277 North Campground

The 277 North Campground within the Amistad National Recreation Area is located near Del Rio, Texas. In this video, I give a walking tour of the Amistad National Recreation Area 277 North Campground. There is a steep grade from US 277 when heading north into the campground. However, if approaching from US 277 heading south, there is no steep grade. Be aware if you have a long rig. Verizon cellular service clocked in at 36.2 Mbps download speed and 1.68 Mbps upload speed. AT&T cellular service clocked in at 78.3 Mbps download speed and 6.72 Mbps upload speed. T-Mobile cellular service clocked in at 52.4 Mbps download speed and 1.87 Mbps upload speed.

We have a 42’ fifth wheel. Tried to stay but only a few level long sites would work. One was taken at the time we arrived.

Decent views, plenty of space to walk, but sloped sites. This campground is positioned on a slight hill. So most sites are not level. However the incline gives the ability to see down towards the water a distance. No water view per se. Any rig around 35’ or less should at least have a handful of sites to choose from. Bigger rigs will still have no issue driving in from main road. There is a huge space to park and turn around while scoping out sites. Longer rigs: This is good spot to scope out first knowing that you have San Pedro as a back up option. This would be my preference over San Pedro for the views and ability to walk down towards water a bit easier.

Stayed here for 5 nights in December, 2019. Easy access to the lake where we paddled a couple of times during our stay. The Recreation Area also offered some hiking, which we did (nothing spectacular) while there. Del Rio is a few miles away and offers everything one could want.
Nothing fancy here -- a dirt pad (fairly level) with a sun shade over a picnic table which sits on a concrete pad. No hookups or amenities of any kind, except there are pit toilets. Plenty of room between sites, though there is little privacy. Just off Highway 377/277 which is not too busy. Noise was not a big factor at night. Pretty sharp (near U-Turn) with a drop off getting into the campground if travelling from Del Rio.

Some road noise, and someone else that was setup was working on things most of the days. More traffic than I expected on the road that runs through the camp spots, but it's usually slow and there's a fairly consistent ranger patrol.

I didn't use any pass, so I paid full price. Feasible to dump in the toilets the way they are setup if you can carry your tanks in. Not very clean, though.

Not much to do in winter, lake is dried up. I did see a bunch of deer running through the bed, from the boat ramp.

Nothing fancy here but you can't beat the price. After weeks in Arizona and west Texas, the first glimpses of that beautiful lake were most restorative. Ahhh... Limited number of sites but plenty of room, each site with covered table. No other shade. Basic clean vault toilet. Dry camping. Didn't appear to have a stay limit, no camp host and a few rigs looked parked for the winter. Good goat head sticker free dog walking if you stick to the roads leading to the lake. Little bit of road noise in the early a.m. The lake is gorgeous and city of Del Rio was a surprise. Every modern everything and a historic area with canals. Breakfast burrito at Stripes seems to be the in thing.