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Laguna Atascosa Bike Trail

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(956)748-3607

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Rio Hondo, Tx

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Overview:

The south Texas landscape is a unique blending of temperate, subtropical, coastal, and desert habitats. Mexican plants and wildlife are at the northernmost edge of their range, while migrating waterfowl and sandhill cranes fly down for the mild winters. This combination makes Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge world famous for its birds, and home to a mix of wildlife found nowhere else.

Laguna Atascosa NWR is the largest protected area of natural habitat left in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, an oasis for wildlife with few alternatives. The refuge's 45,000 acres become more valuable with each acre lost to development--valuable to wildlife and valuable to those who enjoy wildlife in wildlands.

Find out more about the refuge and its wildlife through the exhibits and videos at the visitor center. Some of the best birding and wildlife can be found in the area surrounding the visitor center. Early morning and late afternoon or cool overcast days are usually the best times to see larger wildlife. Be sure to record your sightings at the Visitor Center or office.

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Visitors Center: Open 10am - 4pm daily in October - April; 10am - 4pm on May weekends; Closed June - September. Volunteers and rangers lead programs and birding tours on weekend November through April. Schedules are available at the Visitor Center. Price: $3 Vehicle permit unless you have a valid Federal Duck Stamp, Golden Eagle, Golden Age, or Golden Access Passport. Education groups may qualify for free entry.

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