The Texas Creek unit is 1,371 acres about three miles south of Carlton. It includes four parcels surrounded by DNR land to the east of the Methow River. Elevation ranges from 1,390 feet on the Methow River to 2,950 feet on the east boundary. It was purchased for mule deer winter range, with salmonid habitat on the mile of Methow riverfront included. The area is primarily west and south facing slopes dominated by bitterbrush, sage and bunchgrasses, considered important shrub steppe habitat for a variety of songbirds, herptiles, wintering bald eagles, and other wildlife species.