Aransas National Wildlife Refuge

Aransas National Wildlife Refuge

Parks Directory of the United States / National Wildlife Refuges

Address: PO Box 100
Austwell, TX 77950
Phone: 361-286-3559;
Fax: 361-286-3722;
Web: www.fws.gov/southwest/refuges/texas/aransas.html
Established: 1937.
Location: Northeast of Corpus Christi.
Facilities: Visitor center, observation tower, hiking trails, auto tour route (16 miles), picnic area with bathroom, boardwalk, photography blind.
Activities: Fishing, hiking, hunting, biking, canoeing, kayaking, educational programs.
Special Features: More than 392 species of birds have been seen in Aransas NWR, which is home to the largest wild flock of whooping cranes each winter.
Habitats: More than115,000 acres of low-lying coastal land and barrier island, covered with grasslands, wetlands, and woodlands.
Access: Open sunrise to sunset.
Wild life: Whooping cranes and other migratory birds, butterflies, American alligator, armadillo, shrews, bats, wild boar, white-tailed deer.

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