Explore the Texas Gulf Coast | Enjoy Gulf Coast

26 destinations. Six regions. One coast.

By region

Rio Grande Valley

• South Padre Island — Resort island, sea turtles, birding
• Port Isabel — Historic port, 1852 lighthouse
• Laguna Vista — Laguna Madre bayfront

Coastal Bend

• Corpus Christi — The bay city, USS Lexington
• Port Aransas — Mustang Island, Fishing Capital
• Aransas Pass — Shrimping heritage, Redfish Bay
• Ingleside — Bay waterfront, former Navy town
• Portland — Indian Point Pier
• Rockport-Fulton — Our foundation. Full verified guides.

Mid Coast

• Port O'Connor — Premier charter fishing port
• Seadrift — Working shrimping town
• Port Lavaca — Lighthouse Beach, historic lighthouse
• Palacios — City by the Sea, Shrimp Capital
• Matagorda — Colorado River mouth, wild beach
• Sargent — Fishing-camp community

Brazoria County

• Freeport — Working port, Sea Center Texas
• Surfside Beach — Beach town, jetty fishing
• Quintana — Beach community, historic fort

Galveston Bay Area

• Galveston — Historic island city, Seawall, Strand
• Jamaica Beach — West End beaches
• Bolivar Peninsula — Crystal Beach, ferry, lighthouse
• Texas City — The Dike, world's longest fishing pier
• Kemah — Boardwalk, Clear Lake
• Seabrook — Marinas, Clear Lake

Upper Coast

• Port Arthur — Cajun Capital, Museum of the Gulf Coast
• Sabine Pass — Civil War battleground, fishing

How this grows

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