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Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge

Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge (HNWR), a haven for migratory birds and other wildlife, lies in northwestern Grayson County, Texas, on the Big Mineral Arm of Lake Texoma, on the Red River between Oklahoma and Texas. This National Wildlife Refuge is made up of water, marsh, and upland habitat. Visitors can hike, observe wildlife, hunt, and fish throughout the year.

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National Wildlife Refuge11,302 acresUSFWSTX2 campgrounds within 10 mi
Official page at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ↗
Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge
Photo by Vince Smith, licensed CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons.

Facts

Where each comes from ↓
DesignationNational Wildlife Refuge
Managed byU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
StateTexas
Size11,302 acres
FWS regionRegion 2
Center point33.73° N, 96.78° W
Night skyAbout as dark as the ground gets (Black Marble reading 16)

Boundary map

1 outline

Boundary, simplified to about 0.005 degrees Federal campground

The outline is the agency boundary simplified for display, so small parcels and inholdings may not show. The agency page has the authoritative map.

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge40°50°60°70°80°90°January: 2.52 inches of precipitationFebruary: 2.76 inches of precipitationMarch: 3.96 inches of precipitationApril: 3.87 inches of precipitationMay: 5.54 inches of precipitationJune: 4.54 inches of precipitationJuly: 2.90 inches of precipitationAugust: 2.88 inches of precipitationSeptember: 3.43 inches of precipitationOctober: 4.77 inches of precipitationNovember: 3.50 inches of precipitationDecember: 3.62 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 43.2°F averageFebruary: 47.1°F averageMarch: 55.1°F averageApril: 62.7°F averageMay: 70.8°F averageJune: 78.9°F averageJuly: 83.0°F averageAugust: 82.8°F averageSeptember: 75.8°F averageOctober: 65.2°F averageNovember: 53.7°F averageDecember: 45.1°F average0 in2 in4 in6 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Sherman, 8 miles from the center point at 760 feet, station USC00418274 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 44 inches a year.

Large units span more than one climate. The station stands in for the center point, and the outer parts of the boundary can be warmer or colder.

Where to camp

Campsite Atlas →

None of the 2 federal campgrounds within ten miles sit inside the boundary. Nearest first. Distances are from the campground point to the boundary edge, from the Campsite Atlas index.

USACE · 6.5 mi
Juniper Point
Reservable48 sites
USACE · 8.8 mi
Buncombe Creek
Reservable54 sites

Most refuges do not allow overnight camping. The campgrounds listed are outside the refuge.

Explore

Nearby on the other atlases

National Register listings within 15 miles · 8 in all · Register Atlas

Landmarks are listed first, then by distance from the boundary.

Guidebooks for Texas

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    Wendel Withrow, 2018
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Reference

Questions people ask

How big is Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge?

11,302 acres.

Source: How acreage is computed

Who manages Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

What state is Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge in?

Texas.

Source: How states are assigned

Can I camp at Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge?

The refuge page says whether camping is allowed here. The federal campgrounds within ten miles are listed under Where to camp.

Source: Where to camp

How do I get to Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge?

A point inside the boundary is at 33.734° N, 96.780° W. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Are there historic places near Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge?

The National Register has 8 listings within 15 miles, including Birge, Capt. Noble Allan, House and Hall Furniture Building.

Source: Register Atlas

Sources

  • Boundary, name: the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge boundary layer.
  • States and territories: computed by intersecting the boundary with Census state polygons and coarse outlines of the territories and outlying islands. A place is listed when it holds at least one percent of the area. A boundary that touches no outline is listed under the nearest one.
  • Acreage: geodesic area of the published polygon. The agency’s official acreage can differ where the boundary includes water, easements or inholdings.
  • Photograph: the image Wikidata records for this refuge (Q5638628), the item linked to its Wikipedia article. Author and license come from the file page on Wikimedia Commons.
  • Description: Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. The article was accepted because its title contains this unit’s name.
  • Campgrounds: the Campsite Atlas index of federal campgrounds, matched to this boundary at build time.
  • Night sky: NASA Black Marble (VIIRS, 2016 composite) sampled at zoom 6 around the center point.
  • Weather, alerts, air quality, river flow and earthquakes load live in your browser from NWS, AirNow, USGS and iNaturalist when you open the page.