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What is there to do in the Nueces Canyon?
The Nueces Canyon caters to a leisure lifestyle. Locals take advantage of the river on a regular basis during the hot days that filter through a south Texas day. Visitors can take advantage of tubing the river, kayaking, shopping, eating, Christian worship, birding, photography and gentle drives over the many scenic roadways throughout the area. The Nueces Canyon is teeming with native wildlife, along with an occasional exotic animal. There are approximately 38 historical markers throughout the Nueces Canyon to take in. A visit to the ruins of Mission San Lorenzo de la Santa Cruz is remarkable.
As for nightlife…the stars are bright, crickets chirp loudly and after a long hot day, a soft, gentle breeze might catch you by surprise some nights.
For the sporting individuals and with the proper permits fishing and hunting abound in the area.
The Nueces Canyon area is a place that is still a frontier area, come and let your imagination run wild.
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Our Local Parks
Lindbergh Park is named after Charles Lindbergh, the pilot, who landed in the Nueces Canyon in the 1920s. This park is located in the heart of Camp Wood on Highway 55 where many local events are held including Old Settler’s Reunion under the beautiful old oak trees.
West Side Park was donated to the City of Camp Wood in the 1980s by the Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio. The park is located at the west end of 2nd Street and has many pieces of equipment for children to enjoy.
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Outdoor Hotspots
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Best Swimming Spot In the Nueces.
A Texas Monthly Top Ten. The Nueces River has done it again and this time just a short walk from the edge of the City of Camp Wood.
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50th Annual Old Settler’s Reunion Rodeo
It’s a tradition to have a Friday and Saturday night rodeo during the annual Old Settler’s Reunion. Just a short distance north on Hwy 55 outside of Camp Wood is the Bruce Park Arena, home to the roping, bronc riding, and just rodeo-ing.
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Hunting Outfitters.
Big bucks and trophy antlers. Sporting and relaxing. Hunters flock to the area each year to hunt the bountiful lands of the Nueces Canyon.
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area history
Find out more about our area
Abundant with historical markers, travelers and visitors can spend a day or more reading local history markers and searching old cemeteries for memories of the past.
The Nueces Canyon is an area known to history books for the Nueces River and Nueces West Prong as boundaries between Mexico and the United States, then the Civil War, earlier American Indian raids on settler’s, and we are even known to the explorer Coronado.
Groups
Join one of Nueces Canyon's many groups!
Small and large communities across America have non-profit agencies working strongly within their communities and the Nueces Canyon is no different.