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Amistad National Recreation Area, Del Rio, Texas will be looking for experienced boondocking folks next winter as Camphosts for several small Amistad NRA Campgrounds around the Lake. Amistad National Recreation Area Spur 406 Campground - 6 Campsites with ramada, picnic table, Grill - Some dispersed camping available(limited) Septic Storage Tank, pumped by Amistad NRA Staff Paved road to campground, gravel/dirt sites Amistad NRA may be able to provide 50 gallon Water tank OR, potable water is available 10 miles away at Governors Landing. No Electric - Plenty of Solar Approximately 20 miles to Del Rio & Super Walmart San Pedro Campground (Spur 454) - 35 Campsites, ramada, picnic table, grill Septic Storage Tank, pumped by Amistad NRA Staff 1/2 mile graded gravel road with gravel/dirt campsites Amistad NRA may be able to provide 50 gallon water tank OR potable water is available about 3 miles and 7 miles from campground. Approximately 7 miles form Del Rio & Super Walmart No Electric - more Solar Rough Canyon Campground - 4 Campsites, ramada, picnic table, grill Septic Storage Tank, Potable water hookup at campsite, 30/50 amp electric (Full Hookup Site) Still plenty of Solar About 15-20 miles to Del Rio & Super Walmart Paved road to campground, camp sites gravel/dirt 277 North Campground - 17 Campsites, ramada, picnic table, grill Septic Storage Tank, pumped by Amistad NRA staff. Amistad NRA may be able to provide 50 gallon water tank OR potable water available 7-10 miles from campground. No Electric - Still Solar Del Rio & Super Walmart about 7-10 miles Governors Landing 15 Campsites, ramada, picnic table, grill Full Hookup RV Volunteer Campsite with 20/30/50 amp electric with paved site. Paved road, campsites gravel/dirt Del Rio & Super Walmart 10 miles. Vault Toilets at each location. RV Volunteers do not clean restrooms. Iron Ranger handles all the money, so no collecting of fees. Amistad NRA maintenance division cleans restrooms and stocks with TP. However, RV Volunteers are provided emergency TP issue for restocking vault toilets when needed. There isn't any corncobs in the area, and the prickly pear cactus is a little too prickly. Amistad NRA does require fingerprints for background. They reimburse any costs in obtaining prints. We have been printed last year and again this year. Painless for us. Amistad NRA reimburses propane costs with a receipt. Between November and April the Campgrounds have not been completely full. The only time they come close to being full is Easter. Governors Landing is the most popular and fills up fast for Easter. It was the only campground completed full this year. This is laid back Texas at it's best. 24-28 hours a week. We record more, just because we are here. We are around on weekends and holidays, and take off during the week when we want or need to. Typical NPS, great folks to work with. If anyone has a burning desire to boondock at Amistad NRA, and have more questions, please feel free to pm me. OR contact @ Park Ranger Andrew McGahan at: Andrew_S_McGaha(at)nps.gov There are also 6 Full hookup sites available in the maintenance storage area at Diablo East if anyone is interested in other RV Volunteer Positions or activities, i.e. visitors center, etc. The bass fishing is great!, even though the lake is historically low, bring a boat and go after stripers; the depth is still 60-100 foot in the main channel and 200 foot at the dam. 2- 7 pounders were caught over the Easter weekend from the shorelines. Ciudad Acuna, Mexico has a population of 100 -120K. There are several English speaking Dentists in general dentistry, implant specialist, and oral surgeon. Also, they have at least one good Mexican Restaurant. Easy walk across the border, everything is close to the Mexico port of entry.

This is an update and followup of a post which was originally posted in November 2010. How to get started as an RV Volunteer? The below information has resources that will help answer that question! The type of information I value when searching for RV Volunteer locations, includes; RV Volunteer Site Amenities to include 30/50 amp, water, and sewer. Normally, this type of information is not easily located without direct contact with an individual Park. It has taken over a year to consolidate RV Volunteer Sites and Amenities information by personal contact with NPS Staff; to identify NPS locations that Have RV Volunteer Sites and those that Do Not have RV Volunteer sites. This consolidation of information includes over 300 NPS locations. The information is available on the National Park Service Volunteer In Parks Network (NPSVIP), which is a free National Park Service sponsored site. The NPSVIP Network is designed for intereraction and the sharing of information between Volunteer Managers, Volunteers, and Friends of Volunteers. It is not a discussion forum, however, it is designed to allow members to easily share information. The NPSVIP Network requres registration. I have not had any issues with the site since becoming a member and creating an RV Volunteers In Park (RVVIP) Group in September 2010, which is totally a volunteer endeavor. The NPS Areawide Volunteer Coordinator that Administrators the site is a National Park Service Employee. The site does not have commercial advertising, soliciting, etc. Access is made available for Volunteers to obtain NPS items from a sponsored NPS non profit association Book Store and Gift shop. NPS Historic Sites and Parks are creating Social Media Sites on twitter, facebook, etc. NPS Park Rangers are being assigned as Media Rangers to setup, administer and monitor social media sites for their specific Historic Site or Park. Folks interested in having access to RV Volunteer Site Information as well as other Volunteer Information can access the NPSVIP Network here: http://npsvipnetwork...msg_mes_network If folks are looking for an alternative to paid work camping positions, and their Volunteer time is not about money, then RV Volunteering may be a great Option. A study of Volunteer Work for the NPS was determined to be worth approximately $20.00 an hour to the National Park Service. Working hours vary from Location to Location and can range from as little as 16 hours per week to 40 hours per week for singles and couples. The Perks other than being provided a FHU Site vary from location to location which are described on the RVVIP Group Page. There is one Perk that can not be adequately described; that is, the experience of the experience. Addendum: With the help of other members of RVVIP, information is in the process of being consolidated on RV Volunteer Locations, Sites and Amenities for US Forest Service, US Army Corps of Engineers, US Fish & Wildlife, Bureau of Land Management, State and County Parks throughout the United States. I hope this followup information is of interest and helpful to those who have thought about RV Volunteering, but didn't know where to start. Disclaimer: NPSVIP Network is non-commercial. The beneficiary is the National Park Service. My involvement and others is totally Voluntary. There isn't any fudicial gain by RV Volunteers.