Region: Big Bend Country
Del Rio bills itself as "The Best of the Border." It is the seat of Val Verde
(green valley) County with more than 3,000 square miles. Agriculture includes
cattle ranching and production of sheep, lambs, wool and mohair from Angora
goats. Abundant hunting is available for white-tailed deer, wild turkey,
javelina, dove and quail. Enjoy fishing, boating and water sports on Amistad
Reservoir. It is home to Southwest Texas Junior College and Sul Ross State
University Rio Grande College.
With some 400 archaeological sites, the area is among the nation's richest in
aboriginal cave paintings. See Amistad Recreation Area in this listing and
Seminole Canyon State Park in Langtry.
Ten springs extend two miles along San Felipe Creek northeast of Del Rio in
Val Verde County. The San Felipe Springs form the third largest springs in Texas
with a flow of approximately 90 million gallons of clear water daily. The
springs were an important watering stop on the historic Chihuahua Road that
connected the Texas port of Indianola with Chihuahua City, Mexico.
Del Rio's sister city, Ciudad Acuña, Mexico, is across the International
Bridge.