P O Box 2
Falcon Heights TX 78545
956/848-5327
History: Falcon State
Park is 572.6 (144 developed) acres located north of Roma at the southern end of
the 98,960-surface-acre International Falcon Reservoir in Starr and Zapata
Counties. The park was leased from the International Boundary and Water
Commission in 1949 and was opened to the public in 1965.
Falcon Dam was dedicated by Mexican President Adolfo Ruiz Cortines and
President Dwight D. Eisenhower in October 1953. The waters of the Rio Grande
River have formed a beautiful 60-mile-long lake behind the dam. This dam was
built for conservation, irrigation, power, flood control, and recreational
purposes.
Activities: The park features
camping, swimming, fishing, water skiing, and boating. There is a 1-mile,
self-guided nature trail
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