Public lands in Texas

28 units whose boundary reaches Texas, 5.9 million acres counted whole even where a boundary crosses into another state. 20 national wildlife refuges, 6 wilderness areas, 2 national forests and grasslands. Largest first within each type.

National wildlife refuges

All national wildlife refuges →
Refuge · USFWS
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge
116,612 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
101,120 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge
100,892 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
74,548 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge
67,486 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge
47,259 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge
39,096 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge
29,403 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge
27,626 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge
11,302 acres2 campgrounds near
Refuge · USFWS
Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge
11,119 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Neches River National Wildlife Refuge
10,593 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
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Refuge · USFWS
Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge
9,285 acresAlso ND
Refuge · USFWS
Texas Point National Wildlife Refuge
8,368 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Caddo Lake National Wildlife Refuge
8,105 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge
6,554 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Big Boggy National Wildlife Refuge
4,521 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Little Sandy National Wildlife Refuge
3,851 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Moody National Wildlife Refuge
3,555 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge
2,110 acresNational Wildlife Refuge

Wilderness areas

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Wilderness · NPS
Guadalupe Mountains Wilderness
46,850 acres6 campgrounds near
Wilderness · USFS
Upland Island Wilderness
13,248 acres4 campgrounds near
Wilderness · USFS
Indian Mounds Wilderness
12,214 acres5 campgrounds near
Wilderness · USFS
Turkey Hill Wilderness
5,536 acres1 campground near
Wilderness · USFS
Little Lake Creek Wilderness
3,817 acres3 campgrounds near
Wilderness · USFS
Big Slough Wilderness
3,521 acres2 campgrounds near

National forests and grasslands

All national forests and grasslands →
Forest · USFS
Cibola National Forest
3.2 million acres23 campgrounds near
Forest · USFS
National Forests in Texas
1.9 million acres33 campgrounds near

Boundaries come from the agencies’ own layers. A unit is listed in every state its boundary reaches. Data refreshed September 18, 2026.