• Texas Outdoor Family-February 9th -10th
  This camping adventure with all the supplies is one that you don't want to miss. Learn many outdoor skills and spend some great time with family and friends. Please act soon as this special program has limited space available and only visits Estero Llano Grande once a year. For more information please visit http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/outdoor-learning/texas-outdoor-family/ or call (512) 389-8903 or email tofsp@tpwd.state.tx.us
  
  
• Breakfast with the Birds- Select Saturdays 8:00am-11:00am
  February 9th and 23rd Join us for a continental breakfast and educational and entertaining presentation, then a guided nature walk through the park looking at the amazing array birds that call South Texas home in the winter. Please call ahead to register as seating is limited.
  
  
• Full Moon Hikes 8:00-10:00pm -February 25th
  Join our guides on a night time adventure prowling for owls, searching for scorpions, and trekking for tarantulas. This general nature hike will take you to the moon and stars as we look at the night sky and then back to the park in search of the night creatures of the park.
  
  
• New Moon Program - February 10th, March 11th, April 10th
  Search the stars and planets on the darkest night of the month. Learn about telescopes and stargazing technology. Act out a some of the stories of the sky. With endless possibilities looking in to the vast universe, this new astronomy based program is one not to miss.
  
  If you're not an early riser, that's ok. Check in at the visitor's center between 8:00am and 5:00pm to find out his location at any given time. You don't even have to be a birdwatcher, you can join in just to go for a nice long walk and learn a lot about nature during this half day adventure. Be sure to bring comfortable shoes and pack your lunch.
  If you don't have binoculars for this adventure that ok too. Just bring a valid driver's licenses and an extra $3 and you can rent some from the park for the day.
  
  Follow us on the Estero Llano Grande State Park's Facebook page to keep up on progress all day long.
  Regular park entry fees apply.
  
  
• Bird Walks Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays at 8:30am-10:30am. Join us for an unforgettable avian adventure. Contact us for more information.
  Fee: Program is free with park entrance.
  


• Butterfly Walks – Fridays 1:30pm-3:30pm
  Join a park naturalist and observe the vast amounts of colorful butterflies that are attracted to the gardens in the park.
  Fee: Program is free with park entrance.
  
  
• Dragonfly Walks –Fridays 3:30pm-4:30pm
  Be prepared for an expedition for flying predators.


• Electric Tram Nature Tours –Sundays 2-4pm Call Ahead. Embark on a voyage taking you to places limited mobility may have kept you from experiencing. Book your own tour on another day by calling the park to schedule.


• School Programs –Contact info here.
  Information about School Group Programs
  Information about joint field trip opportunities with the Valley Nature Center

Looking for somewhere different and exciting to have your next meeting, training, retreat or get together?
Below you will find a list of our unique facilities avaiable for rent.
Please contact the park for facility rental information.

• Ibis Room – Classroom (Trainings, Meetings, Social Events)
• Pauraque Hall – Recreation Hall and Full Kitchen (Trainings, Meetings, Social Events)
• Camp Thicket – Large Group Facilities (Trainings, Meetings, Retreats, Social Events)Overnight Accommodations
• South Complex – Indoor Kitchen, Meeting Room, 6 Bedrooms with Bathrooms and Showers
• North Complex – Kitchen, Dining Hall, 5 Bunk Houses, 2 Shower Houses
• Outdoor Pavilion
• Warbler Hall – Chapel

• Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley (Mission)
• Edinburg Scenic Wetlands
• Estero Llano Grande (Weslaco)
• Harlingen Arroyo Colorado
• Old Hidalgo Pumphouse
• Quinta Mazatlan (McAllen)
• Resaca de la Palma (Brownsville)
• Roma Bluffs
• South Padre Island Birding
  and Nature Center