Texas: Laguna La Sal Del Rey

Laguna La Sal Del Rey is a remote salt lake in South Texas.   It’s a shallow, otherworldly basin where salt crusts the ground — bright, flat, and stark against the surrounding brush and ranchland. Historically, it was an important Indigenous salt source, later used by Spanish and Mexican settlers who traveled long distances to harvest and trade the salt. Today, it sits inside a protected wildlife area, with a gravel road leading to a trail thats a short-walk to the lake.