Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge
Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge
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.
See other parks in Texas.