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Things to do in Calhoun County County

Plan a trip around 3 published destinations in Calhoun County County. Compare parks, waterways, historic places, trails, caverns, wildlife areas, and visitor attractions, then connect the places that fit your route.

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Destinations in Calhoun County County

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Halfmoon Reef Lighthouse

Port Lavaca · Calhoun County County · Gulf Coast

See a rare surviving Texas screw-pile lighthouse, relocated from Matagorda Bay and preserved beside the bayfront in Port Lavaca.

bayfront walking
history
maritime history
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lighthouse

Matagorda Island Lighthouse

Calhoun County County · Gulf Coast

Discover a remote 19th-century lighthouse on Matagorda Island, visible within a protected coastal landscape reached only through carefully planned water access.

boating
maritime history
photography
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natural area

Matagorda Island National Wildlife Refuge

Port O'Connor · Calhoun County County · Gulf Coast

Explore a remote barrier-island landscape of beaches, dunes, marshes, bays, historic lighthouse scenery, migratory-bird habitat, sea-turtle nesting areas, and undeveloped Gulf Coast wilderness.

beachcombing
birding
boating
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