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Boca Chica Beach |
South Padre Island
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| Mexico |
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Tropical
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Places
to See
from
Rio
RV Park
Brownsville, Texas |
Join us to see
places like Gladys
Porter Zoo, flea markets, dog racing, pro-baseball, and the
beaches – South Padre Island, plus lots of birding – butterfly
– nature center / sanctuaries. Museums like Art, Historic
Brownsville, Heritage, Stillman House, Palo Alto, Elvis Presley,
Rio Grande Valley (RGV), and CAF are great for the family.
Battle Fields like Palo Alto and the Palmetto Hill depict
life from the Mexican-American and Civil wars. Nature, birding,
and butterflying are best at National Audubon Sabal Palm
Sanctuary, Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge, Los
Ebanos Preserve, Gladys Porter Zoo, Santa Ana National Wildlife
Refuge, World Birding Center, Benson State Park, Butterfly
Farm Paradise, and Boca Chica Beach. The Chisholm Trail started
in Brownsville, Texas. The Historic Brownsville Museum has
a train section with the Steam Locomotive fully restored
and a Caboose from the same 1880 era.
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Brownsville can be your
perfect RV base to visit South Padre Island, Harlingen, McAllen,
Mission, and even Corpus Christi, San Antonio, Galveston, Austin,
and Houston.
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Matamoros, Mexico,
was founded before Brownsville. Casa Mata Museum, a fort, along
with restored buildings display early 1800’s architecture.
A unique view of downtown area history mixed with today’s world
makes for an interesting city to visit. Enjoy friendly Matamoros,
Mexican History, Market, Heritage, Shopping, and Dining while
you visit.
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| Rio RV
Park in Brownsville, Texas provides area maps, tour information
and area orientation
program (during the winter) helping you find every point of
interest and to get the most out of your stay in your RV,
tent, or a rental unit. |
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Immaculate
Conception Cathedral
First Cathedral built in Texas
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| History |
Brownsville's rich history began when the Rio Grande River
was declared the boundry between the USA and Mexico. The first battle
of that war happened just outside of Brownsville at Palo Alto. The last
battle of the Civil War happened between Brownsville and the mouth of
the Rio Grande River off Texas 4 going to Boca Chica Beach. Brownsville
has over 100 building declared to have historical significance that cannot
even be remodeled inside with out approval. The orginal cemetary is similar
to the one in New Orleans and built that way due to the flooding here
too. Museum include the founding fathers house - Stillman House Museum,
Southern Pacific Railway Station - Historic Brownsville Museum, and the
Confederate Airforce Wing with WWII military aircraft.
Brownsville's Historical Legacy with
discriptions and tour. Click Here.
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Whitewings Baseball
Team - Minor League Baseball
team. Located 20 minutes from Rio RV Park. Click for more information.
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Valley Race Park - Valley
Race Park - Dog race track and more. Click here to see web site.
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Rio Grande
Valley Museum - A collection
of historic building, photos, and memorbilia.
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Gladys Porter Zoo
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Here is Brownsville's internationally famous
zoological and botanical park. This intriguing zoo is most visitor-friendly
and a unique haven for over 1,500 rare species of mammals, birds, reptiles,
fish, and insects amidst natural settings with ever-blooming plant life
and also serves as a rehabilitation center. Plus, the zoo hosts special
visitor and community events throughout the year. Visit the Gladys Porter
Zoo web site for more information which includes special traveling exhibits. . |
| Sabal Palm Audubon Sanctuary |
| The Sabal Palm Audubon Sanctuary with its intact
mature growth of Texas Sabal Palms is an ideal location for birding or
a relaxing nature walk on its trail system. Located on the north bank
of the Rio Grande, the ecosystem preserve is as far south as one can
go in Texas and mainland USA. |
| Sabal Palm Audubon Sanctuary web site - click here.
Return to Rio RV Park site with your browser's return arrow. |
| Laguna Atascosa USFWS Refuge - click here |
| Enjoy nature with birds, butterflys, mammals,
and reptiles abundent in their natural setting. Easy to view from car
on two drives or at the visitor's center and photo blind. The Aplomado
Falcon can be seen almost daily. Short walks from your car make getting
the best of a nature setting very rewarding. A visitor center with a
wide range of books, brochures, guides, and nature items make this refuge
a must see. |
| Santa Ana NWL Refuge - Click Here |
| A good place to visit any time if year if you
are interested in nature. Specially, birding and butterflying are outstanding
with extra special effort to make the refuge visitor friendly. |
| Los Ebanos
Preserve |
| Visit the Brownsville area's newest private bird
and butterfly watching preserve. Explore garounds, gardens and acres
of self-guided trails through native habitat. Watch waterbirds from a
blind overlooking a lake, stroll through a lovely butterfly garden or
do a little armchair birding while you relax under a pavilion. Click
the title above to go to their web site. |
Call
us to talk about a Trip to the tip - of Texas!
Ask
about Rio Rentals!
Rio RV
Park
8801 Boca Chica Blvd.
Brownsville, TX 78521
Phone: 956-831-4653 or 866/279-1775
Fax: 956-831-0147
E-Mail
Rio RV Park
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