-
- Abner Jackson Plantation
- See Lake Jackson Plantation
-
- Adriance Library
- See Brazora County Historical Museum
-
- Agrilife Extension
- See Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
-
- Albert Finkle Memorial County Park
- 281-756-1541 (Alvin number)
- 979-388-1541 (Brazosport number)
- 979-864-1541 (Angleton number)
- VPAL [TMN-COT]
- Website [BCPD]
- Road map [Google]
- GPS: 29.302359,-95.267486
-
- Alden Dow Office Museum
- 101 S. Parking Place, Lake Jackson, TX 77566
- 979-297-1570 (Lake Jackson Historical Museum)
- Website [LJHM]
- Website [Wikipedia]
- Road map [Google]
- GPS: 29.302352, -95.26747
-
- Alligator Marsh Waterfowl Hunt Area
- See Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge
-
- Alvin Community College
- 3110 Mustang Road, Alvin Texas 77511
- 281-756-3500
- History [Handbook of Texas]
- Website [ACC]
- Website [Wikipedia]
- Facebook [ACC]
- Campus Map [ACC]
- Road map [Google]
- GPS: 29.3979919, -95.2434826
-
- Alvin Library
- 105 South Gordon, Alvin, TX 77511
- 281-388-4300
- Website [BCLS]
- Road map [Google]
- GPS: 29.4235606, -95.2439627
-
- Alvin Museum Society
Alvin Historical Museum
281-331-4469
300 West Sealy Street, Alvin, TX 77511
Website
Road map [Google]
GPS: 29.423918, -95.2460146
Marguerite Rogers House Museum
281-585-2803
113 East Dumble Street, Alvin, TX 77511
Website
Road map [Google]
GPS: 29.4169278, -95.2432036 |
- AMS operates two museums
- 281-331-5955
- Website
-
- Alvin Senior Center
- 309 West Sealy, Alvin, Texas 77511
- 281-388-4298
- Website [City of Alvin]
- Road map [Google]
- GPS: 29.42374,-95.246427
-
- Angleton Library
- 401 E. Cedar, Angleton, TX 77515
- 281-756-1519 (Alvin number)
- 979-388-1519 (Brazosport number)
- 979-864-1519 (Angleton number)
- Website [BCLS]
- Road map [Google]
- GPS: 29.1695314, -95.4316503
-
- Angleton School History Center
- 1800 N. Downing Road, Angleton, TX 77515-3711
- 979-864-8015
- Website
- Facebook
- Road map [Google]
- GPS: 29.177423, -95.419032
-
- Archeology
- See Brazosport Archaeological Society
-
- Armand Bayou Nature Center
- 8500 Bay Area Blvd., Pasadena, Texas 77507
- 281-474-2551
- Website [ABNC]
- Trail map [ABNC]
- Road map [Google]
- GPS: 29.5987412, -95.0748038
-
- Astronomy
- Club - See Brazosport Astronomy Club
- Observatory - See George Observatory
- Planetarium - See BASF Brazosport Planetarium
-
- Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge
- P.O. Box 519, Eagle Lake, TX 77434-0519
- 979-234-3021
- Website [USFWS]
- CBC Bird Count [TMN-COT)
- Road Map [USFWS]
- Road Map [Google]
- GPS: 29.647929,-96.256399
-
- Austin
- County Park - See Steven F. Austin-Munson Historical County Park
- Statue - See Steven F. Austin-Munson Historical County Park
- Town - See Austin Town Site
-
- Austin Town Site
- 281-756-1208 (Alvin number)
- 979-388-1208 (Brazosport number)
- 979-864-1208 (Angleton number)
- Website [BCHM]
- Road map [Google]
- See also Brazoria County Historical Museum
- GPS: 29.2598949, -95.4583812
-
- Avian Conservation Science Center
- See Gulf Coast Bird Observatory
-
- BASF Planetarium
- A member group of the Center for the Arts and Sciences
- 979-265-3376
- VPAL [TMN-COT]
- Website [BCFAS]
- Facebook [Facebook]
- Astronomy Club [BCFAS]
- Description of Projector [TMN-COT]
- Maps and GPS - see BCFAS
-
- Baytown Nature Center
- 6213 Bayway Dr, Baytown, TX 77520
- 281-424-9198
- Website [Friends of BNC]
- Website [Wikipedia]
- Facebook [Friends of BNC]
- Road map [Google]
- GPS: 29.7549,-95.035516
-
- BEES
- See Brazoria County Master Gardeners Association
-
- Betty Brown Unit of SBNWR
- 979-964-4011 (Mid-coast NWR office)
- 979-964-3639 (SBNWR office)
- Website [FOBWR]
- Species Survey [Kneupper et al]
- Road map [Google]
- GPS: 28.9587287, -95.5556045
-
- Big Boggy National Wildlife Refuge
- 979-964-4011 (Mid-Coast NWR office)
- 979-964-3639 (SBNWR office)
- History [Handbook of Texas]
- Website [USFWS]
- Refuge map [USFWS]
- Annotated road map [FOBWR]
- Road map [Wikimapia]
- GPS: 28.7483186, -95.8119393
-
- Big Slough Recreation Area
- See Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge
-
- Big Tree
The so-called "Big Tree" is correctly known as the "San Bernard Oak." It is the largest Live
Oak (Quercus virginiana) in Texas. It is located at the San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge.
- See San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
-
- Bird, Birding
- Brazosport Birders
- Christmas Bird Counts
- Dow Black Skimmer Colony
- Gulf Coast Bird Observatory
- Matagorda Birding & Nature Center
- Quintana Neotropical Bird Sanctuary
- Smith Point Hawk Watch
-
- Boat Ramps
- Annotated Map [Brazoria County Parks Department]
-
- Bobcat Woods Trail
- See San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
-
- Brazoria Bird Count
- Website [TMN-COT]
- CBC Circle Map [PDF]
-
- Brazoria Civic Center
Brazoria Civic Center is the home of the Brazoria Heritage Foundation
the Brazos Valley Railroad Museum and the Brazoria Chamber of Commerce
- 202-208 West Smith Street, Brazoria, TX 77422
- 979-798-6100 (Chamber of Commerce)
- 979-798-1414 (BHF Box office)
- Road map [Google]
- See Brazoria Chamber of Commerce
- See Brazoria Heritage Foundation
- See Brazos Valley Railroad Society
- GPS: 29.0467157, -95.5710661
- See Brazoria Heritage Foundation
-
- Brazoria County Airport
- See Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport
-
- Brazoria County Boat Ramps
- Annotated Map [BCPD]
-
- Brazoria County Courthouse
- 111 E. Locust St., Angleton, Texas 77515-4642
- Website [Brazoria County]
- Facebook [Facebook]
- Road map [Google]
- GPS : 29.1679576, -95.432868
-
- Brazoria County Courthouse East Annex
- 1524 E Mulberry, Angleton TX 77515.
- Road map [Google]
- GPS : 29.175162,-95.414427
-
- Brazoria County Courthouse West Annex
- 451 N. Velasco, Angleton, TX 77515
- Road map [Google]
- GPS : 29.1679576, -95.432868
-
- Brazoria County Fairgrounds
- 901 S Downing Rd, Angleton, TX 77515
- 979-849-6416
- Website
- Road map [Wikimapia]
- GPS : 29.1553815, -95.4184399
-
- Brazoria County Historical Museum
- 100 East Cedar Street, Angleton, TX 77515
- 281-756-1208 (Alvin number)
- 979-388-1208 (Brazosport number)
- 979-864-1208 (Angleton number)
- Website [BCHM]
- Adriance Library [BCHM]
- Facebook [Facebook]
- Road map [Google]
- GPS: 29.1695127, -95.4316127
-
- Brazoria County Library System
- For branch libraries, see box
- VPAL
- Administrative office
451 N Velasco Street, Suite 250 (West Annex)
Angleton 77515-4442
281-756-1505 (Alvin number)
979-388-1505 (Brazosport number)
979-864-1505 (Angleton number)
- Website [BCLS]
- Environmental Education Program [TMN-COT]
- Facebook [Facebook]
- Road map [Google]
- GPS: 29.167995,-95.432705
-
- Brazoria County Master Gardeners Association
Garden Hotline
Open 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Monday-Friday
Open hours may vary. Call the number listed below for current information. |
21017 County Road 171, Angleton, TX 77515-8903
281-756-1558 Ext 119 (Alvin and north)
979-388-1558 Ext 119 (Brazosport and south)
979-864-1558 Ext 119 (Angleton and west)
Road map [Google]
GPS: 29.174869,-95.405333
Brazoria Environmental Education Station (BEES)
Open Tuesday and Friday mornings
| Open other times as announced. Call the number below or the extension office for information. Or just show up ― if the gate is open, BEES is open. |
585 CR443 (Hospital Drive) at CR 171, Angleton, Texas
979-549-9903
Road map [Google]
Historic property map [TAMU]
GPS: 29.185559,-95.391203 |
- For operating hours, see box
- BCMGA Website [BCMGA]
- State Website [TAXS]
-
- Brazoria County Parks Department
- For individual parks, see box
- VPAL
- Administrative office
313 West Mulberry Street Angleton, TX 77515-4341
281-756-1541 (Alvin number)
979-388-1541 (Brazosport number)
979-864-1541 (Angleton number)
- Website [BCPD]
- Facebook [Facebook]
- Road map [Google]
- GPS: 29.1642101, -95.4353678
-
- Brazoria Environmental Education Station (BEES)
- See Brazoria County Master Gardeners Association
-
- Brazoria Heritage Foundation
- 202 West Smith Street, Brazoria, TX 77422
- 979-798-1414 (Box office)
- Website [BHF]
- Facebook [Facebook]
- Road map [Google]
- See also Brazos Valley Railroad Society
- GPS: 29.0467157, -95.5710661
-
- Brazoria Library
- 620 South Brooks, Brazoria, TX 77422
- 979-798-2372
- Website [BCLS]
- Road map [Google]
- GPS: 29.0408722, -95.5695856
-
-
- Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge
Discovery Center
Open during DEEP classes and special events.
2022 County Road 227, Freeport, Texas, 77541
Website [FOBWR]
DEEP Environmental Education [TMN-COT]
Annotated Map [FOBWR]
Road Map [Google]
GPS: 29.059963, -95.268216 |
Big Slough Recreation Area
Open sunrise to sunset every day.
2022 County Road 227, Freeport, Texas, 77541
Big Slough Auto Tour [USFWS]
Big Slough Hiking Trail [USFWS]
Cox Lake Hiking Trail [USFWS]
Maddox Cedars [FOBWR]
Road Map [Google]
GPS: 29.065248, -95.319300 |
Alligator Marsh Waterfowl Hunt Area
Open during specified hunt days only.
Road map [USFWS]
Road map [Google]
GPS: 29.1268035, -95.24418 |
Refuge Field Office and Otto Slough Trail
Open 7:00AM - 5:30PM Monday-Friday
24907 FM, Angleton TX 77515-2157
979-922-1037
Road map [Google]
GPS: 29.153754,-95.299126 |
- For operating hours, see box
- 979-922-1037 (Refuge manager)
- 979-964-4011 (Mid-coast office)
- VPAL [TMN-COT]
- History [Handbook of Texas]
- History [Wikipedia]
- Website [USFWS]
- Website [FOBWR]
- Refuge Map [USFWS]
- Road map [Google]
-
- Brazos Bend State Park
- 21901 FM 762 Needville, TX 77461
- 979-553-5102 (park office) or 512-389-8900 (reservations)
- VPAL [TMN-COT]
- Website [TPWD]
- Website [BBSP Volunteer Organization]
- Facebook [Facebook]
- Video [TPWD]
- Facilities map [TPWD]
- Trail map [TPWD]
- Facilities map [TPWD]
- CBC Circle Map [JPG] [Bill Godley]
- Road map [Google]
- GPS: 29.3714421, -95.6412435
-
- Brazos River County Park
- 281-756-1541 (Alvin number)
- 979-388-1541 (Brazosport number)
- 979-864-1541 (Angleton number)
- VPAL [TMN-COT]
- Website [BCPD]
- Road map [Google]
- GPS: 29.1137379, -95.6758332
-
- Brazos Valley Railroad Society Museum
- 208 West Smith Street, Brazoria TX 77422
- 979-798-8114 [Saturday only]
- 979-922-4556 [Jim Williams]
- Website [BVRS]
- Facebook [Facebook]
- Road map [Google]
- See also Brazoria Heritage Foundation
- GPS: 29.0466735, -95.5714685
-
- Brazos Woods Preserve
The Nature Conservancy
- 1080 County Road 645, West Columbia, TX 77486
- Map with directions (TNC)
- Road map (Google)
- GPS: 29.11251, -95.61815
-
- Brazosport Archaeological Society
- An affiliate organization of the Brazosport Center for the Arts and Sciences
- 979-265-7831
- Website [BCFAS]
- Maps and GPS - see BCFAS
-
- Brazosport Art League
- A member group of the Center for the Arts and Sciences
- 979-265-7661
- Website [BCFAS]
- Facebook [Facebook]
- Maps and GPS - see BCFAS
-
- Brazosport Astronomy Club
- An affiliate organization of the Brazosport Center for the Arts and Sciences
- 979-265-7661
- Website [BCFAS]
- Facebook [Facebook]
- Maps and GPS - see BCFAS
-
- Brazosport Birders
- Facebook [Facebook]
-
- Brazosport Center for the Arts & Sciences
- For constituent organizations, see box
- 400 College Drive, Clute, TX 77531
- 979-265-7661 or 877-265-7661
- Website [BCFAS]
- Road map [TMN-COT]
- Road map [Google]
- GPS: 29.0455104, -95.4052466
-
- Brazosport Center Stages
- A member group of the Brazosport Center for the Arts and Sciences
- 979-265-7661
- Website [BCFAS]
- Facebook [Facebook]
- Maps and GPS - see BCFAS
-
- Brazosport College - Community Education Center - Freeport
- 211 East Park Avenue, Freeport, TX 77541
- 979-230-3600
- VPAL [TMN-COT]
- Website [BC]
- Road map [Google]
- GPS: 28.9499546, -95.3457874
-
- Brazosport College - Main Campus
- 500 College Drive, Lake Jackson, TX 77566
- 979-230-3000
- VPAL [TMN-COT]
- History [Handbook of Texas]
- Website [BC]
- Website [Wikipedia]
- Facebook [Facebook]
- Campus map [BC]
- Road map [Google]
- GPS: 29.0449899, -95.4076231
-
- Brazosport Museum of Natural Science
- A member group of the Center for the Arts and Sciences
- 979-265-7831
- Website [BCFAS]
- Facebook [Facebook]
- Maps and GPS - see BCFAS
-
- Brazosport Planetarium
- See BASF Planetarium
-
- Brazosport Symphony Orchestra
- A member group of the Center for the Arts and Sciences
- 979-265-7661
- Website [BCFAS]
- Facebook [Facebook]
- Maps and GPS - see BCFAS
-
- Bryan Beach
- Website [Texas Explorer]
- Map [Google]
- GPS: 28.9160342, -95.3377676
-
- Buffalo Bayou Park
Not to be confused with Sabine-to-Bagby Promenade
- Between Allen Parkway and Memorial Drive, from Shepard Drive and Sabine Street, Houston, Texas
- 832-395-7000
- Website [Houston Parks and Recreation Department]
- Website [Buffalo Bayou Partnership]
- Road Map [Google]
- GPS: 29.761653,-95.393741
-
- Buffalo Camp County Park
- 281-756-1541 (Alvin number)
- 979-388-1541 (Brazosport number)
- 979-864-1541 (Angleton number)
- VPAL [TMN-COT]
- Website [BCPD]
- Road map [Google]
- GPS: 29.0625891, -95.485509
-
- Camp Mohawk County Park
- 110 County Road 193, Alvin, TX 77511
- 281-581-2319 or 877-226-7664
- VPAL [TMN-COT]
- Website [BCPD]
- History (1990) [Brazoria County Old Timers Association]
- Flora Census (2008) [TMN-COT]
- Park map [BCPD]
- Road map [Google]
- GPS: 29.3345531, -95.2854484
-
- Candy Abshier Wildlife Management Area
- 10 Parks & Wildlife Drive, Port Arthur, TX 77640
- 409-736-2551
- Website [TPWD]
- Hawk Watch [GCBO]
- Road map [Google]
- GPS: 29.528415,-94.770344
-
- Capitol of Texas Park
- 979-345-3123 (City of West Columbia)
- Website [City of West Columbia]
- Road map [Google]
-
- Carbide Park
- 4102 FM 519, La Marque, Texas 77568
- 409-934-8100
- Website [Galveston County]
- Annotated road map [TMN-COT]
- Annotated road map [TMN Galveston Bay Chapter]
- Road map [Google]
- GPS: 29.3579028, -95.0022554
-
- Carolyn Raizes Davis Sanctuary
- County Road 197 at Union Pacific track.
- Website [Houston Audubon]
- Annotated road map [Houston Audubon]
- Road Map [Wikimapia]
- GPS: 29.3084499, -95.266744
-
- Cedar Lake Creek Paddling Trail
- See San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
-
- Centennial Park
- See Dow Centennial Bottomlands Park
-
- Challenger Seven Memorial Park
- 2301 West Nasa Boulevard, Webster, TX 77598
- 713-440-1587
- Website [Harris County Precinct One]
- Road Map [Google]
- GPS: 29.513916, -95.143065
-
- Christmas Bird Counts
- Website [FOBWR]
- Attwater NWR [FOBWR]
- Brazoria [FOBWR]
- Brazos Bend State Park [FOBWR]
- Freeport [FOBWR]
- Matagorda Co. - Mad Island Marsh [FOBWR]
- San Bernard NWR [FOBWR]
-
- Clear Lake Ecological Services Field Office
- 17629 El Camino Real #211, Houston TX 77058-3051
- 281-286-8282
- Website [USFWS]
- Road map [Google]
- GPS: 29.1750609, -95.4059869
-
- Clute Library
- 215 North Shanks, Clute, TX 77531
- 979-265-4582
- Website [BCLS]
- Road map [Google]
- GPS: 29.0234428, -95.4030097
-
- Coast Guard
- See US Coast Guard Station Freeport
-
- Columbia Historical Museum
- 979-345-6125
- Website [City of West Columbia]
- Facebook [Facebook]
- Road map [Google]
- GPS: 29.1438968, -95.6457013
-
- Columbia Rosenwald School
- 979-345-6125 (Columbia Historical Museum)
- Website [Columbia Historical Museum]
- History [TMN-COT]
- Video [National Trust for Historic Preservation]
- Road map [Google]
- GPS: 29.1431425, -95.6457657
-
- ConocoPhillips
- See Phillips 66
-
- Cooperative Extension Service
- See Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
-
- Cox Lake Hiking Trail
- See Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge
-
- Danbury Library
- 1720 North Main, Danbury, TX 77534
- 979-922-1905
- Website [BCLS]
- Road map [Google]
- GPS: 29.2295735, -95.3471231
- Davis Bird Sanctuary
- See Carolyn Raizes Davis Sanctuary
-
- DEEP: Discovery Environmental Education Program
- See Discovery Environmental Education Program (DEEP)
-
- Discovery Center
- See Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge
-
- Discovery Environmental Education Program (DEEP)
Most DEEP events take place at the Discovery Center
- Tom Schneider 979-964-4011 x27 (email).
- VPAL [TMN-COT]
- Website [TMN-COT]
- Maps and GPS - see Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge
-
- Dow, Alden
- See Alden Dow Office Museum
-
- Dow Black Skimmer Colony
- Meet shuttle bus at Dow Chemical Company Gate 41-A
- 979-238-4159 [Dow Wildlife Support Team]
- Road Map [Google]
- Article about [Houston Chronicle]
- GPS: [Gate 41-A] 28.9695476, -95.3484236
-
- Dow Centennial Bottomlands Park
- 979-297-4533
- Website [City of Lake Jackson]
- Trail Map [City of Lake Jackson]
- Road map [Google]
- GPS West Trailhead : 29.027768,-95.476305
- GPS East Trailhead : 29.026107,-95.460293
-
- Dow Woods Unit of San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
- Dow Woods is open for hiking and bicycling sunrise-to-sunset every day.
- 979-964-4011 (Mid-Coast NWR office)
- 979-964-3639 (SBNWR office)
- VPAL [TMN-COT]
- Website [FOBWR]
- Trail map [FOBWR]
- Road map [Wikimapia]
- Annotated road map [FOBWR]
- GPS: 29.0762941, -95.427804
-
- Drum Bay
- Road map [Google]
- Annotated road map [TMN-COT]
- GPS: 29.008891, -95.2146435
-
- Environmental Education
- BCLS - see Brazoria County Library System Environmental Education Program
- BEES - see Brazoria Environmental Education Station
- DEEP - see Discovery Environmental Education Program
- HWEEP - see Hudson Woods Environmental Education Program
- LEEP - see Linnville Environmental Education Program
-
- Extension Service
- See Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
-
- First Capitol of the Republic of Texas
- North 14th Street at Hamilton Street, West Columbia, TX 77486
- Website [City of West Columbia]
- Website [TexasBobTravels]
- Road map [Google]
- GPS: 29.1444291, -95.6425546
-
- Freeport Bird Count
- Website [TMN-COT}
- CBC Circle Map [PDF]
-
- Freeport Community Education Center
- See Brazosport College Community Education Center - Freeport
-
- Freeport Community House
- 1300 West Second St, Freeport, TX 77541
- 979-233-3306
- Website [City of Freeport]
- Road map [Google]
- GPS: 28.9550852, -95.3633988
-
- Freeport Historical Museum
- 311 East Park Street, Freeport, TX 77541
- 979-233-0066
- Website [City of Freeport]
- Facebook [Facebook]
- Road map [Google]
- GPS: 28.9487975, -95.3461066
-
- Freeport Library
- 410 Brazosport Blvd, Freeport, TX 77541
- 979-233-3622
- Website [BCLS]
- Road map [Google]
- GPS: 28.964369,-95.372584
-
- Freeport Municipal Park
- 421 Brazosport Blvd, Freeport, TX 77541
- 979-233-4141
- Facebook [Facebook]
- Road map [Wikimapia]
- GPS: 28.9634868, -95.3706408
-
- Freeport RiverPlace
- City Park Road at Old River Street
- 979-233-3306
- Website [City of Freeport]
- Road map [Google]
- GPS (Pedestrian entrance): 28.9629447, -95.3706649
- GPS (Service parking): 28.9625458, -95.3695732
-
- Friends of Brazoria Wildlife Refuges
- Friends of Brazoria Wildlife Refuges has no physical address.
- P.O. Box 505, Lake Jackson, TX 77566-0505
- 844-84-BIRDS (844-842-4737)
- Website
- Facebook
-
- Friends of River San Bernard Community Center
- 20450 County Road 510-B, Brazoria, TX 77422
- Website [FORSB]
- Boat Parade [FORSB]
- Facebook [Facebook]
- Road map [Google]
- GPS: 28.989444,-95.585481
-
- Gerhart Prairie
- Road map [Google]
- GPS: 29.40733, -095.42773
-
- George Observatory
- The George Observatory is owned and operated by the Houston Museum of Natural Science and located inside Brazos Bend State Park.
- 281-242-3055
- 979-553-3400
- Website [HMNS]
- Road map [Google]
- GPS (Park entrance): 29.3714795, -95.6412649
- GPS (Observatory parking): 29.3754928, -95.5963352
- Also see Houston Museum of Natural Science
-
- Goodrich Jones State Forest
- See W. Goodrich Jones State Forest
-
- Gulf Coast Bird Observatory
- 299 Hwy 332 West, Lake Jackson, TX 77566 (not a valid mailing address)
- 979-480-0999
- VPAL [TMN-COT]
- Website [GCBO]
- Facebook [Facebook]
- Trail map [GCBO]
- Annotated road map [TMN-COT]
- Road map [Google]
- GPS: 29.0491731, -95.4761803
-
- Gulf Coast Wildlife Rescue
- 979-849-0184 (24-hour Rescue Hotline)
- VPAL [TMN-COT]
- Website [GCWR]
- Facebook [Facebook]
- Photos [Flickr]
- Maps and GPS are not available. Call the hotline for directions.
-
- Halls Bayou Unit of San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
- Halls Bayou Unit is closed to the public.
- 979-964-4011 (Mid-coast NWR office)
- 979-964-3639 (Refuge Manager)
- VPAL [TMN-COT]
- Project map [USFWS]
- Annotated road map (area) [TMN-COT]
- Annotated area map (detail) [TMN-COT]
- Road map [Google]
- GPS: 29.3365055, -95.1468587
-
- Hanson-Riverside County Park
- 281-756-1541 (Alvin number)
- 979-388-1541 (Brazosport number)
- 979-864-1541 (Angleton number)
- VPAL [TMN-COT]
- Website [BCPD]
- Road map [Google]
- Intern Training Field Trip
- GPS: 29.1137566, -95.675801
-
- Henry W. Munson Park
- See Stephen F. Austin-Munson Historical County Park
-
- Houston Museum of Natural Science
- 5555 Hermann Park Drive, Houston, TX 77030
- 713-639-4629
- Website [HMNS]
- Website [Wikipedia]
- Road map [Google]
- GPS: 29.721815,-95.389709
- Also see George Observatory
-
- Hudson Woods Unit of San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
- Hudson Woods is open for hiking sunrise-to-sunset every day.
- Sally Lake Road, Bailey's Prairie, TX 77515
- 979-964-4011 (Mid-coast NWR office)
- 979-964-3639 (Refuge Manager)
- VPAL [TMN-COT]
- HWEEP: Hudson Woods Environmental Education [TMN-COT]
- Website [FOBWR]
- Road map [Google]
- Annotated road map [FOBWR]
- GPS: 29.1631796, -95.5062747
-
- HWEEP
- See Hudson Woods Unit
-
- Jesse H. Jones Park & Nature Center
- 281-446-8588
- Website [JHJPNC]
- Road Map [Google]
- Road Map [JHJPNC]
- GPS: 30.0236876, -95.2942483
-
- Johnson Community Center
- See Carbide Park
-
- Jones
- Jesse H. Jones Park & Nature Center
- W. Goodrich Jones State Forest
-
- Justin Hurst Wildlife Management Area
- 979-233-8729 (David Butler)
- Website [TPWD]
- Road map [TPWD]
- Annotated road map [TMN-COT]
- Road Map [Google]
- GPS: 29.932213,-95.92417
-
- Katy Prairie Conservancy
- 936-931-5564
- Website [KPC]
- Road Map [Google]
- GPS: 29.9319158, -95.9245706
-
- KBR Kids Day
- See Sabine-to-Bagby Promenade
-
- Kleb Woods Nature Preserve
- 281-357-5324
- 20303 Draper Road, Tomball, TX 77377
- Website [KWNP]
- Narrative [flipfloplibrarian]
- Road Map [Google]
- Trail map [KWNP]
- GPS (Nature Center): 30.0724609, -95.7400024
- GPS (Scout Camp): 30.07943, -95.7436233
-
- Lake Jackson Civic Center
- 333 Highway 332 East, Lake Jackson, TX 77566
- 979-415-2600
- Website [City of Lake Jackson]
- Annotated map (PDF) [TMM-COT]
- Road map [Google]
- GPS: 29.0378987, -95.4511821
-
- Lake Jackson Historical Museum
- 249 Circle Way, Lake Jackson, TX 77566
- 979-297-1570
- Website [LJHM]
- Road map [Google]
- GPS: 29.0388508, -95.450592
-
- Lake Jackson Library
- 250 Circle Way, Lake Jackson, TX 77566
- 979-415-2590
- Website [BCLS]
- Road map [Google]
- GPS: 29.038696, -95.4494923
-
- Lake Jackson Plantation
- 979-297-1570
- History [Texas Beyond History]
- Website [LJHM]
- Site map - modern [Brazoria County Antebellum Plantation Survey]
- Site map - historic [TMN-COT]
- Annotated Road Map [TMN-COT]
- Road map [Google]
- GPS: 29.0507112, -95.4679084
-
- LEEP
- See Linnville Environmental Education Program (LEEP)
-
- Levi Jordan Plantation State Historic Site
- P.O. Box 940, Brazoria, TX 77422-0940
- 979-798-2202
- History [Handbook of Texas]
- Website [Texas Historical Commission]
- Website [Carol McDavid]
- Annotated Road
Map [TMN-COT]
- Site maps [Carol McDavid]
- Road map [Google]
- Species survey [TMN-COT]
- GPS: 28.9983019, -95.6476808
-
- Library
- Adriance - see Brazoria County Historical Museum
- County - see Brazoria County Library System
-
- Linnville Environmental Education Program (LEEP)
LEEP events take place at the Phillips 66 plant in Old Ocean and are presented by
Phillips 66 staff. TMN-COT members serve as advisers but do not teach classes.
- 979-345-5062 (Mary Holler, Program Coordinator)
- VPAL [TMN-COT]
- Maps and GPS - see Phillips 66
-
- Little Slough Trail
- See San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
-
- MacLean Park
- 93 Lake Road, Lake Jackson, TX 77566
- 979-297-4533
- Website [City of Lake Jackson]
- Road map [Google]
- GPS: 29.0308539, -95.4611492
-
- Maddox Cedars
- Maddox Cedars Monument is located inside Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge
- History [FOBWR]
- Road map [Google]
- GPS: 29.0672077, -95.2469695
-
- Manvel Library
- 20514B Hwy 6, Manvel, TX 77578
- 281-489-7596
- Website [BCLS]
- Road map [Google]
- GPS: 29.465046,-95.350332
-
- Marguerite Rogers House Museum
- See Alvin Museum Society
-
- Master
- Gardeners - see Brazoria County Master Gardeners Association
- Naturalists - see Texas Master Naturalists - Cradle of Texas Chapter
-
- Matagorda Bay Nature Park
- 6430 FM 2031, Matagorda, TX 77457
- 979-863-7120
- Website [LCRA]
- Map [Google]
- GPS: 28.6028159, -95.976541
-
- Matagorda County Birding Nature Center
- 979-245-3336
- Website [MCBNC]
- Park map [MCBNC]
- Road map [Google]
- GPS: 28.9842675, -96.0129547
-
- Matagorda Island
Wildlife Management Area
979-323-9553
Website [TPWD]
Area Map [Wikimapia]
Trail Map [TPWD]
GPS (WMA dock): 28.3327341, -96.4633727
TMN-COT Field Trip
Website [TMN-COT]
Route Map [Google]
Video [Steve Zilliox/YouTube]
GPS (Fulton dock): 28.0245608, -97.0502401
GPS (Island dock): 28.1277339, -96.8099678
Lighthouse
Website [Lighthouse Restoration Project]
Detail Map [Wikimapia]
GPS: 28.3378996, -96.4240408 |
- For further information see box
Matagorda Island WMA is jointly managed by the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. It is formally named Matagorda Island National Wildlife Refuge and State Natural Area |
- History [Handbook of Texas]
- Website [Wikipedia]
- Website [MatagordaIsland.com]
- Area Map [Google]
-
- Matagorda/Mad Island Bird Count
- Website [TMN-COT]
- CBC Circle Map(KMZ) [Brent Ortego]
- CBC Circle Map(JPG) [Brent Ortego]
-
- McCroskey Cabin
- History [Handbook of Texas]
- Road map [Google]
- GPS: 28.939752,-95.614253
-
- Middle Bayou Public Waterfowl Hunt Area
Middle Bayou Waterfowl Hunt Area has been moved and is now known as Alligator Marsh Waterfowl Hunt Area
- See Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge
-
- Migration Celebration
- 844-84-BIRDS (844-842-4737)
- Website [FOBWR]
- Facebook [Facebook]
- Map - Riverplace [Google]
- Map - San Bernard NWR [Google]
- SBNWR Venue Map [Google]
- GPS (RiverPlace) : 28.963055, -95.3704906
- GPS (SBNWR) : 28.91502, -95.5792093
-
- Moccasin Pond Auto Tour
- See San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
-
- Mo-Ranch Conference Center
- See Presbyterian Mo-Ranch Assembly
-
- Mowonoty Prairie
- South side of CR18 0.6 miles east of SH35
- 979-345-3456 [St. Mary's Episcopal Church office]
- Road Map [Google]
- GPS: 29.2772679, -95.7129014
-
- Munson Park
- See Stephen F. Austin-Munson Historical County Park
-
- Museum
- Alden Dow Office Museum
- Alvin Historical Museum
- Brazoria County Historical Museum
- Brazoria Heritage Foundation
- Brazos Valley Railroad Museum
- Brazosport Museum of Natural Science
- Columbia Historical Museum
- Dow, Alden Office Museum
- Freeport Historical Museum
- Houston Museum of Natural Science
- Lake Jackson Historical Museum
- Marguerite Rogers House Museum
- Schuster Home Museum
-
- Nannie M. Stringfellow Wildlife Management Area
- 979-798-8746 [Marc Ealy]
- Website [TPWD]
- Annotated road map [TMN-COT]
- Road map [Google]
- GPS: 28.9606707, -95.6228542
-
- Nash Prairie Preserve
The Nature Conservancy
- Intersection of County Road 25 and County Road 225, Brazoria County
- 979-345-3456 [St. Mary's Episcopal Church office]
- Website [Nature Conservancy]
- Road Map [Google]
- GPS: 29.253418,-95.596554
-
- NCAP Nature Trail
- NCAP Nature Trail is administered by the Brazosport Planetarium
- Map [Google}
- GPS: 29.046326,-95.405516
-
- Otter Slough Trail
- See Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge
-
- Palm Unit of San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
- Palm Unit is closed to the public.
- Website [The Rogue Botanist]
- Chapter News article [McLain}
- Map and GPS are not available. Call Mid-coast office for information.
-
- Pearland Library
- 3522 Liberty Drive, Pearland, TX 77581
- 281-485-4876
- Website [BCLS]
- Road map [Google]
- GPS: 29.5514706, -95.2578592
-
- Pearland Westside Library
- 2803 Business Center Dr, Ste 101 Pearland 77584
- 713-436-0995
- Website [BCLS]
- Road map [Google]
- Birdseye View [Bing Maps]
- GPS: 29.559602,-95.391702
-
- Phillips 66
- VPAL [TMN-COT]
- Website [Phillips66]
- Facebook [Facebook]
- Road map [Google]
- See also LEEP
- GPS (Gate 105): 29.0763879, -95.7616425
-
- Presbyterian Mo-Ranch Assembly
- Website [PMRA]
- Campus map [PMRA]
- Road map [Google]
- GPS: 30.058276,-99.474186
-
- Quintana Beach County Park
- 330 5th Street, Quintana, TX 77541
- 979-233-1461 or 800-872-7578
- VPAL [TMN-COT]
- Website [BCPD]
- Park map [BCPD]
- Road map [Google]
- Annotated road map [TMN-COT]
- GPS: 28.9342141, -95.3048623
-
- Quintana City Hall
- 814 Lamar ST. Freeport TX 77541-9109
- 979-233-0848
- Website
- Road map [Google]
- GPS: 28.9340263, -95.3090358
-
- Quintana Neotropical Bird Sanctuary
- 979-480-0999 (Gulf Coast Bird Observatory)
- Website [BirdForum Ltd]
- Annotated road map [TMN-COT]
- Road map [Google]
- GPS: 28.9341672, -95.3087246
-
- Quintana Xeriscape Nature Reserve
- Road map [Google]
- GPS: 28.9383924, -95.3043902
-
- Resoft County Park
- 281-756-1541 (Alvin number)
- 979-388-1541 (Brazosport number)
- 979-864-1541 (Angleton number)
- VPAL [TMN-COT]
- Website [BCPD]
- Road map [Google]
- GPS: 29.4802055, -95.2499628
-
- RiverPlace
- See Freeport RiverPlace
-
- Sabine-to-Bagby Promenade.
Not to be confused with Buffalo Bayou Park
- 150 Sabine St, Houston, TX 77002
- 713-752-0314
- Website [Buffalo Bayou Partnership]
- Road Map [Google]
- GPS: 29.763496,-95.373833
-
-
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
- For operating hours, see box
- 6801 County Road 306, Brazoria, TX 77422
- 979-964-3639 (SBNWR office)
- 979-964-4011 (Mid-coast NWR Complex)
- VPAL [TMN-COT]
- History [Handbook of Texas]
- Website [USFWS]
- Website [FOBWR]
- Road Map [Google]
- Annotated Map [FOBWR]
- Refuge Map [USFWS]
- CBC Circle Map [KMZ] [Google]
-
- San Bernard River Boat Parade
- The semiannual San Bernard River Boat Parade is sponsored by Friends of the River San Bernard.
- Map [Google]
- GPS (FM521): 29.0109757, -95.5881916
- GPS (FM2611): 28.9498812, -95.5553184
-
- San Bernard Woods Preserve
The Nature Conservancy
- Map [THC]
- Map [Gooogle]
- GPS 29.165290, -95.795621
-
- San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site
- 3523 Independence Parkway South, LaPorte, TX 77571
- Website [TPWD]
- Website [San Jacinto Museum]
- Website [Wikipedia]
- Road Map [Google]
- GPS 29.749866,-95.08076
-
- San Luis Pass County Park
- 14001 CR 257 (Blue Water Highway) Freeport, TX 77541
- 979-233-6026 or 800-372-7578
- VPAL [TMN-COT]
- Website [BCPD]
- Park map [BCPD]
- Road map [Google]
- GPS: 29.077429,-95.127516
-
- Sargent Permit Waterfowl Hunt Area
- See San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
-
- Schuster Home Museum
- 1130 W 2nd St., Freeport, TX 77541
- Road Map [Google]
- GPS: 28.9544656, -95.3610465
-
- Sea Center Texas
- 300 Medical Drive, Lake Jackson, Texas 77566
- 979-292-0100
- VPAL
- Website [TPWD]
- Website [Texas Explorer]
- Video [TheFishinFanatic/YouTube]
- Road map [Google]
- GPS: 29.0178231, -95.4450828
-
- Sea Shell Searchers of Brazoria County
- An affiliate organization of the Center for the Arts and Sciences
- 979-265-7831
- Website [SSSBC]
- Maps and GPS - see BCFAS
-
- St. Mary's Episcopal Church, West Columbia
- St. Mary's is the local contact for Nash Prairie Preserve.
- 117 E. Clay Street, West Columbia, TX 77486
- 979-345-3456
- Website [St. Mary's]
- Road map [Google]
- See also Nash Prairie Preserve
- GPS: 29.1429984, -95.6467621
-
- Sheldon Lake State Park
- Website [TPWD}
- Road map [Google]
-
- Smith Point Hawk Watch
- Website [SPHW]
- Website [GCBO]
- Road Map [Google}
- GPS: 29.528527,-94.770364
-
- Stahlman Park Reception and Conference Center
- 2211 Bluewater Highway (CR257), Surfside Beach, Texas 77541
- 979-233-1531 x 100
- Website [Village of Surfside Beach]
- Annotated Road map [TMN-COT]
- Road map [Google]
- GPS: 28.972038, -95.2625048
-
- Statue
- Austin, Stephen F. - see Stephen F. Austin-Munson Historical County Park
- Ryan, Nolan - see Alvin
- Smith, Henry - see Brazoria Heritage Foundation
-
- Stephen F. Austin 500
- P.O. Box 703 Angleton, TX 77516
- 979-864-0005
- Maps and GPS: See Stephen F. Austin-Munson Historical County Park
-
- Stephen F. Austin-Munson Historical County Park
- 979-849-5965
- 25655 SH 288 Angleton, TX 77515
- Website
- VPAL [TMN-COT]
- Road Map
- GPS:29.1498375, -95.451214
-
- Stringfellow
- See Nannie M. Stringfellow Wildlife Management Area
-
- Surfside Jetty County Park
- 281-756-1541 (Alvin number)
- 979-864-1541 (Angleton number)
- 979-388-1541 (Brazosport number)
- VPAL [TMN-COT]
- Website [BCPD]
- Road map [Google]
- GPS: 28.939633, -95.2966976
-
- Sweeny Library
- 205 W. Ashley Wilson, Sweeny, TX 77480
- 979-548-2567
- Website [BCLS]
- Road map [Google]
- GPS: 29.0438831, -95.7116675
-
- Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
- 21017 County Road 171, Angleton, TX 77515-8903
- 281-756-1558 Ext 110 (Alvin and north)
- 979-388-1558 Ext 110 (Brazosport and south)
- 979-864-1558 Ext 110 (Angleton and west)
- Website [Texas A&M Agrilife Extension]
- History [Handbook of Texas]
- Road map [Google]
- GPS: 29.175059, -95.405495
-
- Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport
- 979-849-5755
- 8000 Airport Way, Angleton, TX 77515
- Website [TGCRA]
- Website [Wikipedia]
- Road Map
- GPS: 29.112276,-95.459286
-
- Texas Master Naturalists - Cradle of Texas Chapter
- Website [TMN-COT]
- Facebook [Facebook]
- For map and GPS see Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
-
- Texas Mid-coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex Office
- 2547 County Road 316, Brazoria, TX 77422-7703
- 979-964-4011
- Fax 979-964-4021
- Website [USFWS]
- Road map [Google]
- GPS: 28.9367141, -95.6106502
-
- Texas R.I.C.E.
Texas Rice Industry Coalition for the Environment
Texas R.I.C.E. is located at Karankawa Plains Co., El Campo, Texas
- 879 County Road 463, El Campo, TX 77437
- Mail: PO Box 644, Pierce, TX 77467-0644
- Website
- GPS: 29.243448, -96.199754
-
- University of Houston-Clear Lake Pearland Campus
- 1200 Pearland Parkway, Pearland, TX 77581
- 281-212-1700
- Website
- GPS: 29.587921, -95.266540
-
- US Coast Guard Station Freeport
- 823 Coast Guard Drive, Freeport, TX 77541
- 979-233-7551
- Website [USCG]
- Road Map [Google]
- GPS: 28.944946,-95.302235
-
- USDA Service Center
United States Department of Agriculture
USDA Service Center
Rural Development
Suite B
Phone: 979-549-0215 ext 4
Fax: 979-549-0031
Website [USDA]
Website [Wikipedia]
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Suite C
Phone: 979-549-0215 ext 3
Fax: 979-549-0031
Website [USDA]
Website [Wikipedia]
Farm Service Agency
Suite D
Phone: 979-549-0215 ext 2
Fax: 979-848-8336
Website [USDA]
Website [Wikipedia] |
- For agencies located here, see box
- 711 North Velasco St., Angleton, TX 77515
- Website [USDA]
- Facebook [Facebook]
- Road map [Google]
- GPS: 29.1707961, -95.4322404
-
- Varner-Hogg Plantation State Historic Site
- 979-345-4656
- P.O. Box 696, West Columbia, TX 77486-0696
- History [Handbook of Texas]
- Website [Texas Historical Commission]
- Website [Wikipedia]
- Facebook
- Road map [Google]
- Annotated road map [TMN-COT]
- GPS: 28.96731, -95.37339
-
- Velasco Community House
- 110 Skinner St., Freeport, TX 77541
- 979-233-3306
- Website [City of Freeport]
- Road map [Google]
- GPS: 28.96731, -95.37339
-
- Watson Rare Native Plant Preserve
- 281-421-2469
- Website [WRNPP]
- Trail Map [WRNPP]
- Road map [WRNPP]
- Road Map [Google]
- GPS: 30.579118, -94.3781909
-
- W. Goodrich Jones State Forest
- 936-273-2261
- History [Handbook of Texas]
- Website [Texas Forest Service]
- Facility map [Texas Forest Service]
- Road map [Wikimapia]
- GPS: 30.2346083, -95.4822528
-
- Waugh Drive Bat Colony
- Website [Waugh Bat Monitor]
- Website [City of Houston]
- Video [kris rodriguez/YouTube]
- Road map [Google]
- GPS: 29.762207,-95.398623
-
- Wayne Johnson Community Center
- See Carbide Park
-
- West Columbia Library
- 518 East Brazos, West Columbia, TX 77486
- 979-345-3394
- Website [BCLS]
- Road map [Google]
- GPS: 29.1443794, -95.6413293
-
- West Annex
- See Brazoria County Courthouse West Annex
-
- Westside Library
- See Pearland Westside Library
-
- Wildlife Center of Texas
- 7007 Katy Road, Houston, TX 77024
- 713-861-9453
- Website [WCT]
- Road map [Google]
- GPS: 29.782178, -95.442272
-
- Wildlife
- Center of Texas
- Management Area, Candy Abshier
- Management Area, Justin Hurst
- Management Area, Matagorda Island
- Management Area, Nannie M. Stringfellow
- Rescue, Gulf Coast
- Refuge, Attwater Prairie Chicken
- Refuge, Betty Brown Unit
- Refuge, Big Boggy National
- Refuge, Brazoria National Refuge
- Refuge, Dow Woods Unit
- Refuge, Halls Bayou Unit
- Refuge, Hudson Woods Unit
- Refuge, San Bernard National
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