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Mustang Island State Park & Padre Island, TX

Location & Map

  • When – Oct, 2019
  • Weather – Pleasant

Facilities

  • Park Map
  • Dump Station available at the park entrance

What we liked / disliked

  • This is a simple set up with a wide open parking area.  Easy back in spaces for all sizes of RVs and trailers.
  • There are covered picnic tables ( sun shade only) with grill stations but no fire pits.
  • Camping pads are fairly level hardpacked chip rock.
  • You’ll be close to your neighbors with very little privacy.
  • The sound the Gulf is nice and relaxing, about 200 yards from the camping area across a sand dune.
  • The camp area has a new shower and restroom facility which was quite nice… however, the weather changed on the last day of our stay and the open air design made the facility quite cool for showering!
  • The park visitor office is in a temporary building following hurricane damage.
  • The beach is clean with dumpsters and picnic tables at the drive-on areas. There is a protected area where cars are not allowed.
  • The park is close to gas, groceries and restaurants.
  • The Corpus Christi Naval Air Station and Coast Guard air station aren’t far and aircraft fly along the beach all day and into the night!
  • Our site
  • Beautiful sunsets
  • Protected beach area
  • Storm brewing
  • Reddish Heron
  • A happy crab

Nueces County – Bob Hall Pier – Is a fishing pier near a clean beach area. The County will nickel and dime you for everything, be aware… $2/person, $2/pole (4 pole limit per person), $2/cast net, $1/ person for seniors 65+, $1/ pole for seniors 65+, $1/ cast net for seniors 65+, etc. We understand it stems from the County owing $750,000 to the Fish and Wildlife Services.

  • Bob Hall Pier
  • pier
  • Brown Pelican
  • Brown Pelican
  • Too much?

Padre Island National Seashore

Padre Island map

  • The Padre Island National Seashore is excellent! Extremely quiet and only a few fisherman and campers.
  • It is well worth the drive on the beach. We drove south about 7 miles and passed 2-3 cars.
  • Some camping allowed with permits.
  • Your view for 60 miles
  • Beach area near visitor center
  • Beach traffic
  • Going somewhere…
  • What!

Media

  • Corpus Christi TV and radio stations available.