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The Lower Rio Grande Valley (Spanish: Valle del Río Grande), commonly known as the Rio Grande Valley or locally as the Valley or RGV, is a region spanning the border of Texas and Mexico located in a floodplain of the Rio Grande near its mouth. [1]
The Rio Grande valley is a complex economic and perceptual region. What Texans call "the Valley" centers on Starr, Cameron, Hidalgo, and Willacy counties in the lower Rio Grande region and extends from the mouth of the Rio Grande up the river for a distance of some 100 miles.
In a state that prizes its slices of wilderness, the Rio Grande Valley stands supreme. The region sits at the crossroads of continent-spanning flyways and North American and Latin American faunas providing a patchwork of ecosystems and the winding border river that binds them all.
The Rio Grande Valley (informally called The Valley) is a region in Deep South Texas, which includes Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, and Willacy counties. To the east this region is bordered by the Gulf Coast of Texas. To the south it is bordered by the Rio Grande River and the state of Tamaulipas, Mexico.
The Rio Grande Valley is made up of 43 cities, from big metropolitan areas, those in between, to small rural towns. Each one is uniquely its own and should be seen as much as the next. Go and explore them all!
The publication serves as the comprehensive guide to tourism and destination attractions of the Rio Grande Valley, as identified by the staff and committee of Explore RGV. Take a look and see what our beautiful region has to see and do!
Rio Grande Valley has a lot of fun things to see and do including many activities in the major cities. These include Brownsville, McAllen, Harlingen, Mission, Edinburg, and Pharr. You’ll find golf courses, RV parks, attractions, and many other fun things to see and do.
Bring the family to experience the sights and sounds of nature along the Rio Grande. About 360 bird species have been recorded in the park, including this Great Kiskadee. Native plants entice butterflies to stop for rest and nourishment.
After the Mexican-American War — during Texas’ first round of being a U.S. state — the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo established the Rio Grande as the border between the United States and Mexico. People living along some parts of the river woke up as part of a different country.
Home / The Road to Nowhere / Texas / Rio Grande Valley. Cutting across America’s heartland, US‑83 remains a must-do long-distance byway—transnavigating this broad, odd nation without once grazing a conventional tourist destination.