Thousands of snowbirds, retirement age people who travel to warmer climates in the winter, find their Winter Home at campgrounds, RV Parks, Winter Texan Resorts, Mobile Home communities and extended stay hotels in Texas. Retirees wintering in Texas are referred to as Winter Texans. Some stay in the Texas region know as the Rio Grande Valley, RGV. While others choose a different area such as the Coastal Bend, Gulf Coast or the Texas Hill Country. Winter Texans live in the South Texas cities of Alamo, Brownsville, Donna, Edinburg, Harlingen, La Feria, Pharr, McAllen, Mission, San Benito, San Juan, South Padre Island, Weslaco and Zapata. While here, they enjoy a warm sub-tropical climate participating in a varieth of outdoor activities including fishing, golf, hiking, birding and more.