Brazos Bend State Park

BRAZOS BEND STATE PARK

21901 FM 762

Needville, TX 461

(979)-553-5101

Brazos Bend Visitors Center

Designed and fabricated in partnership with HW Exhibits, this visitors center features a total remodel. Educational graphics and displays around the space give guests a lesson in the history and environmental importance of the area. Brazos Bend State Park is a 4,897-acre state park along the Brazos River near Houston, run by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The park is a haven for a diverse mix of native wildlife and plants covering an equally diverse range of ecosystems.

Less than an hour outside Houston, you can treat yourself to pristine nature, 37 miles of hiking trails (and biking trails, too), and one of the largest domed telescopes in the country open to the public (found at the George Observatory).

The park’s most iconic residents are the American alligators, but it also houses river otters, wild pigs, white-tailed deer, and well over 300 species of birds.

To learn more about the wildlife, you can opt for a guided hike offered through the nature center. Entrance to the state park costs $7 per person for a day pass.