Southwinds Recreation Area

07/29/2026

Water Watch Wednesday

This morning's lake level is 1056.82 up 0.05 from yesterday morning (1056.77 ft), up 1.04 from last week (1055.78 ft) and up 9.19 feet from a month ago (1047.63 ft).

The water is low and boaters should always be alert for hazards. Low-lying islands and shoals are present in many places. Polarized sunglasses can help you see submerged hazards through the water by reducing reflected glare.

Open ramps:
Diablo East (left side)
Rough Canyon (left side)
Spur 454

For more information on lake levels and boating in the park, visit https://www.nps.gov/amis/planyourvisit/boating.htm

NPS Photo/Austin Rogers

Photo of blue skies and green plants overlooking a blue lake with a boater

07/15/2026

Water Watch Wednesday

This morning's lake level is 1048.94 up 0.61 from yesterday morning (1048.33 ft), up 0.80 from last week (1048.14 ft) and up 1.55 feet from a month ago (1047.39 ft).

The water is low and boaters should always be alert for hazards. Low-lying islands and shoals are present in many places. Polarized sunglasses can help you see submerged hazards through the water by reducing reflected glare.

Open ramps:
Diablo East (left side)
Rough Canyon (left side)
Spur 454

For more information on lake levels and boating in the park, visit https://www.nps.gov/amis/planyourvisit/boating.htm

Photo by NPS of a large blue lake and blue sky over the land with a bushy plant full of purple flowers blooming in the foreground.”

06/16/2026

Water Watch Thursday

This morning's lake level is 1047.40 the same from yesterday morning (1047.40 ft), up 0.19 from last week (1047.21 ft) and down 0.41 feet from a month ago (1047.81 ft).

The water is low and boaters should always be alert for hazards. Low-lying islands and shoals are present in many places. Polarized sunglasses can help you see submerged hazards through the water by reducing reflected glare.

Open ramps:
Diablo East (left side)
Rough Canyon (left side)
Spur 454
Photo by NPS See less

01/21/2026

what a find! 🕰️🌝🪄

01/21/2026

Water Watch Wednesday

This morning's lake level is 1053.08 down 0.10 from yesterday morning (1053.18 ft), down 0.35 ft from last week (1053.43 ft) and down 1.81 feet from a month ago (1054.89 ft).

The water is low and boaters should always be alert for hazards. Low-lying islands and shoals are present in many places. The safest way is to travel from buoy to buoy. Polarized sunglasses can help you see submerged hazards through the water by reducing reflected glare.

Open ramps:
Diablo East (left side)
Rough Canyon (left side)
Spur 454
Photo by NPS

09/25/2025

Monarch Facts

Monarchs are known for their incredible migration journey, traveling up to 3,000 miles from North America to central Mexico for the winter. The Monarch caterpillar is very hungry and can gain 2700 times their original weight. How to tell whether they are male or female. A Male Monarch has two black dots on their hindwings like in the photo below. Females don't have the two dots but have thicker veins on their wings.

Photo by Pixnio

09/09/2025

Star Party (and Sun Party!) in the park this Saturday, September 13th!

We'll start off the afternoon with solar telescopes set up at the NPS Visitor Center (4:00-6:00pm), then move just down the road to the Diablo East Marina Parking Lot for nighttime telescope viewing from 8:30-10:30pm.

Bring a camp chair!

09/03/2025

Water Watch Wednesday

This morning's lake level is 1056.33 up 0.05 from yesterday morning (1056.28 ft), up 0.22 from last week (1056.11 ft) and up 0.03 feet from a month ago (1056.30 ft).

The water is low and boaters should always be alert for hazards. Low-lying islands and shoals are present in many places. The safest way is to travel from buoy to buoy. Polarized sunglasses can help you see submerged hazards through the water by reducing reflected glare.

Open ramps:
Diablo East (left side)
Rough Canyon (left side)
Spur 454

07/14/2025

By Joel Langton The 830 Times Lake Amistad’s water level has risen nearly five feet in the past week, providing a welcome boost to Del Rio’s fisherman magnet. As of July 4, the lake stood at 30.3 percent of capacity with a surface elevation of 1,051.02 feet above sea level. By July 11, it had [....

07/14/2025