• Flying artillery crew in action.

    Palo Alto Battlefield

    National Historical Park Texas

Lodging

 

Lodging and camping facilities:
The park offers no lodging or camping facilities. The City of Brownsville offers a number of hotels and RV parks. Reservation information can be obtained from theBrownsville Convention and Visitor Bureau. RV and Camping areas also are available at Adolph Thomae, Jr. and Isla Blanca units of the Cameron County Park System.

Did You Know?

Battle of Palo Alto

Major Jacob Brown was one of many U.S. soldiers who marched to war with his dog beside him.  When soldiers buried Major Brown in the earthworks at Fort Texas, the dog—a beagle—took up a position on his master’s grave and refused to move from the spot for days.