The Anahuac Loop Is a Key Texas Birding Stop

The Anahuac Loop is part of TPWD's Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail. Around Anahuac and Wallisville, it ties together places like White Memorial Park, the Wallisville Lake Project, Fort Anahuac Park, Double Bayou Park, and Smith Point.

That short stretch of Chambers County gives birders a lot of habitat. TPWD lists woodland birds at White Memorial Park, brackish marsh at JJ Mayes Wildlife Trace, Lake Anahuac and Trinity Bay at the Anahuac Pumping Station, and shorebirds near Smith Point after rain.

Plan it like a slow drive, not one quick stop. Some sites are open daily. Others are day-use only. Leave time for the marsh edges, oak groves, boardwalks, boat ramps, and observation decks named in the TPWD route.