The Bolivar Peninsula is world renowned for it's excellent birdwatching areas. There is an Audubon Bird Sanctuary in High Island. During the spring and fall migrations birdwatchers come from all over the world to enjoy the large numbers of birds stopping there to rest and prepare for their journey northward. We've seen blue and painted buntings and a wide variety of warblers. Local birds nest there including mockingbirds, cardinals, and many more.

Bolivar Flats
On the western end of the peninsula is a wide beach and mud flats where large numbers of waterfowl congregate. There to be photographed or viewed are several species of geese, ducks, grebes, pelicans, bittern, herons, ibis, rails, plovers, killdeer, sandpipers, gulls, terns, snipes and egrets.

Anahuac Wildlife Refuge
Head north on Highway 124 for about 5 miles to Highway 1985 then turn left for a few miles. There you will find a refuge for many species of water and marsh birds. There are 12 miles of graveled roads that provide excellent opportunities to observe marsh wildlife. Viewing is best in early morning or late in the evening. Nutria and muskrats are some of the common furbearing animals seen here. A successful wildlife management program has been the protection given the American alligator. The threatened alligator population of the 1960s has increased dramatically and is now abundant on the refuge.

Rollover Fish Pass
Located in Gilchrist, 20 miles east on Hwy 87 from the Ferry landing and 7 miles west from the intersection of Hwy 87 and 124 at High Island at the beach, this fish cut was dug in the fifties to connect the Gulf of Mexico with Galveston Bay. It was financed by a conservation organization in Beaumont to give the migrating fish a means of getting from the Gulf to the Bay to spawn. In the spring and fall it is a great place to catch your limit on an incoming tide. Live bait is available, just bring your lawn chairs and ENJOY !!

Surf Fishing
Fishing in the surf is a relaxing, economical and sometimes rewarding experience. Take your rod and reel, some bait (live or dead) or a mirror lure, wade out to the waist deep water on the second sand bar and toss your line out and see what happens. Could be great. Surf fishing is especially good in the summer when the green water comes all the way to the beach. The speckled trout are hungry and ready to take a lure or live shrimp.

North Jetty
Renowned fishing spot for miles around. You can walk out on the rocks, (the concrete only runs for about a block), for almost a mile. Dedicated fisherpeople spend hours on the slippery rocks in pursuit of the big one! Friendly atmosphere, you can take the kids, cause the crabbing is also very good, and their pursuit brings lots of memories of the little ones trying to keep the crabs on the line! Road to the North Jetty is about two miles east of the Ferry landing.