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Only 1 mile from Garner State Park!
The Frio River
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FRIO
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FRIO
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The best place to go tubing
The Frio River begins where the East, West and Dry Frio meet, just North of Kent Creek. It flows about 200 miles southeast, passing through Garner State Park, then down to the Three Rivers area in Live Oak County where it intersects the Atascosa and Nueces Rivers. The Frio is characterized by high limestone bluffs, live oak covered hills and crystal clear water. The spring-fed water is some of the cleanest in the state as it emerges from underground springs and flows over limestone and gravel.
The sheer beauty of the natural environment, diversity of wildlife and the remoteness of the area combine to make this area one-of-a-kind. The temperature of the Frio River can be as high as the 80's or as low as the 60's. It depends what time of year you come to visit and how fast the springs are flowing. The water temperature is usually around 68 degrees. Frio is Spanish for cold, so it definitely keeps you cool during the summer. The Frio is not a dangerous river, but it does have some small rapids and falls. This section of Frio River is classified as a class II-III section by American Whitewater.
The rock formations in this area are early Cretaceous in age, deposited over millions of years in warm, shallow seas that once covered Texas. The Glen Rose formation, a collection of limestone, shale, marl and siltstone beds, was deposited along the shifting margins of the sea where dinosaurs roamed in great numbers, leaving their footprints in the sands. The Cretaceous Sea then spread over Texas, depositing the Edwards Formation (limestone) over the Glen Rose beds. This sequence of strata - Glen Rose below, Edwards above - is found throughout this area.
