4 Days of Falcon

vegetation at Falcon State Park

Falcon State Park --- a few miles west of Roma, Texas --- a nice place to spend a few days. We stayed 4 nights. The campground is built on a vegetation covered bluff above the Rio Grande. The river is wide there, as in reservoir, due to a dam built across the river in the '50s. A local road to Mexico runs across the dam with an inconspicuous, little-used border crossing.  Roads within the campground lead down to the water, to a boat ramp and to a day-use picnic area.  Birding/hiking/biking trails run around the park's perimeter and a small herd (5, I think) of javelinas roam the campground looking for snacks.

Falcon is one of the few state parks in Texas that doesn't enforce the 14-day camping limit, so 2-month stays are common. That makes for a little different friendliness amongst RVs. Some of them have been spending winters together for years. The coffee pot is always full at the little community building, a couple of jigsaw puzzles are usually going, and everyone is encouraged to attend the Thursday night potlucks. The night we went, a 50th wedding anniversary was being celebrated with cake and ice cream for dessert.

The nearby town of Roma was founded by Spaniards in about 1767. Some interesting old buildings stand around the town square. I especially liked views of the gorgeous Rio Grande winding its way through town.

And also worth mentioning is the ever present blimp-like surveillance-system aerostat. It's tethered just east of Roma and floats 2500 feet above as the wind prevails. It was always in sight during our 4 days at Falcon Park.

javelinas outside the Pickle

Old doorway in Roma

Rio Grande in Roma