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Aransas National Wildlife Refuge

Austwell · Aransas and Refugio Counties County · Gulf Coast

Experience coastal prairie, live-oak woodlands, tidal marshes, bays, wildlife drives, trails, and observation areas at the principal wintering grounds of the endangered whooping crane.

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Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge

Eagle Lake · Colorado County County · Gulf Coast Prairie

Visit one of the largest protected remnants of coastal prairie in Texas and learn about recovery efforts for the critically endangered Attwater's prairie-chicken and its grassland ecosystem.

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Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge

Freeport · Brazoria County County · Gulf Coast

Explore coastal prairie, salt marsh, freshwater wetlands, tidal flats, wildlife drives, trails, fishing areas, and exceptional year-round birding along the Central Flyway.

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Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge

Umbarger · Randall County County · High Plains

Discover shortgrass prairie, riparian woodland, seasonal wetlands, canyon scenery, wildlife drives, trails, and important habitat for migratory birds and native High Plains wildlife southwest of Amarillo.

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Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge

Sherman · Grayson County County · North Texas

Explore Lake Texoma shoreline, wetlands, grasslands, woodlands, wildlife drives, trails, and major wintering habitat for geese, ducks, shorebirds, and other North Texas wildlife.

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Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge

Anahuac · Chambers County County · Gulf Coast

Explore coastal marshes, freshwater wetlands, bayous, birding trails, wildlife drives, fishing access, and major migratory-bird habitat at the refuge formerly known as Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge.

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Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge

Los Fresnos · Cameron County County · South Texas

Explore one of South Texas's premier wildlife refuges, protecting coastal prairie, thornscrub, wetlands, tidal flats, and critical habitat for ocelots, aplomado falcons, waterfowl, and hundreds of bird species.

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McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge

Sabine Pass · Jefferson County County · Gulf Coast

Visit one of the Texas coast's largest remaining freshwater marsh landscapes for birding, wildlife watching, fishing, crabbing, waterfowl hunting, coastal scenery, and beach access.

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Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge

Muleshoe · Bailey County County · High Plains

Experience High Plains grasslands, playa lakes, sandhills, wildlife drives, and one of the continent's notable winter concentrations of sandhill cranes at the oldest national wildlife refuge in Texas.

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San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge

Brazoria · Brazoria County County · Gulf Coast

Discover Gulf beaches, salt marshes, freshwater wetlands, coastal prairie, bottomland forest, wildlife trails, fishing access, and habitat used by more than 320 bird species.

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