Lake Casa Blanca International State Park
State park in Texas, United States
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Lake Casa Blanca International State Park is a 525-acre state park located in Laredo, Texas, United States a few miles east of the border with Mexico.[2] The park was originally managed by Webb County and the City of Laredo. It opened as a state park in 1991 and is managed by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.[3]
| Lake Casa Blanca International State Park | |
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  Location within Texas  Location within the United States | |
| Location | Webb County, Texas |
| Nearest city | Laredo |
| Coordinates | 27°32′22″N 99°27′5″W |
| Area | 525 acres (212 ha) |
| Established | 1991 |
| Visitors | 185,094 (in 2025)[1] |
| Governing body | Texas Parks and Wildlife Department |
| Website | Official site |
Nature
During the Eocene Epoch, about 38 to 54 million years ago, the area was a tropical, mangrove palm swamp. Paleontologists have unearthed fossils of primates, fish and reptiles in the park.[4]
Animals
Mammal species likely to be seen in the park are black-tailed jackrabbit and eastern cottontail and white-tailed deer. The threatened Texas horned lizard has been sighted in the park. Common birds in the park are vermilion flycatcher, golden-fronted and ladder-backed woodpeckers, cactus wren, mourning and white-winged dove, Couch's kingbird and greater roadrunner.[5]
Plants
The park is in the Tamaulipan mezquital ecoregion. Plants typical of this country include honey mesquite, palo verde and prickly pear cactus.[6] Guajillo and huisache is abundant, and other species such as horse crippler and fishhook cactus can be found as well.[5]
Activities
Lake Casa Blanca is accessible from the park and water activities including swimming, boating, jet-skiing, and water-skiing are popular.[7] Anglers catch largemouth bass, sunfish, white crappie, black crappie, bluegill, channel catfish and blue catfish in the lake.[6]
They are few other large public recreational areas in and around Laredo, so the day-use part of the park sees heavy traffic, especially on weekends and holidays. The locals gather to picnic and use the playground, baseball field, and volleyball and basketball courts.[7][8]
Other activities include hiking, cycling, birdwatching, geocaching, and camping.[2]
