• View of Indian Cliffs from the Devils River.

    Amistad

    National Recreation Area Texas

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  • New Visitor Center Hours

    As of Sunday, June16, 2013 the Visitor Center will be closed on Sundays. The Visitor Center will now be open Monday through Saturday, 8 am to 5 pm.

Insects and Arachnids

Monarch butterfly feeds on a cowpen daisy.

Female Monarch Butterfly

A big attraction for nature lovers at Amistad is the fall Monarch butterfly migration. Year after year, thousands of Monarchs roost in the same few trees as they head to their wintering grounds in Mexico.
 

Did You Know?

Artifacts from Amistad NRA

With an estimated 1.4 million prehistoric artifacts in the park's museum collection, Amistad National Recreation Area has the 3rd largest collection in the National Park Service.