Matagorda Island WMA: Directions
Phone: (361) 205-1510
Matagorda Island
Offshore Port O'Connor, Texas
Contact:
Dan Walker
Dates Open:
The Matagorda Island Wildlife Management Area (WMA) is open throughout the year for camping, biking, hiking, wildlife viewing and fishing and hunting activities. To camp and to hunt duck on the WMA, visitors must have a Limited Public Use Permit (LPU) or Annual Public Hunting Lands Permit (APH). No permit is needed for day use of the WMA. To get to the WMA is by boat only, see the Matagorda Island Map and the Matagorda Island WMA Headquarters Complex Map. The Sunday Beach area of Matagorda Island is open to the public for activities with no fees, permits or restrictions.
Directions
The Matagorda Island WMA is on Matagorda Island, an offshore barrier island to the U.S. Gulf and the coast of Texas. Access to the WMA is across the Espiritu Santo Bay by private boat or charter boat only. The WMA Check Station is approximately 7 miles across Espiritu Santo Bay from Port O'Connor. There is no State of Texas ferry service to the WMA.
