This unit can only be birded from the road. There are planes for adding a parking area at the north end  of the unit when the refuge roads are paved, but that project has not started as of this time. You can see into the unit from the start of the Shoveler Pond Loop, the Main Entrance Road, and from Cross Road. Parking isn't allowed on this road so brief stops that do not impede traffic are recommended. The north end of the unit can be scoped from the deck of the Nature Store/Visitor Information Station.

Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1963 to provide wintering and migration habitats for ducks and geese. We protect the coastal marsh for migratory and resident waterfowl, shorebirds, and waterbirds. The refuge is one of three refuges in the Texas Chenier Plain Wildlife Refuge Complex, and one of a string of wildlife refuges situated on the Gulf of Mexico. We are a designated Globally Important Bird Area, Monarch Waystation, and a Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network Site of International Importance. The 37,000-acre refuge is located on the Texas Gulf Coast just outside the Houston, Texas metropolitan area. 

There is no fee to visit the refuge. This refuge is very large and most of it is roadside accessible, however, there are also a few walking trails and a boat launch. As with most hotspots in this area, visitors should be adequately prepared for mosquitos and be alert for venomous snakes and spiders.