Great Texas Wildlife Trails
Explore the unique and beautiful regions of Texas through nine interactive driving maps!
Whether you are a birder, a wildlife enthusiast, or just want to see the wild side of Texas, these nine driving trail maps will lead you to the best spots to see birds, butterflies, bats, pronghorns and more. What will you discover?
Far West Texas
- Montezuma Quail
- Cactus Wren
- Pronghorn Antelope
- Ancient pictographs
- Rugged terrain
- Black-tailed jackrabbit
- Historic structures
- Chihuahuan Desert

Upper Texas Coast
- Birding hotspots
- Heron rookeries
- Egret
- Roseate Spoonbill
- Alligator
- Old growth forests
- Summer Tanager
- Red-cockaded Woodpecker

Central Texas Coast
- Whooping Crane
- Brown Pelican
- Coastal communities
- Migratory birds
- Black Skimmer
- Year-round events
- Vermilion Flycatcher
- Well-known birding sites

Lower Texas Coast
- Green Jay
- Great Kiskadee
- Plain Chachalaca
- Mexican rarities
- Green Parakeet
- Elf Owl
- Valley and coastal landscapes

Heart of Texas West
- Hill Country views
- Monarch Butterflies
- Bat flights
- Cave tours
- Edwards Plateau
- Nine-banded Armadillo
- Zone-tailed Hawk
- Abundant birds and wildlife

Heart of Texas East
- Native Nature Centers
- Ringtail
- Greater Roadrunner
- Painted Bunting
- Private ranch tours
- State Parks
- Black-capped Vireo
- Largest urban bat population

Panhandle Plains
- Canyons and mesas
- Lesser Prairie-Chicken
- Coyote
- Pronghorn Antelope
- Sandhill Crane
- Black-tailed Prairie Dog
- Burrowing Owl
- Rivers and open spaces

Prairies and Pineywoods West
- Blackland Prairie
- Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
- Urban parks
- Dickcissel
- Zoos
- Nature Centers
- Lark Sparrow
- Bobcat

Prairies and Pineywoods East
- Big Thicket
- Pileated Woodpecker
- River Otter
- Eastern Flying Squirrel
- Pitcher Plant
- Red-shouldered Hawk
- Prairie Warbler
- Native grasslands

Nature Tourism Conservation License Plates
Funds support outdoor recreation programs such as the Great Texas Wildlife Trails, improving access and information on where to go wildlife viewing, birding, canoeing, and kayaking. Help support nature tourism programs by buying a Nature Tourism Conservation License Plate.
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