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Eagle Pass is a city on the South Texas Plains. It is just across the river from the slightly larger city of Piedras Negras in the Mexican state of Coahuila.

Get in[edit]

By bus[edit]

  • Greyhound Lines, (bus stop) Stripes @ 2093 N Veterans Blvd (Stripes Gas Station & Convenience Store on N Veterans Blvd & 2nd St.), toll-free: +1 800 231-2222. Travels north on US Hwy 277 to Del Rio and continue east on US Hwy 90 towards San Antonio via Uvalde, D Hanis, Hondo and Castroville. Passengers transfer in San Antonio to get to additional cities.

Get around[edit]

See[edit]

  • A total solar eclipse on Monday 8 April 2024 starts at 1:27PM local time and lasts 4 min. Chances of a clear sky are 50%. The track of totality is northeast from Mexico to enter the US at Del Rio and Eagle Pass then through Texas into Arkansas.
  • 1 Fort Duncan, 310 Bliss St, +1 830 773-3224. M-Sa 11AM-5PM. Several building of this 1847 fort are preserved in a municipal park. In the post headquarters building is an interesting Texas history museum. $2 for 12 years & older. Fort Duncan (Q3077859) on Wikidata Fort Duncan on Wikipedia
  • Maverick County Lake.

Do[edit]

Buy[edit]

  • Mall de las Aguilas, 455 S Bibb Ave, +1 830 773-9033. Daily, hours vary, 9AM-6PM are usually a safe bet. Mall with the usual line of stores, but also; Local Attractions Visitor Info, Postage Service, UPS Drop-Off Location and an ATM.

Eat[edit]

Drink[edit]

  • 1 Cooters's Pub, 303 Main St, +1 830 757-1000. Tu-Th 5PM-Midnight, F-Sa 5PM-2AM. Likely to be able to enjoy some Tecate or Dos Equis and Norteño music here.

Sleep[edit]

  • 1 La Quinta Inn, 2525 E Main St, +1 830 773-7000.
  • 2 Hampton Inn Eagle Pass, 3301 East Main, +1 830 757-5565. Some rooms have jacuzzi.

Stay safe[edit]

Eagle Pass is a frequent border crossing point for both legal and illegal migrants. The legal migrants are rarely a concern but the illegal ones have caused quite a bit of turmoil in Eagle Pass as of late. Local services are under massive strain due to illegal border crossings.

Cope[edit]

Consulates[edit]

Go next[edit]

Routes through Eagle Pass
Piedras Negras ← becomes  W  E  → La Pryor → San Antonio via
SonoraDel Rio  N  S  Carrizo SpringsEnds at



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