McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge

This place was so different than any other Refuge I have been to in the Texas Hill Country, of course. The lake is huge! Lots of people fishing. Beautiful flowers, and the swamps and marshland are everywhere you look. Very clean, whih was good as signs were posted to keep it that way, but still lots of fishing line and cord, and beer caps all over. I picked up what I could.

Not much wildlife to see when I went, but a beautiful day trip for me as I am a wildlife rehabilitator and love nature. I just moved to Port Arthur and was asking about volunteering somewhere on the Refuge or with Parks and Wildlife but was told they are still not taking volunteers because of COVID. This is so stupid. The crisis is over and the Governor of Texas opened everything back up and removed all the mandates, so why I was told this was rediclous. Hoping that will change soon. Great place if you like nature and marshlands. Note: NO TREES OR SHADE AT ALL!!! No place to put umbrellas in the ground either. Just road, piers or water. Beware of all the fire ant mounds too. DO NOT walk around in the bit of grass there is!