Guadalupe Delta WMA: Wildlife Viewing
Phone: (361) 552-6637
Address:
13815 S Hwy 35
Port Lavaca, TX 77979
Contact:
Kevin Kriegel
Dates Open:
Some areas of the Guadalupe Delta Wildlife Management Area (WMA) are open daily for fishing, biking, hiking and wildlife viewing activities. For hunting activities and WMA tour dates, contact the WMA manager. Visitors 17 years of age and older must have an Annual Public Hunting (APH) or Limited Public Use (LPU) Permits to enter the WMA.
Wildlife Viewing
Viewing wildlife is an enjoyable activity that is available in many of the Wildlife Management Areas of Texas.
Wildlife Viewing on the Guadalupe Delta WMA
Visitors may use the observation platform to view wildlife on the WMA. The platform is located on the south side of SH 35 and the county road, River Road. The rest of WMA is closed and is accessible only during scheduled events. The freshwater lake and marshes are seasonally swamped with flood waters attracting waterfowl, shorebirds and a variety of herons and egrets. Wood storks are on the WMA in late summer and early fall. In summer, the marshes around Buffalo Lake are crowded with herons, egrets, White-faced Ibis, Roseate Spoonbill and Least Bittern. Listen for the bubbling trill of the Marsh Wren in late spring. The woodlands within the WMA offer migrant birding.
Guadalupe Delta WMA is one of many wildlife viewing sites along the Great Texas Coastal Birding Trails.