Lake Casa Blanca International State Park

Location & Map

• When – February – 2020
• Weather – Warm one day, cool and comfortable for February!

Facilities

• Park Map

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• The park is in a busy industrial area of Laredo near the airport.
• The park was originally a county park and transferred to the State Park system about 20 years ago. There was a pool but it has been filled in and is no longer in use.
• The park is maintained and fairly clean.

What we liked / disliked

• Notes:
  • There was very little activity in the park so it’s fairly quiet except traffic noise.
  • Road noise significant in the AM. Camp area 100 is closest to the highway and appeared to us to be the noisiest. Areas 200 and 300 have another small ridge between them and may be quieter.
  • Laredo is a very industrialized area with manufacturing and U.S. assembly common to many boarder cities. As such, there is a lot of traffic and aggressive driving!
  • Nice size parking areas with some hard pack areas. The pads are reasonably level with a few exceptions that might require 4-8” of leveling material.
  • This is a desert area surrounding the lake so the flora and fauna are reflective of this climate.
  • Trains run somewhere nearby… all night with grade crossing horns.

• There are several large group areas, a playground and assembly areas.
• A simple birding map is available and we enjoyed seeing birds not as common to our home in central Texas.
• Each pad has a covered picnic table and fire pit.
• The trails are simple and shared with mountain bikes.
• The showers and restrooms were clean.

• We took a trip into the historic downtown which is only 20 min. away. The San Augustin Cathedral was closed for major renovations… (this fact was not noted on their website). Call ahead when you make your visit to see if the construction has been completed.
• Bring bird seed and enjoy the birds as they visit your feeders. Our nice neighbors had a seed hanger and attracted several Green Jays.
• We saw a red-tailed fox one afternoon and a gray fox one evening. The lake brings the water birds and wading birds too.

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