Governors Landing Campground

Stayed here 4 nights during the week and saw few other campers who left after a day or two. The place itself is isolated enough; the highway nearby is kind of noisy, but not enough to detract from the campsite.

Rangers usually roll through every other hour, but be careful if van camping and going to bed early - had a ranger knock after 9p to check if I was in there. Trash gets collected every other day and the vault bathrooms are alright!

Overall a nice campground if you're into water sports or biking, and there's a few nature trails nearby at Diablo East and Spur 454.

Yes, there is the road and random train noise from the nearby bridges. We however, didn't notice it enough to have it bother us, we slept great. Can't remember the site number we stayed in but it was the "pull through" on the water side. A little small for our 26 foot fifth wheel but we managed and once settled in it was an amazing stay. Was able to get lots of solar and cel signal was fine on At&T. The dog loved swimming in the lake and walks among the limestone shores were fun.

Water spigots were also handy to have and for 8 bucks a night it was perfect.

If you stop at the ranger station just outside of Del Río, you can snag a Jr. Ranger book. Once acquired, they will also provide you with the badge AND patch. No need to make a distinction here, folks. The ranger then grants you full rights to administer said patches once your children have successfully completed the book. Not only does this save you a trip back to what can be a well out of the way ranger station, depending on your plans, it grants the adult in your life (I assume) the full and immediate privileges of a NPS Ranger. I haven’t asked about my pension just yet, but I assume they’ll notify me come 97 or whatever the current retirement age is when I’m old.

I would have given this place 5-starts except for the continual car and train noise. I had to wear earplugs at bedtime. Several of the campsites have pathways to nice swimming areas. The water is very clear and cold compared to other Texas lakes. Can be windy at times. If you have a Senior Pass the cost at all Amistad sites is 1/2 price.
There is water at this location and a convenience store nearby for gas, ice & groceries. Close to Del Rio as well.

Governors Landing feels like a rest stop, but it's a campground. It's located right off the highway, which means there's a lot of road noise.

We chose site #5 because it's farthest from the road, and it seemed the most private (though we quickly learned otherwise). There's a trail to the lake leading to a dock behind our campsite, so we regularly saw people walking by with fishing poles.

Many sites are small and un-level, but there are a few that can accommodate bigger rigs. There is water available and 2 vault toilets.

Verizon had 1 bar of 2G - which means voice only, no data. I was a little worried about that since I use Verizon for work calls, but didn't have a problem.

AT&T - DOWNLOAD: 30.11Mb/s, UPLOAD: 21.42Mb/s

Perhaps it was the 80 degree weather, perhaps the fact that it's a mere 1/2 mile off the highway, or even perhaps that our children didn't fight the entire 15 hours we were there - regardless, if you're driving from say, the dust ridden towns of west Texas and need a quick, rewarding place to pull over for the night, the bluffs above Amistad Reservoir will be a welcome respite. Sure you can hear the roar of the big rigs still, but the views make up for it. Ain't nothing for amenities, save a pit toilet - but even that was appreciated if you know what I'm saying.