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Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Brownsville

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The Sabal Palm Sanctuary is a 557-acre (225-hectare) nature reserve and bird sanctuary located in the delta of the Rio Grande Valley in Cameron County near Brownsville, Texas. It is noted for being one of the last locations in the Rio Grande Valley with a profuse grove of sabal palms, an edible-heart-bearing palm much prized by pre-Hispanic inhabitants and noted by early explorers. As a relatively habitat-rich remnant of this Valley, it is a prized birdwatching and butterfly watching location for persons interested in the ecology of the Valley and adjacent states of northern Mexico.
The Sabal Palm Sanctuary closely approaches the southernmost point in the state of Texas, and is the southernmost point accessible to the public.
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  • Well marked trails! Very natural, not groomed but saw lots of birds. Especially at the feeding station…fun to watch the green jays! 
    Well marked trails! Very natural, not groomed but saw lots of birds. Especially at the feeding station…fun to watch the green jays!  more »
  • I quite enjoyed my time here. It was a bit bizarre driving by the military presence since the sanctuary, while firmly still in the US, is on the other side of the border fencing since the fencing... 
    I quite enjoyed my time here. It was a bit bizarre driving by the military presence since the sanctuary, while firmly still in the US, is on the other side of the border fencing since the fencing...  more »
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  • We only got to do one trail that was about .25 miles. It's very pretty there and has easy to walk trails. The house is very nice as well with nice antiques inside. Even a nice fresco that dates back about 100 years. The place is on the other side of the border wall but still technically in the US. Funny enough our phones said "Welcome to Mexico" as soon as we pulled in. There is a deck you can actually look across the river at Mexico from.
  • We were the only people here during our visit. Very nicely marked trails. Would have liked an app that would have marked where we were. Specifically went to the bird feeding station but it appeared it had not been used in awhile. (Not sure if it's only seasonal that they feed them?) Loved walking around and seeing the river. And people were not kidding about using mosquito spray. They are hungry.

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