Worth the ride near Laredo, TX
We list 9 places worth riding to around Laredo, TX, across views, food, and coffee.
Views
Falcon State Park
Viewpoint
A long straight run down US 83 past Zapata ends in big water views over the Rio Grande valley, roughly 75 miles each way.
Lake Casa Blanca International State Park
Viewpoint
Use it as the first stop or turnaround on a local loop, just east of town.
Food
Steak House Zapata
Food
Turn the Falcon Lake run into a full day by eating here, right on the highway in Zapata.
Taco Palenque San Bernardo
Food
Never closes, so it works after a night ride or before an early run down US 83.
Briskets & Beer Smokehouse
Food
A lunch target for a group ride that never leaves town.
Coffee
Organic Man Coffee Trike Espresso Bar & Roastery
Coffee
Group up on McPherson Road before riding north out of town in the morning.
Dosis Coffee
Coffee
Latin American roasts on Bob Bullock Loop near the Lake Casa Blanca park entrance, handy before or after a lap of the lake.
Casa Blanca Specialty Coffee
Coffee
Plaza parking and easy access from Loop 20 on Del Mar Boulevard, handy for staging a group ride out of north Laredo.
More worth the ride
San Ygnacio Historic District
Destination
The river road on US 83 is the ride, and the old streets are the photo stop before Falcon Lake.