Rio Grande Nature Center State Park

Extensive trails

The visitor center is great with its busy pond, but if you leave that area and cross the drainage ditch by bridge there are miles of trails through a woodland and to the Rio Grande itself. Well wort...

Quite the Place...

On the Rio Grande flyway, the park has birdwatching – apparently 300 different species have been seen – we only saw 5 including flitting hummingbirds. Indoor and outdoor wildlife viewing areas are pre...

Rio Grande Nature Center.

Great place for all of the family. Picnic areas, lots of walking trails and a lot of wildlife. Walks along the river bank, lakes and wetlands with birds, ducks and animals. Excellent indoor nature ce...

Peaceful, Short Walk

Great area for a walk. The paths are pretty short; we looped around a few for about a 1.5 mile walk. Very quiet and peaceful. Lots of opportunities to see birds and plants. Some benches along the ...

Peaceful hike

Quiet and peaceful hike. Love the rio grande river landscape despite its low level. Plenty of easy trails and a visitor center to check out with bathrooms if needed. 3 dollars for day use which might ...