Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park

Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park
A photo of an altamira oriole at a feeder with other birds in Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park
An Altamira oriole at a feeder in Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park
A map of Texas showing the location of Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park
A map of Texas showing the location of Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park
Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley
A map of Texas showing the location of Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park
A map of Texas showing the location of Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park
Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley
LocationHidalgo County, Texas, United States
Nearest cityMission
Coordinates26°10′23″N 98°22′57″W / 26.17306°N 98.38250°W / 26.17306; -98.38250[1]
Area764 acres (309 ha)
EstablishedJanuary 28, 1944
Visitors52,337[2] (in 2007)
Governing bodyTexas Parks and Wildlife Department
www.tpwd.state.tx.us/state-parks/bentsen-rio-grande-valley

Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park is located at 2800 S. Bentsen Palm Drive (FM 2062) south of the city of Mission in Hidalgo County in the U.S. state of Texas. It serves as the headquarters for the World Birding Center.

  1. ^ "Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 7, 2013.
  2. ^ "Texas State Parks: Natural Economic Assets". Window on State Government. Archived from the original on January 7, 2013. Retrieved January 7, 2013.