Gulf Coast

The Gulf Coast of Texas is a nearly level, slowly drained plain dissected by streams and rivers flowing into the Gulf of Mexico. The region includes barrier islands along the coast, salt grass marshes surrounding bays and estuaries, remnant tallgrass prairies, oak parklands and oak mottes scattered along the coast, and tall woodlands in the river bottomlands. Soils are acidic sands and sandy loams, with clays occurring primarily in the river bottoms.
Atkinson Island WMA Candy Abshier WMA D. R. Wintermann WMA Guadalupe Delta WMA J. D. Murphree WMA Justin Hurst WMA Lower Neches WMA Mad Island WMA Matagorda Island WMA/State Park Powderhorn WMA Redhead Pond WMA Tony Houseman WMA/State Park Welder Flats WMA Gulf Coast

Wildlife Management Areas and Available Recreational Activities
WMA Acres Activities
Atkinson Island WMA 150 Fishing Wildlife Viewing
Candy Cain Abshier WMA 207 Wildlife Viewing
D.R. Wintermann WMA 246 Wildlife Viewing
Guadalupe Delta WMA 6,594 Bicycling Fishing Hiking Hunting Wildlife Viewing
J.D. Murphree WMA 24,250 Fishing Hunting Wildlife Viewing
Justin Hurst WMA 15,612 Bicycling Fishing Hiking Hunting Wildlife Viewing
Lower Neches WMA 7,998 Fishing Hiking Hunting Wildlife Viewing
Mad Island WMA 7,281 Hunting Wildlife Viewing
Matagorda Island WMA 43,900 Bicycling Camping Fishing Hiking Hunting Wildlife Viewing
Powderhorn WMA 15,069 Hunting Wildlife Viewing
Redhead Pond WMA 37 Wildlife Viewing
Tony Houseman/Blue Elbow Swamp WMA 3,313 Camping Fishing Hiking Hunting Wildlife Viewing
Welder Flats WMA 1,480 Fishing Wildlife Viewing