Boca Chica State Park Beach is one of those destinations ideal for those who want to spend their Spring Break enjoying the majesty of nature instead of partying. This large park is now known as Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge and is located in the Boca Chica Subdelta of the Rio Grande, close to Brownsville. A spectacular sandy eight-mile beach lies on a narrow spit of land between the delta of Rio Grande delta and the lower Laguna Madre salt flats, where the U.S. stops and Mexico begins. It is wild and untamed, with no facilities and only one village, but it is simply heavenly for surfing, swimming, snorkeling, wading, picnicking, camping, fishing, birding, and distressing. You can spot the endangered Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles nesting, watch the aplomado and peregrine falcons migrating, take endless walks through mangrove marshes and tidal salt flats, and for a few days forget about civilization. No alcohol is allowed in the park.

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