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Map of Amistad National Recreation Area in Texas. The park area is shown as a long, thin green strip of land that snakes along the US-Mexico border, from the Rio Grande to the Amistad Reservoir and the Devils River. US land is shown in white, and Mexico is represented in beige.

Extended Description

This description will start by identifying the main roads, then will work from the northwest to the east to note park areas, followed by a full transcription of the legend.

Main Roads

A few main highways are shown as red lines across the map. At the top left edge, text next to US Highway 90 reads “To Sanderson and Big Bend National Park.” Heading east, the highway runs above the Rio Grande.

The road continues east, below the Pecos River and then cutting across it over to Comstock, where it meets State Route 163. State Route 163 continues up off the top middle of the map toward Ozona. County Road 1024 branches off US Highway 90 just before Comstock goes off the top of the map. Red text near comstock reads, “Fluctuating lake levels change access and create hazards at many locations; check with the visitor center for current conditions.”

From Evans Creek, US Highway 90 continues south, crosses the Amistad Reservoir, through Diablo East, then goes further southeast toward Del Rio, and then off the right side of the map to San Antonio.

From the upper right side, a road jointly labeled US Highways 277 and 377 cuts down the right edge of the map to cross San Pedro Canyon and intersect with US Highway 90 above Del Rio, then crossing off the bottom right corner of the map toward Eagle Pass.

Below Del Rio, over the border in Ciudad Acuña, Mexican Federal Highway 2 comes up from the bottom of the map to the Rio Grande, where one branch of the road continues west below the river and up to Amistad Dam and Tlaloc (The Rain God). The other branch crosses the Rio Grande as State Highway Spur 239, which connects to the highways in Del Rio.

Park Areas

Near the map’s top left corner, Langtry sits off of U.S. Highway 90, just above the Rio Grande and beyond Pump Canyon. The Judge Roy Bean Visitor Center (a Texas state facility) is in this area.

Right below the Pecos River, which branches off the Rio Grande, is the park’s Pecos River area, which has a ranger station, picnic area, self-guided tour, and boat launch, as well as the Parida Cave Archeological Site and Boat Dock. Nearby is a triangular pink area stretching from the highway down to the Pink Cave Cove on the Rio Grande, the Seminole Canyon State Park and Historic Site. State Park Headquarters, camping, ranger station, and picnic area are close to the highway. Panther Cave Archeological Site and Boat Dock is by the river.

The Rio Grande continues south in smooth zigzags. Around the Zuberbueler Bend, green text reads, “Upstream from this point, the Amistad NRA boundary continues to follow the international boundary, which is mid-channel in the Rio Grande.” Here begins a line dividing the river into the US half and the Mexico half, which continues along through the Amistad Reservoir and ends at the Amistad Dam.

Red text below that bend reads, “National Park Service rangers do not have jurisdiction in Mexico; boaters in Mexico should rely on Mexican authorities for assistance.”

La Bolsa fits snugly with the Zuberbueler. From the tip of La Bolsa, a chain of numbers descending from 28 follows the US-Mexico boundary line through the river and the Amistad Reservoir to end at 1 near the dam. These numbers represent lighted buoys.

Around Buoy #12 and on the US side is Box Canyon, which has a boat launch and fishing area. A spur from Box Canyon and an unpaved road from Amistad Acres join and then link up with US Highway 90.

North of this, State Highway Spur 406 branches diagonally off US Highway 90 to travel toward Castle Canyon and the Spur 406 park site, which has a campground and boat launch.

Across from Amistad Acres, on the Mexican side, is Playa Tlaloc, which has a picnic area. Amistad Dam is just east of here.

Next, before US Highway 90 travels over the reservoir, it passes by hiking trails, a self-guided tour, and a group campground at Rock Quarry. Once across the reservoir, the highway continues past Governors Landing toward Diablo East. This area is boxed in with text that reads “See detail map.” A Customs site is just south of Governors Landing.

From here, the reservoir leads to Devils River, which swoops up past Castle Canyon and winds its way up to the top of the map. This arm of the park ends just north of Satan Canyon.

East of Governors Landing is the Visitor Center, which has a ranger station, followed by Black Brush Point, which has a picnic area, boat launch, and fishing area. San Pedro, which has a campground, group campground, and a picnic area, is on a small peninsula here. San Pedro is also near the Spur 454 area off of Highway 90, which has a hiking trail, boat launch, and self-guided tour.

Near San Pedro Canyon and right off of US Highway 277 is the 277 South site, which has a picnic area, fishing area, and boat launch. Across the way is 277 North, which has a campground, group campground, picnic area, and boat launch.

Continuing up 277/377, County Road R2 branches off toward Devils River and comes to the Rough Canyon area, which has campgrounds, a ranger station, picnic area, marina, boat launch, and fishing area.

Legend

In the lower left corner of the map, the legend is divided into two main sections, one of which has Spanish-language translations.

The Map Legend (Leyenda del mapa) has symbols for campground (campamento), group campground (campamento para grupos), fishing dock (plataforma para pescadores), ranger station (puesto de guardaparque), drinking water (agua potable), picnic area (area de picnic), self-guiding trail (vereda interpretativa), marina (marina), boat ramp (rampa para barcos), scuba diving (area de buceo), and swimming area unsupervised (area para nadar, sin vigilancia).

A pink number enclosed in a blue rectangle signifies a lighted buoy (boya iluminada), and a white line signifies unpaved road (camino de tierra).

The Aids to Navigation (Señales de navegación) section has the symbols and text as follows:

Do not use this map for navigation (no use este mapa para la navegación).

Channel Buoys (traveling upstream)/Las boyas de canal (viajas por aguas arriba):

Green rectangle for Port (left) buoy; boya de babor, izquierda,

Half-white and half-red rectangle for Mid-channel buoys (white light); centro de canal (iluminada en blanco), and

Red rectangle for Starboard (right) buoy; boya de estribor (derecho)

Regulatory Markers (Señales reglamentarias):

Orange diamond for danger (peligro),

Filled-in orange diamond for “boats keep out” (“barcos no se acerquen”), and

Orange circle for area controlled “as indicated (zona controlada “según se indica”).

Storm Warning Flags (Señales de tormenta):

Flagpole with one red pennant for small craft advisory (aviso para embarcaciones pequeñas), and

Flagpole with two red pennants for gale warning (aviso de borrasca).

Diver’s Flag (Bandera de buzo):

Red rectangle with diagonal white stripe for diver in water (buzo en el agua).

Below these, a scale shows distances of 1 and 5 kilometers (kilómetros) and 1 and 5 miles (millas). A small blue icon of Texas has a boxed area on the southwest border labeled Amistad National Recreation Area.