Chamber of Commerce office at 404 Broadway St. in Rockport has information for local events, accommodations, dining and points of interest. Famed as principal wintering ground for near extinct whooping crane, refuge is on broad peninsula about 12 miles across bay northeast of Rockport. Administered by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as refuge for protection and management of various species of wildlife inhabiting this coastal area. Some 30 species of birds - Canada geese, pintail and baldpate ducks, sandhill cranes, many more have been recorded. Other inhabitants include white - tailed deer, javelinas and raccoon.
Refuge is open daylight hours.
Wildlife Interpretive Center features mounted specimens, slide show on whooping cranes, literature. One of the best ways to view wildlife, especially whoopers, is from boats in the Intercoastal Canal . Great place to picnic. In Texas Department of Transportation's rest areas on the east side of Texas 35 N. in Rockport. Connie Hagar Cottage Sanctuary - Trails designed to protect the wildlife habitat lead the nature lover to select spots where they most likely might see resident and Neotropical migrant birds.