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Verified Wikimedia Commons image of Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge
Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge — about 43 km (27 mi) from Galveston. Image credit: Image: Linda MacPhee-Cobb / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0

Protected areas

Protected areas Near Galveston, United States

Research 4 protected areas within weekend reach of Galveston, classified from Wikidata types and ordered by measured straight-line distance from the city centre. Distances only — no travel times, schedules, or rankings.

Places listed
4
Closest
Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge — about 43 km
Furthest listed
about 87 km
Last updated
2026-05-16
Data year
2025

How this list is built

Each place is classified from its own Wikidata type, not from its name, and is ordered by measured straight-line distance from the centre of Galveston. Distances are great-circle kilometres between two published coordinates — this page does not publish travel times, transport schedules, opening hours, ticket prices, or rankings. Confirm access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with an official source before travelling.

How far these are

Reachability is a second axis over the same places: the category says what a destination is, the band says how far it sits from Galveston. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.

  • 3nearby
  • 1day-trip distance

What is out there

  • 4protected areas

4 places near Galveston

Ordered by straight-line distance from Galveston, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km, day-trip distance is up to 120 km.

Places near Galveston