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Falcon State Park

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Falcon State Park is 572.6 (144 developed) acres located north of Roma at the southern end of the 98,960-surface-acre International Falcon Reservoir in Starr and Zapata Counties. The waters of the Rio Grande River have formed a beautiful 60-mile-long lake behind the dam. Gently rolling hills are covered by mesquite, huisache, wild olive, ebony, cactus native grasses.

This State Park is site LTC 084 on the Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail.

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The area is very popular with bird watchers; varied and interesting bird life consisting of common resident birds, which range throughout the American Southwest, and many of the tropical species for which this is the northwesternmost outpost. Also, there are uncommon varieties such as the Green Kingfisher and the Varied Bunting.

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[edit] Site Information

[edit] History and Use

The park was leased from the International Boundary and Water Commission in 1949 and was opened to the public in 1965. This dam was built for conservation, irrigation, power, flood control, and recreational purposes.

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[edit] Access and Facilities

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[edit] Contact Details

Falcon State Park
P O Box 2
Falcon Heights, TX 78545
Tel: 956/848-5327

[edit] External Links

• Falcon State Park
• Map of Falcon SP

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