San Felipe Springs — Horseshoe Park

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San Felipe Springs — Horseshoe Park

Water Locations TX • Val Verde County County
Coordinates: 29.3628, -100.9056
Elevation: 0 ft
Description
Del Rio city park on the fourth-largest springs in Texas — shaded, limestone-lined swimming on San Felipe Creek at the edge of the Chihuahuan Desert.
Historical Notes
San Felipe Springs feed San Felipe Creek through Del Rio's Horseshoe Park, creating a welcome oasis where Highway 90 crosses the desert rim. TPWD Magazine highlights the spring pool's shallow banks for children, long lap-swimming stretch, and pecan, elm, maple, and mulberry shade. Native stone banks date to early park improvements. Coordinates mark Horseshoe Park on San Felipe Creek in Del Rio.
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