Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge

Good walking shoes!

So beautiful with lots to see! Get there early to enjoy the chachalacas greeting the day! Very helpful staff in visitors center and gift shop.

Consider not taking the tram if you are a bird watcher

We took the inexpensive tram, a 90 minute ride with two stops one in the cemetary the other one with a walk to the river. The rest was just a presentation from the guide showing pictures of animals,...

Tram is inexpensive and a good experience

We took the tram ride around the park. A trained volunteer rides along and explains some of the history, features, flora, and fauna. This is a way to get to see more of the park than what many peopl...

A stop we'd not planned on but thoroughly enjoyed it

We had an extra day to visit South Texas and decided upon Santa Ana since we could ride our bikes through it. Note, bikes are really needed as it would be a long walk otherwise, but certainly doable ...

Great place to experience nature

This is a well-known birding destination. We went for the Bat Falcon, but there is much more to be seen than just one bird. Any time of year, there will be interesting things to see here. If you ...