Public land in Texas

190 public places in Texas: 100 open-access private land, 42 wildlife management areas, 26 state & public land, 10 state parks, 8 national parks, 2 parks, 1 national forests, 1 state forests. 0 are free to enter. Pick an activity below, or open any place for its fees, rules, map and the public land around it.

What you can do

🥾 Hiking · 190 🦌 Hunting · 142 🦉 Birdwatching · 142 ⛺ Camping · 46 📷 Nature Photography · 45 🎣 Fishing · 28 🍄 Mushroom Foraging · 28 🫐 Berry Foraging · 28

🎫 Entry pass for Texas state lands

Per-person entrance fee: residents $2–8/person by park; out-of-state visitors $2–8/person by park. Annual option: $70 State Parks Pass.

Typical published rates; fees change, so confirm at the official site before you go.

🤝 Open-Access Private Land (100)

All 100 on the map →

APH Hunt Lease — 94 Trust$48/yr Annual Public Hunting (APH) permit
APH Hunt Lease — Abernathy North$48/yr Annual Public Hunting (APH) permit
APH Hunt Lease — Askew CRP$48/yr Annual Public Hunting (APH) permit
APH Hunt Lease — Beevill Branch$48/yr Annual Public Hunting (APH) permit
APH Hunt Lease — Ben Arnold$48/yr Annual Public Hunting (APH) permit
APH Hunt Lease — Betty$48/yr Annual Public Hunting (APH) permit
APH Hunt Lease — Big Timber$48/yr Annual Public Hunting (APH) permit
APH Hunt Lease — Bindweed$48/yr Annual Public Hunting (APH) permit
APH Hunt Lease — Black Branch$48/yr Annual Public Hunting (APH) permit
APH Hunt Lease — Blue Ridge Cemetery$48/yr Annual Public Hunting (APH) permit
APH Hunt Lease — Bluestem$48/yr Annual Public Hunting (APH) permit
APH Hunt Lease — Bordages Road$48/yr Annual Public Hunting (APH) permit
APH Hunt Lease — Brillhart$48/yr Annual Public Hunting (APH) permit
APH Hunt Lease — Bruceville-Eddy$48/yr Annual Public Hunting (APH) permit
APH Hunt Lease — Burns East$48/yr Annual Public Hunting (APH) permit
APH Hunt Lease — Burns West$48/yr Annual Public Hunting (APH) permit
APH Hunt Lease — CR 229$48/yr Annual Public Hunting (APH) permit
APH Hunt Lease — Carmine East$48/yr Annual Public Hunting (APH) permit
APH Hunt Lease — Carmine West$48/yr Annual Public Hunting (APH) permit
APH Hunt Lease — Catclaw Creek$48/yr Annual Public Hunting (APH) permit
APH Hunt Lease — Circle Tree$48/yr Annual Public Hunting (APH) permit
APH Hunt Lease — Cobb Farms$48/yr Annual Public Hunting (APH) permit
APH Hunt Lease — Correll$48/yr Annual Public Hunting (APH) permit
APH Hunt Lease — Crossroads Farm$48/yr Annual Public Hunting (APH) permit
APH Hunt Lease — De Campo$48/yr Annual Public Hunting (APH) permit
APH Hunt Lease — Della Plains$48/yr Annual Public Hunting (APH) permit
APH Hunt Lease — East FM 1570$48/yr Annual Public Hunting (APH) permit
APH Hunt Lease — FM 1530$48/yr Annual Public Hunting (APH) permit
APH Hunt Lease — FM 1771$48/yr Annual Public Hunting (APH) permit
APH Hunt Lease — FM 413$48/yr Annual Public Hunting (APH) permit
APH Hunt Lease — FM 485$48/yr Annual Public Hunting (APH) permit
APH Hunt Lease — FM 759 HQ$48/yr Annual Public Hunting (APH) permit
APH Hunt Lease — FM 902 Farm$48/yr Annual Public Hunting (APH) permit
APH Hunt Lease — Farm Road 1138$48/yr Annual Public Hunting (APH) permit
APH Hunt Lease — Farm Road 1445 North$48/yr Annual Public Hunting (APH) permit
APH Hunt Lease — Farm Road 2755$48/yr Annual Public Hunting (APH) permit
APH Hunt Lease — Finnell$48/yr Annual Public Hunting (APH) permit
APH Hunt Lease — Francis-Dunlap$48/yr Annual Public Hunting (APH) permit
APH Hunt Lease — Gerland$48/yr Annual Public Hunting (APH) permit
APH Hunt Lease — Germany$48/yr Annual Public Hunting (APH) permit

🦆 Wildlife Management Areas (42)

All 42 on the map →

Alabama Creek Wildlife Management AreaUnknown — check official site
Aransas National Wildlife RefugeUnknown — check official site
Atkinson Island Wildlife Management AreaUnknown — check official site
Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife RefugeUnknown — check official site
Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife RefugeUnknown — check official site
Bannister Wildlife Management AreaUnknown — check official site
Black Gap Wildlife Management AreaUnknown — check official site
Brazoria National Wildlife RefugeUnknown — check official site
Brazoria National Wildlife RefugeUnknown — check official site
Caddo Lake National Wildlife RefugeUnknown — check official site
Caddo Lake Wildlife Management AreaUnknown — check official site
Candy Abshier Wildlife Management AreaUnknown — check official site
Gene Howe Wildlife Management AreaUnknown — check official site
J.D. Murphree Wildlife Management AreaUnknown — check official site
Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife RefugeUnknown — check official site
Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge South UnitUnknown — check official site
Justin Hurst Wildlife Management AreaUnknown — check official site
Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife RefugeUnknown — check official site
Lower Neches Wildlife Area Old River UnitUnknown — check official site
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife RefugeUnknown — check official site
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife RefugeUnknown — check official site
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife RefugeUnknown — check official site
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife RefugeUnknown — check official site
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife RefugeUnknown — check official site
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife RefugeUnknown — check official site
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge (La Sal del Rey)Unknown — check official site
M. O. Neasloney Wildlife Management AreaUnknown — check official site
Matagorda Island National Wildlife RefugeUnknown — check official site
McFaddin National Wildlife RefugeUnknown — check official site
Moore Plantation Wildlife Management AreaUnknown — check official site
North Toledo Bend Wildlife Management AreaUnknown — check official site
Old Sabine Bottom Wildlife Management AreaUnknown — check official site
Playa Lakes Wildlife Management Area - Taylor UnitUnknown — check official site
Prairie Chicken Wildlife Management AreasUnknown — check official site
San Bernard National Wildlife RefugeUnknown — check official site
San Bernard National Wildlife RefugeUnknown — check official site
San Bernard National Wildlife RefugeUnknown — check official site
Sierra Diablo Wildlife Management AreaUnknown — check official site
Tony Houseman/Blue Elbow Swamp Wildlife Management AreaUnknown — check official site
Trinity River National Wildlife RefugeUnknown — check official site

🗺️ State & Public Land (26)

Bowles RanchUnknown — check official site
Barton Creek Wilderness ParkUnknown — check official site
Baytown Nature CenterUnknown — check official site
Big Thicket National PreserveUnknown — check official site
Black Kettle National GrasslandUnknown — check official site
Blair Woods SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
Brodie and Oakdale PropertiesUnknown — check official site
Chinati Mountains State Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
Devils River State Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
Government Canyon State Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
Guadalupe Mountains WildernessUnknown — check official site
Heart of the Hills Fisheries Science CenterUnknown — check official site
Herman Brown Park Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
Indian Grass Prarie PreserveUnknown — check official site
Kiowa National GrasslandUnknown — check official site
Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning AreaUnknown — check official site
Lost Dog Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
Nueces Delta PreserveUnknown — check official site
Rita Blanca National GrasslandUnknown — check official site
South Laredo Nature and Birding CenterUnknown — check official site
South Texas Ecotourism CenterUnknown — check official site
Southern Walnut Creek GreenbeltUnknown — check official site
Trinity River - Mountain Creek PreserveUnknown — check official site
Turkey Hill WildernessUnknown — check official site
Westgate and Sunset PropertiesUnknown — check official site
Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna Cañón de Santa ElenaUnknown — check official site

🌳 State Parks (10)

Enchanted Rock State Natural Area$8/person/day
Palo Duro Canyon State Park$8/person/day
Big Bend Ranch State ParkUnknown — check official site
Caprock Canyons State Park & TrailwayFee charged — check official site
Goose Island State ParkUnknown — check official site
Meridian State ParkFee charged — check official site
Mustang Island State ParkUnknown — check official site
Palo Duro Canyon State ParkFee charged — check official site
South Llano River State ParkUnknown — check official site
World Birding Center - Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State ParkFee charged — check official site

🏞️ National Parks (8)

Big Bend National Park$30/vehicle (7 days)
Alibates Flint Quarries National MonumentUnknown — check official site
Amistad National Recreation AreaUnknown — check official site
Big Bend National ParkUnknown — check official site
Guadalupe Mountains National ParkUnknown — check official site
Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical ParkUnknown — check official site
Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical ParkUnknown — check official site
Waco Mammoth National MonumentUnknown — check official site

🌿 Parks (2)

Lake Meredith National Recreation AreaUnknown — check official site
San Antonio Missions National Historical ParkUnknown — check official site

🌲 National Forests (1)

Angelina National ForestUnknown — check official site

🌲 State Forests (1)

I.D. Fairchild State ForestUnknown — check official site