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How to Enjoy Summer in the Rio Grande Valley
June 26th, 2018
Fun Activities in Rio Grande Valley
With the high summer-time temperatures in the Rio Grande Valley approaching quickly, families in the RGV often look for fun activities that help beat the RGV heat. To make the process a little easier, we’ve put together a list of options:
South Padre Island
South Padre Island is just a short drive away and provides visitors with many options to choose from that will keep you cool in the South Texas heat including:
McAllen
McAllen offers quite a few options when it comes to pools and water parks. The Zinnia Park and Spray ground in particular offers areas where visitors can have a picnic, hike along trails, play sand volleyball, basketball, skateboard, or simply cool off under canopies that cover the spray grounds.
Edinburg
Much like the McAllen Park and Spray ground, Edinburg also offers a similar park with walking tails, swings, slides and well maintained green space that offers room for picnicking. In 2014 the park was updated and now offers a spray ground and air gazebo/shelter as well.
Pharr
Pharr Aquatics Center:
The Pharr Aquatic Center offers a competition pool with 10 lanes and a diving board, a shaded toddler pool, a lagoon with water sprayers and splash park, water dumping buckets, and water cannons along with several large slides.
Mission
Mayberry Pool (outdoor pool with water slide. 115 S Mayberry St,
Natatorium at Bannworth (indoor pool) 822 N Shary Rd
Nearby school district La Joya ISD, recently opened a Sports and Learning Complex which is also the first school-owned water park in Texas. The 90,000 sq. ft. water park is also available to the entire Rio Grande Valley but it doesn’t stop there. This facility also offers a 27-hole golf course, 21,993 sq. ft. natatorium, four tennis courts, as well as a planetarium and learning center. It is located at 1801 N. Western Rd. Mission, Texas.
Harlingen
This park is joined by the Boys and Girls Club and of Harlingen and a skate park. Equipped with a pool and recently added splash pad, this park offers families many options to keep cool while spending some time outdoors.
Brownsville
This 6-lane pool offers restrooms, locker rooms, grass and shaded areas, gazebos, and splash pads
No matter what type of waterpark you prefer, the Rio Grande Valley offers plenty of options that will keep you both happy and cool all summer long.