends at the Marina/Campground.  GPS had me turn before crossing RR, DON'T stay on 349 to border station about 2 miles.  I am told the manager has been in the position for about 2 years, the Marina employee has just started working out here recently and is trying to clean things up, and the Wing Commander has taken an interest in the marina and making it better, time will tell. It appears that there is a lack of Management oversight at this place.