The Del Rio Chamber of Commerce is at 1915
Avenue F. 830-775-3551. Check with them for
walking and driving tours of Del Rio, and
information on crossing the border to Ciudad
Acuna.
The bridge to Acuna is nearly 3 miles from
Del Rio, but all day parking is available at
reasonable rates on the U.S. side.
CIUDAD ACUNA has a population of nearly 120,000
but is surprisingly clean and tranquil compared
to other border towns.
The Dam at
Lake Amistad is a good photo opportunity for
the magnificent twin eagle statues (fraternal
not identical).
The big attraction of
course is
Lake Amistad.
With 1000 miles of shoreline and 65,000 acres,
this is one lake in Texas (and Mexico) that is
not over-fished. Besides fishing,
Lake Amistad
offers swimming, boating and even scuba diving.
Managed by the National Park Service, the
headquarters is on Hwy 90 just west of the city
limits. The U.S. side has 3 marinas with one
reserved for Air Force personnel. The Mexican
side has a marina and a Mexican fishing license
is required if you fish that side, but it is
sold at the U.S. marinas as well.