About Pet Sitting in McAllen
McAllen is the City of Palms — the commercial and cultural capital of the Rio Grande Valley, a South Texas city of approximately 143,000 in Hidalgo County at the US-Mexico border. McAllen is the center of one of the fastest-growing metro areas in the United States, driven by international trade, healthcare, and retail commerce at the Anzalduas International Bridge crossing.
Quinta Mazatlan, a 1930s Spanish Colonial Revival estate on McAllen's east side, is one of the World Birding Center's nine regional facilities — a 20-acre urban wildlife sanctuary that draws hundreds of migratory and resident bird species to its historic gardens and native brushland habitat. The McAllen Nature Center, a 35-acre preserve with woodland trails and interpretive facilities, complements Quinta Mazatlan as a premier natural destination within the Rio Grande Valley's most populous city.
Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park, a World Birding Center headquarters facility south of McAllen, covers 796 acres of native South Texas brushland along the Rio Grande with tram routes and trails through mesquite woodland, native palm groves, and riparian habitat. The McAllen Linear Greenway trail system connects the city's neighborhoods with a growing network of paved paths, making McAllen one of South Texas's most walkable communities for residents and their pets.
