Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge is a national wildlife refuge in Cameron County, Texas run by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. It is open from sunrise to sunset.
Check current closures and fire restrictions for Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge on the managing agency's own page.
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge map
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.
Fire restrictions
This unit's own agency alerts list no fire restriction as of Oct. 5, 2026. We do not check a statewide fire-order feed for TX, so that is not a statement that no order exists, and not a green light for a fire. Check with the land manager and your county before you light anything.
County and local burn bans may also apply on private, state, or county land nearby. On federal land, follow the land manager's order; off it, follow the strictest county or local rule that applies. When both touch your trip, obey both.
Hours, fees, and visitor center
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge is open from sunrise to sunset.
What visitors do here: wildlife viewing, photography, hiking, hunting, fishing.
Getting there
- Nearest town: Laguna Heights, 7.9 miles
Source: www2.census.gov, checked 2026-09-30.
Fishing and water
- Llano Grande fishing (0.3 miles outside the boundary): its fishing and stocking record on fishypedia.com.
- Fort Brown Resaca fishing (0.8 miles outside the boundary): its fishing and stocking record on fishypedia.com.
Public lands next to Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- State parkLower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge borders Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park.
- State parkLower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge borders Estero Llano Grande State Park.
- National wildlife refugeLower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge borders Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge.
- State parkLower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge borders Resaca de la Palma State Park.
- National wildlife refugeLower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge borders Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge.
- State parkFalcon State Park is 0.9 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- National Park Service unitPadre Island National Seashore, a National Park Service unit, is 1 mile away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- National Park Service unitPalo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park is 2.4 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.
- fws.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- recreation.gov (accessed 2026-09-29)
- www2.census.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
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