Big Lake Bottom WMA Sits Along the Trinity River Southwest of Palestine

Big Lake Bottom WMA runs along the Trinity River about 10 miles southwest of Palestine. Its bottomland forest floods often. There are no roads inside, so visitors enter on foot.

Adults visiting to fish, bird, hike, or camp may use an APH or Limited Public Use permit. An LPU does not allow hunting or the possession of guns or archery gear.

Hunters need the right APH, license, tags or stamps, and an E-Postcard choice for deer and other listed hunts. The river can flood the roadless area, so conditions matter.