Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge

Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge

Parks Directory of the United States / National Wildlife Refuges

Address: PO Box 450
Rio Hondo, TX 78583
Phone: 956-748-3607;
Fax: 956-748-3609;
Web: southwest.fws.gov/refuges/texas/laguna.html
Established: 1976.
Location: East of Rio Hondo, Texas, in the lower Rio Grande Valley.
Facilities: Visitor center, viewing sites, campgrounds, hiking trails, boat launch, fishing pier, auto tour routes (16 miles).
Activities: Hiking, fishing, boating, camping, wildlife observation, hunting, bicycling.
Special Features: Laguna Atascosa NWR is the largest protected area of natural habitat left in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Many of the birds found are not found north of here.
Habitats: 45,187 acres of temperate, subtropical, coastal and desert habitats.
Access: Open year round during daylight hours.
Wild life: Ducks, grebe, javelina, green jays, roseate spoonbill, roadrunner, verdin, alligator, ocelot and Texas tortoise.

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