Amistad Visitor Center

- Located immediately off U.S. Highway 90 (look for the Visitor Center and flagpole). Parking has 3 designated van accessible, 15 standard, 9 pull-through oversized vehicle / vehicle + trailer spaces. Park is credit/debit card only, including the bookstore. Restrooms available inside Visitor Center at the back, left corner.
Black Brush Point - Amistad
- Black Brush Point is a Day Use Area with a boat ramp. The paved parking lot has 24 standard parking spaces and two suitable for large vehicles or vehicles towing trailers. The day use area includes 5 picnic tables shaded by tin-roofed ramadas. There are both a high-water level and a low-water level ramp; however, location may be closed when lake level is less than 1083 feet above mean sea level (amsl).
Box Canyon - Amistad
- One of the more remote parking areas and boat ramps in Amistad National Recreation Area, you will travel about 8 miles on a slow road from Highway 90 through the hamlet of Box Canyon before reaching the boat ramp and packed dirt parking area. The parking area can accommodate oversized vehicles / vehicles + trailer and standard vehicles. The boat ramp will usually close around 1064ft amsl. Pets on 6-foot leash are allowed, and their waste must be cleaned up a put in trash can.
Diablo East (Former) Marina - Amistad
- While the marina no longer exists, the expansive, paved parking lot still does and is the most popular area for fishing tournaments. It will accommodate 20 large vehicles / those towing trailers and 48 standard vehicles. Two spaces are designated disabled parking. This lot is immediately adjacent to the fish return tube and a restroom facility, and is near hiking trails, a boat ramp, and a Ranger Station.
Diablo East Ranger Station - Amistad
- Paved parking lot will accommodate 14 standard vehicles and 46 oversized vehicles / those towing trailers. There are 2 designated disabled parking spaces that will accommodate vans. It is immediately adjacent to Ranger Station and accessible restrooms. It is near hiking trails and boat ramps, and an RV dump station (can be used with proof of in-park camping) and fish cleaning station are en route to this area. It is the most popular location for boating and fishing tournament
Diablo East Trailhead (North) - Amistad
Diablo East Trailhead (South) - Amistad
- South (Blue Trail) Trailhead Parking for Diablo East Trail System. This parking is also shared with the fish cleaning station and RV dump station (must be currently camping in park to use), so please be mindful of the space needed for these activities.
Governors Landing Day Use Area - Amistad
Pecos Day Use Area - Amistad

- Large, paved parking lot with one designated disabled accessible parking space suitable for a van, 8 standard vehicle spaces, and 32 pull-through spaces suitable for oversized vehicles or those towing a trailer. Multiple picnic tables shaded by large tin-roofed ramadas with grills are adjacent to the lot as is a fish cleaning station and Pecos Nature Trail. Not far from the comfort station/restrooms. Potable water available.
San Pedro Walk-in Sites and Hiking - Amistad
- Very limited dirt parking area at end of campground for walk-in (tent) sites and trail. There are restrooms and fee kiosk where camping permits can be purchased with credit or debit card near this area in the main campground. Not suitable for oversized vehicles / vehicles + trailers.
Sunrise Trail - Amistad

- Limited, paved parking for Sunrise Trail. Property owners are allowing the three spaces nearest Highway 90 to be used for this purpose. Suitable for standard vehicles. The Sunrise Trail is approximately 1.5 miles long and connects the parking lot at 9685 Hwy 90 West to Spur 454. The hike begins on the Highway 90-side of the covered area but soon after cuts back toward the water. Located on the old Brite Ranch, there often is opportunity to view a variety of plants and birds.