North Barrier Coast

North Barrier Coast is on the Gulf Coast of Texas.

Cities

 * and its surrounding metropolitan area.
 * and its surrounding metropolitan area.
 * and its surrounding metropolitan area.
 * and its surrounding metropolitan area.
 * and its surrounding metropolitan area.
 * and its surrounding metropolitan area.

Other destinations

 * - long barrier island like strip with beaches, mosquitos and bird sanctuaries
 * - Wooded campsites, an astronomical observatory and a huge population of alligators
 * - An interesting city, numerous Gulf beaches that attract distinctively different crowds, and a naturally vegetated barrier island state park.

The three national wildlife refuges on the Texas coast, Brazoria, San Bernard and Big Boggy, form a vital complex of coastal wetlands harboring more than 300 bird species.



Understand
The North Barrier Coast runs from the north side of Lavaca Bay, across from Port Lavaca, north past Houston and Galveston to the east side of Galveston Bay. It covers territory up to around inland, including many small communities along US 59/ I-69, for example.