154 base towns
Texas Hunting Towns
154 Texas towns used as starting points for public hunting, each with the public areas nearest it by distance, its county deer rules and local services.
154Base towns
8TPWD regions
136Counties covered
11Towns with 10+ areas in 30 mi
Photo: ejmc (CC BY 2.0)
Towns by TPWD public hunting region
TPWD sorts its public hunting lands into eight regions. Each town is filed under the region of its county.
Every base town, grouped by region
Pineywoods (29)
- AltoCherokee County · 11 public areas within 30 mi
- AthensHenderson County · 5 public areas within 30 mi
- AtlantaCass County · 3 public areas within 30 mi
- BroaddusSan Augustine County · 6 public areas within 30 mi
- CenterShelby County · 3 public areas within 30 mi
- ClarksvilleRed River County · 0 public areas within 30 mi
- ClevelandLiberty County · 9 public areas within 30 mi
- CrockettHouston County · 4 public areas within 30 mi
- GrovetonTrinity County · 3 public areas within 30 mi
- HemphillSabine County · 3 public areas within 30 mi
- HendersonRusk County · 1 public areas within 30 mi
- JasperJasper County · 5 public areas within 30 mi
- JeffersonMarion County · 3 public areas within 30 mi
- KountzeHardin County · 5 public areas within 30 mi
- LindenCass County · 6 public areas within 30 mi
- LivingstonPolk County · 1 public areas within 30 mi
- LufkinAngelina County · 9 public areas within 30 mi
- MarshallHarrison County · 3 public areas within 30 mi
- Mount PleasantTitus County · 2 public areas within 30 mi
- NacogdochesNacogdoches County · 4 public areas within 30 mi
- NewtonNewton County · 5 public areas within 30 mi
- PalestineAnderson County · 13 public areas within 30 mi
- PinelandSabine County · 6 public areas within 30 mi
- RuskCherokee County · 10 public areas within 30 mi
- San AugustineSan Augustine County · 7 public areas within 30 mi
- SilsbeeHardin County · 9 public areas within 30 mi
- TrinityTrinity County · 3 public areas within 30 mi
- WoodvilleTyler County · 4 public areas within 30 mi
- ZavallaAngelina County · 9 public areas within 30 mi
Houston/Beaumont (13)
- AnahuacChambers County · 10 public areas within 30 mi
- AngletonBrazoria County · 6 public areas within 30 mi
- Bay CityMatagorda County · 4 public areas within 30 mi
- Bolivar PeninsulaGalveston County · 1 public areas within 30 mi
- ColdspringSan Jacinto County · 3 public areas within 30 mi
- Eagle LakeColorado County · 1 public areas within 30 mi
- El CampoWharton County · 0 public areas within 30 mi
- HuntsvilleWalker County · 3 public areas within 30 mi
- New WaverlyWalker County · 3 public areas within 30 mi
- PalaciosMatagorda County · 4 public areas within 30 mi
- Port ArthurJefferson County · 14 public areas within 30 mi
- ShepherdSan Jacinto County · 2 public areas within 30 mi
- WinnieChambers County · 10 public areas within 30 mi
San Antonio/Corpus Christi (28)
- AliceJim Wells County · 1 public areas within 30 mi
- BeevilleBee County · 0 public areas within 30 mi
- BrackettvilleKinney County · 1 public areas within 30 mi
- Carrizo SpringsDimmit County · 0 public areas within 30 mi
- CotullaLa Salle County · 2 public areas within 30 mi
- Crystal CityZavala County · 0 public areas within 30 mi
- DilleyFrio County · 2 public areas within 30 mi
- FalfurriasBrooks County · 2 public areas within 30 mi
- FreerDuval County · 0 public areas within 30 mi
- George WestLive Oak County · 4 public areas within 30 mi
- GoliadGoliad County · 0 public areas within 30 mi
- GonzalesGonzales County · 5 public areas within 30 mi
- HebbronvilleJim Hogg County · 0 public areas within 30 mi
- HondoMedina County · 2 public areas within 30 mi
- KingsvilleKleberg County · 3 public areas within 30 mi
- LaredoWebb County · 0 public areas within 30 mi
- PearsallFrio County · 1 public areas within 30 mi
- PleasantonAtascosa County · 2 public areas within 30 mi
- Port LavacaCalhoun County · 10 public areas within 30 mi
- RaymondvilleWillacy County · 13 public areas within 30 mi
- RefugioRefugio County · 4 public areas within 30 mi
- Rio Grande CityStarr County · 1 public areas within 30 mi
- RockportAransas County · 3 public areas within 30 mi
- San DiegoDuval County · 1 public areas within 30 mi
- Three RiversLive Oak County · 4 public areas within 30 mi
- UvaldeUvalde County · 2 public areas within 30 mi
- VictoriaVictoria County · 6 public areas within 30 mi
- ZapataZapata County · 0 public areas within 30 mi
Austin/Waco (5)
- BurnetBurnet County · 5 public areas within 30 mi
- CentervilleLeon County · 3 public areas within 30 mi
- FairfieldFreestone County · 8 public areas within 30 mi
- GatesvilleCoryell County · 1 public areas within 30 mi
- MadisonvilleMadison County · 1 public areas within 30 mi
Dallas/Ft. Worth (13)
- BonhamFannin County · 10 public areas within 30 mi
- BowieMontague County · 6 public areas within 30 mi
- BreckenridgeStephens County · 1 public areas within 30 mi
- CooperDelta County · 11 public areas within 30 mi
- DecaturWise County · 1 public areas within 30 mi
- GainesvilleCooke County · 3 public areas within 30 mi
- Glen RoseSomervell County · 2 public areas within 30 mi
- GrahamYoung County · 1 public areas within 30 mi
- JacksboroJack County · 5 public areas within 30 mi
- Mineral WellsPalo Pinto County · 3 public areas within 30 mi
- ParisLamar County · 12 public areas within 30 mi
- PottsboroGrayson County · 2 public areas within 30 mi
- Sulphur SpringsHopkins County · 8 public areas within 30 mi
Central Texas (28)
- BallingerRunnels County · 0 public areas within 30 mi
- BanderaBandera County · 3 public areas within 30 mi
- Big LakeReagan County · 0 public areas within 30 mi
- BradyMcCulloch County · 1 public areas within 30 mi
- BrownwoodBrown County · 3 public areas within 30 mi
- Camp WoodReal County · 5 public areas within 30 mi
- ColemanColeman County · 1 public areas within 30 mi
- Colorado CityMitchell County · 2 public areas within 30 mi
- ComancheComanche County · 4 public areas within 30 mi
- EldoradoSchleicher County · 0 public areas within 30 mi
- FredericksburgGillespie County · 2 public areas within 30 mi
- HamiltonHamilton County · 0 public areas within 30 mi
- JunctionKimble County · 1 public areas within 30 mi
- KerrvilleKerr County · 3 public areas within 30 mi
- LampasasLampasas County · 3 public areas within 30 mi
- LeakeyReal County · 4 public areas within 30 mi
- LlanoLlano County · 4 public areas within 30 mi
- MasonMason County · 1 public areas within 30 mi
- MenardMenard County · 0 public areas within 30 mi
- MertzonIrion County · 2 public areas within 30 mi
- Robert LeeCoke County · 1 public areas within 30 mi
- RockspringsEdwards County · 1 public areas within 30 mi
- San AngeloTom Green County · 2 public areas within 30 mi
- San SabaSan Saba County · 2 public areas within 30 mi
- SnyderScurry County · 2 public areas within 30 mi
- SonoraSutton County · 0 public areas within 30 mi
- StephenvilleErath County · 3 public areas within 30 mi
- SweetwaterNolan County · 0 public areas within 30 mi
Panhandle (24)
- AlbanyShackelford County · 0 public areas within 30 mi
- AspermontStonewall County · 0 public areas within 30 mi
- CanadianHemphill County · 4 public areas within 30 mi
- CanyonRandall County · 3 public areas within 30 mi
- ChildressChildress County · 1 public areas within 30 mi
- ClarendonDonley County · 5 public areas within 30 mi
- ClaudeArmstrong County · 7 public areas within 30 mi
- DalhartDallam County · 2 public areas within 30 mi
- DumasMoore County · 5 public areas within 30 mi
- GuthrieKing County · 0 public areas within 30 mi
- HaskellHaskell County · 2 public areas within 30 mi
- MatadorMotley County · 6 public areas within 30 mi
- McLeanGray County · 4 public areas within 30 mi
- MemphisHall County · 1 public areas within 30 mi
- MiamiRoberts County · 3 public areas within 30 mi
- MuleshoeBailey County · 2 public areas within 30 mi
- PaducahCottle County · 2 public areas within 30 mi
- PampaGray County · 5 public areas within 30 mi
- PerrytonOchiltree County · 9 public areas within 30 mi
- PostGarza County · 3 public areas within 30 mi
- QuanahHardeman County · 2 public areas within 30 mi
- SeymourBaylor County · 2 public areas within 30 mi
- ThrockmortonThrockmorton County · 2 public areas within 30 mi
- VernonWilbarger County · 1 public areas within 30 mi
Trans-Pecos (14)
- AlpineBrewster County · 2 public areas within 30 mi
- Del RioVal Verde County · 2 public areas within 30 mi
- Fort DavisJeff Davis County · 1 public areas within 30 mi
- Fort StocktonPecos County · 0 public areas within 30 mi
- KermitWinkler County · 0 public areas within 30 mi
- MarfaPresidio County · 1 public areas within 30 mi
- MonahansWard County · 0 public areas within 30 mi
- OzonaCrockett County · 0 public areas within 30 mi
- PecosReeves County · 0 public areas within 30 mi
- PresidioPresidio County · 1 public areas within 30 mi
- SandersonTerrell County · 0 public areas within 30 mi
- Sierra BlancaHudspeth County · 1 public areas within 30 mi
- TerlinguaBrewster County · 1 public areas within 30 mi
- Van HornCulberson County · 1 public areas within 30 mi
Towns and populations from the Census 2024 Gazetteer and Vintage 2024 estimates; public areas from TPWD and federal lists, checked October 11, 2026. Distances are straight-line.
Towns with the most public land close by
| Town | County | Areas within 30 mi | Within 75 mi | Nearest area | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Arthur | Jefferson | 14 | 29 | Lower Neches WMA – Old River Unit | 7 miles |
| Palestine | Anderson | 13 | 34 | Ivy | 9 miles |
| Raymondville | Willacy | 13 | 22 | Lower Rio Grande Valley NWR – East Lake | 6 miles |
| Paris | Lamar | 12 | 26 | Pat Mayse WMA | 12 miles |
| Alto | Cherokee | 11 | 33 | Alazan Bayou WMA – Old River Tract | 20 miles |
| Cooper | Delta | 11 | 28 | FM 1530 | 2 miles |
| Anahuac | Chambers | 10 | 31 | Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge (formerly Anahuac NWR) | 18 miles |
| Bonham | Fannin | 10 | 29 | Bois d'Arc Lake Public Hunting Lands | 7 miles |
| Port Lavaca | Calhoun | 10 | 18 | Powderhorn State Park | 13 miles |
| Rusk | Cherokee | 10 | 30 | I.D. Fairchild State Forest | 13 miles |
| Winnie | Chambers | 10 | 28 | South China Road | 10 miles |
| Cleveland | Liberty | 9 | 29 | Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge | 23 miles |
| Lufkin | Angelina | 9 | 32 | Alazan Bayou WMA – Blount Tract | 11 miles |
| Perryton | Ochiltree | 9 | 17 | FM 759 HQ | 18 miles |
| Silsbee | Hardin | 9 | 35 | Village Creek State Park | 7 miles |
Questions about the town guides
How were these towns chosen?
They are 154 Texas towns that serve as bases for nearby public hunting land, mostly incorporated places from the Census 2024 Gazetteer.
Which town has the most public hunting nearby?
Port Arthur, with 14 public areas within 30 straight-line miles.
Which base town is farthest from public land?
Fort Stockton. Its nearest listed public area is 65 miles away.
How many towns have no public area within 30 miles?
26 of the 154. Among them: Albany, Aspermont, Ballinger and Beeville.
Which region has the most base towns?
Pineywoods, with 29 towns.
What is the largest town on the list?
Laredo, with a 2024 Census estimate of 261,260.
Why do some towns show no population?
10 are unincorporated Census places, and Census 2024 estimates cover incorporated places only.
How are distances measured?
Straight-line miles from each town’s Census point to each area’s mapped point. Road miles run longer.
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