Port Aransas, Texas Travel Information

Padre Island: Aransas Pass to Padre Island National Seashore A 41-mile drive, beginning with a ferry crossing, along two coastal barrier islands, Mustang and Padre islands. This drive follows two of many low-lying islands that line the coast of Texas and other ... Aransas Pass, TX

Rockport & Fulton About 40 miles northeast of Corpus Christi, the adjacent small towns of Rockport and Fulton have become popular resorts for Texans – and in winter for many snowbirds from the Midwest. Protected from t... Rockport, TX

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Boardwalk and Observation Tower (Distance: 0.4 mi) One of my favorite sites to hike along the Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail is the Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center with its easily accessible boardwalk and observation tower. The center provides a...

Port Aransas, TX - Hiking - length:0.1 mi

Aransas Pass Wetlands and Port Aransas (Distance: 0.8 mi) This active resort town sits on the north end of Mustang Island, part of the long line of barrier islands that protect most of the Texas Gulf Coast. In recent years it has begun to promote itself as a...

Aransas Pass, TX - Birding - length:unknown

Port Aransas (Distance: 0.8 mi) Vegetation has been planted along the parking lot and entrance trail at the Port Aransas Birding Center to attract hummingbirds and butterflies. Plant and bird checklists are available. The birding ce...

Port Aransas, TX - Birding - length:unknown

Rockport (Distance: 13.4 mi) The small resort town of Rockport has been publicizing itself as a birding destination for quite a while — many years before similar communities began to realize the value of birding tourism. Rockport...

Rockport, TX - Birding - length:unknown

Rockport-Fulton (Distance: 16.2 mi) Although this was once one of North America’s best-known birding hot spots, much of the natural environment has been degraded by developments and grazing since the days of Connie Hagar, the birder who...

Rockport, TX - Birding - length:unknown

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Newport 1 The Newport Dunes Golf Club Public, 18 holes 6985 yards, par 71 1.1 miles from center of Port Aransas, Texas

Live Oak Live Oak Country Club Private Non-Equity, 9 holes 2878 yards, par 36 12.7 miles from center of Port Aransas, Texas

Northshore Northshore Country Club Private Non-Equity, 18 holes 6805 yards, par 72 14.7 miles from center of Port Aransas, Texas

Rockport Rockport Country Club Members Association Private Equity, 18 holes 6469 yards, par 71 15.8 miles from center of Port Aransas, Texas

Gulf Winds Gulf Winds Golf Course Private Non-Equity, 18 holes 6319 yards, par 71 15.8 miles from center of Port Aransas, Texas

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