Texas Outside's Review & Rating of Mustang Island State Park
Mustang Island State Park is a small 48 site park that has easy access to 5 miles coastline, some of which is also available for camping. The terrain is flat and treeless and the sites are in two rows. The beach is just beyond the berm and about 100 yards from the sites. One end of Mustang Island State Park is for day use only and includes ample parking, portable toilets, and rinsing showers.
The Park is located about 13 miles south of downtown Port Aransas and 26 miles from lots of fun things to see and do in Corpus Christi.
In 2017 Mustang Island State Park was destroyed by Hurricane Harvey and was closed for over two years.
We stay at Mustang Island to enjoy the beach and explore the area. We enjoy biking on the beach, swimming, and flying kites - dueling kite wars is fun. If we don't need water or electricity, we enjoy camping on the beach. We have also moved the motorhome from the campground and parked it on the beach just for the day which makes barbecuing much easier and you don't have to lug all your gear and toys to the beach. And it makes it easier to unload the games like Frisbee golf, darts, ball, bocce ball, or ladder golf.
Staying at Mustang Island State Park makes it easy for day trips to explore Corpus Christi and Port Aransas - both of which have lots to see and do. See below.
Near By:
Port Aransas is a few miles north and has the typical beach shops, some good restaurants, very fun and lively bars, excellent fishing and bird watching, and lots more. Visit Texas Outside's Guide To Port Aransas to learn more about what to do. Corpus is about 20 minutes away and you can find plenty to see and do by clicking here.
Just up the road from Mustang Island State Park is Palmilla Beach Golf Course - a very good nine hole course and must play if your a golfer. Read our review of Palmilla Beach Golf Course to learn more. Corpus and the surrounding area are home to several other fun courses to play - you'll find them on this Corpus Christi golf map..
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