Wildlife Management Areas - Wild Texas Forums: Parks, Travel & Recreation

11-20-2003, 09:07 AM

Has anyone ever done any hiking, backpacking, or camping at a Wildlife Management Area? Places like Granger, in the Hill Country; Black Gap or Elephant Mountain, in the Big Bend; Matador, in the Panhandle; or the multitudes in east Texas. If so, are there well marked trails, campsites and the like?

Shannon · 11-20-2003, 10:09 AM

The most hiking Justin and I have done so far in a Wildlife Management Area (in Texas) was a Walter E. Buck WMA, which adjoins South Llano River State Park. We've been to Kerr WMA a few times (and it's been more than several years), but there was just a long self-guided road tour through the various ecosystems -- no trails, off-road travel.

It may not be an exhaustive list, but we have 48 wildlife management areas listed here on WildTexas.com. No ratings or personal reviews yet of those, however.

11-21-2003, 11:08 AM

I've done Walter Buck also. It's a nice place, too bad they don't allow backpacking there. I'd really like to try Black Gap or Elephant Mountain. Well, thanks for the info.