Nature reserves in Texas
Land set aside and kept that way — refuges, game lands and wilderness, each held by somebody who says so on the record.
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473 nature reserves are published in Texas. The list below holds the 408 best-documented.
- Devil's Sinkhole State Natural Area
- Hill Country State Natural AreaBuilt 1984
- Padre Island National Seashore
- Terry Hershey Park
- Lost Maples State Natural Area
- Little Sandy National Wildlife Refuge
- Meadows Center for Water and the Environment
- Hans and Pat Suter Wildlife Refuge
- Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge
- Arbor Hills Nature Preserve
- North Open Reserve
- Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve
- Hogg Bird SanctuaryBuilt 1958
- Brays Greenway Park
- Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge
- Farnsworth Park
- Barrow Nature Preserve
- Taub GreenspaceBuilt 2008
- Lost Oasis Cave Preserve
- Lake Houston Wilderness Park
- Wortham Island ReserveBuilt 1983
- Pogue Springs Preserve
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
- Gus Engeling WRDA
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
- Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area - Carricitos Unit
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area - Arroyo Colorado Unit
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Playa Lakes Wildlife Management Area - Dimmitt Unit
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area - Longoria Unit
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Balcones Canyonlands Preserve - TSNL
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
- Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area - Ebony Unit
- D.R. Wintermann Wildlife Management Area
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Indiangrass Wildlife Sanctuary
- Balcones Canyonlands Preserve - Snowden Tract
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
- Playa Lakes Wildlife Management Area - Armstrong Unit
- Gambill Wildlife Refuge
- Chaparral Wildlife Management Area
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Balcones Canyonlands Preserve - Cuevas East
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Eubanks Woods Bird Sanctuary
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge (East Lake)
- Hogge Parkland Preserve
- Cross Bar Special Recreation Management Area
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- James C. Curry Nature Center
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge - Boars Den Area
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- S. E. Gast Red Bay Sanctuary
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Timberlake Biological Field Station
- Hooks Woods Bird Sanctuary
- Big Thicket National Preserve - Loblolly Unit
- Crystal Canyon Nature Reserve
- Steven Bennett Park
- Red Bluff Nature Preserve
- City Lake Park
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
- Stephenson Nature Preserve And Outdoor Education Center
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Buffalo Lake Overlook, Guadalupe Delta WMA
- Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
- Sabal Palm Sanctuary
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
- Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Vivian J. Malone Preserve
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Balcones Canyonlands Preserve - Cuevas
- Reimers Natural Parkland Preserve
- Menoo Woods
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Gay Ruby Dahlstrom Nature Preserve
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Cooks Slough Nature Park
- Thrive Nature Park
- William H. Russell Karst Preserve
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area - Brasil Unit
- Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge Brierwood Area
- South Open Reserve
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Baker Sanctuary
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
- Carrington's Prairie
- Onion Creek Wildlife Sanctuary
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Cedar Ridge Preserve
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
- Native Coastal Prairie Preserve
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Aransas National Wildlife Refuge - Myrtle Foster Whitmire Management Unit
- Cave Without a Name
- Deer Park at Maple Run Preserve
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
- Big Creek Scenic Area
- Louis B. Smith Boy Scout Woods Bird Sanctuary
- Balcones Canyonlands Preserve - Grandview Hills
- Balcones Canyonlands Preserve - Romberg
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Alpine Road Site
- Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area - Anacua Unit
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
- Charlie Wakeem/Richard Teschner Nature Preserve of Resler Canyon
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
- Thunder Canyon Conservation Easement
- Devils River State Natural Area - Del Norte Unit
- Francine Cohn Preserve
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
- Shudde Fath Tract
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Pecan Grove Wildlife Area
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Iron Bridge Wildlife Management Area
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
- UT Southwestern Medical Center Rookery
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Goat Cave Karst Nature Preserve
- Turk Ranch
- Jackson Nature Park
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
- Devils River State Natural Area - Dan A. Hughes Unit
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- White Flint Wildlife Management Area
- Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area - McManus Unit
- Cross Bar Special Recreation Management Area
- Blunn Creek Nature Preserve
- Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
- Riverbend Nature Preserve
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Trinity River Green Belt - Goat Island Preserve
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge
- Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area - Voshell Unit
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Shady Hollow West Nature Preserve
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Onion Creek Management Unit
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Knapp Land Conservation Easement
- Cedar Creek
- Wolf Creek Lake Park
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Bracken Cave Preserve
- Gene Howe Wildlife Management Area - W. A. (Pat) Murphy Unit
- Nannie M. Stringfellow Wildlife Management Area
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
- Cross Bar Special Recreation Management Area
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
- Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area - Deshazo
- San Marcos Aquatic Resources Center
- Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area - Frederick Unit
- Anthem Tract
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Great Trinity Forest Gateway and Horse Trail
- Bolivar Flats Shorebird Sanctuary
- Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area - Tucker Unit
- Edinburg Scenic Wetlands and World Birding Center
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
- Mad Island Wildlife Management Area
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Mineola Nature Preserve on the Sabine RiverBuilt 2002
- Gus Engeling Wildlife Management Area
- Bear Creek Management Unit
- Mason Mountain Wildlife Management Area
- Albert & Bessie Kronkosky State Natural Area
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
- Balcones Canyonlands Preserve - Blackmore
- Big Boggy National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
- Whirlpool Cave
- Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area - Champion Unit
- Mitchell Lake Audubon Center
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Trinity River Island Recreation Area
- South Hills Conservation Area
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
- Armand Bayou Nature Center
- Mary Gay Maxwell Management Unit
- Georgetown Lake Recreational Area
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
- Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
- White Oak Creek Wildlife Management Area
- Davey Dogwood Park
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- San Gabriel Wildlife Area
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- McCommas Bluff Preserve
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
- Sabine Woods Sanctuary
- Elephant Mountain Wildlife Management Area
- Medallion Park
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Medina River Natural Area
- Blanco Shoals Natural Area
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Village of Western Oaks Karst Preserve and Watershed Management Area
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Sore Finger Wildlife Area
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Balcones Canyonlands Preserve - Lake Perspectives
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area - Adams Unit
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Muse Wildlife Management Area
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Colorado River Park Wildlife Sanctuary
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Barton Creek Management Unit
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Rancho Diana Park
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
- Balcones Canyonlands Preserve - McGregor
- Big Walnut Creek Nature Preserve
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge (Teniente)
- Brodie Wild
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
- Horseshoe Bend Wildlife Management Area
- Schulle Canyon Natural Area
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Pelican Island Sanctuary
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
- Willis Creek Wildlife Area
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
- Horseshoe Marsh Bird Sanctuary
- Wildflower Preserve
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Twin Springs Preserve
- Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area - Penitas Unit
- Redhead Pond Wildlife Management Area
- Upper Barton Creek Management Unit
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Sheri Capehart Nature Preserve
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Fish Creek Forest Preserve
- Balcones Canyonlands Preserve - Austin Simon
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Port Aransas Nature Preserve
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
- Uplands
- Aquilla Wildlife Management Area
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Balcones Canyonlands Preserve - Lime Creek
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Frontera Audubon
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Alazan Bayou Wildlife Management Area
- Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge - McGuire Tract
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Kachina Prairie Park
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Possum Kingdom Fish Hatchery
- James E. Daughtrey Wildlife Management Area
- Smith Oaks Bird Sanctuary
- Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary
- Matador Wildlife Management Area
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Little Bear Creek Management Unit
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Decker Tallgrass Prairie Preserve
- Keechi Creek Wildlife Management Area
- Shamrock Island Preserve
- Garver Greenspace
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Texas Point National Wildlife Refuge
- Bull Creek Management Unit
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Mary Edna Crawford Bird Sanctuary
- Big Boggy National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Sibley Nature Center
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
- Las Palmas Bird Sanctuary
- Kerr Wildlife Management Area
- Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge - Champion Lake Area
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Sunset Valley Nature Area
- Cross Bar Special Recreation Management Area
- Owl Creek Wildlife Management Area
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge