Top 25 Nature Sites
The Texas Coast is full of natural attractions that beautifully flatter the shimmering waters and warm coastal air. With so many exciting activities and interesting sites, you might have to stay a few extra days to fit it all in.
Padre Island National Seashore
20420 Park Rd. 22, Corpus Christi, TX
South Texas Botanical Gardens & Nature Center
8545 S. Staples St., Corpus Christi, TX
Texas State Aquarium
2710 N. Shoreline Blvd., Corpus Christi, TX
Fennessey Ranch
404 Copano Bay, Bayside, TX
Blucher Park
100 block Carrizo St., Corpus Christi, TX
Hans & Pat Suter Wildlife Refuge
Ennis Joslin Rd. and Nile Rd., Corpus Christi, TX
Hazel Bazemore Park
Farm-to-Market 624 at County Road 69, Corpus Christi, TX
Packery Channel
15820 S. Padre Island Dr., Corpus Christi, TX
Bob Hall Pier
15820 Park Rd. 22, Corpus Christi, TX
Goose Island State Park & Big Tree-Fulton
202 S. Palmetto St., Rockport, TX
JP Luby Surf Park
Zahn Road., Corpus Christi, TX
Bird Island Basin
North Padre Island, End of Park Rd. 22, Corpus Christi, TX
Mustang Island State Park
17047 TX Hwy. 361, Corpus Christi, TX
Cole Park
1526 Ocean Drive, Corpus Christi, TX
North Beach
North Shoreline Blvd, Corpus Christi, TX
Oso Bay Wetlands Preserve & Learning Center
1446 Oso Parkway, Corpus Christi, TX
Corpus Christi Seawall
Shoreline Blvd., Corpus Christi, TX
Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center
Ross Ave., Port Aransas, TX
Choke Canyon State Park
TX Hwy 72, Three Rivers, TX
King Ranch
2205 W. Hwy 141, Kingsville, TX
Port Aransas Nature Preserve
262 TX Hwy 361, Port Aransas, TX
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge
1 Wildlife Circle, Austwell, TX
Indian Point-Sunset Lake
Highway 181, Portland, TX
Lighthouse Lakes Paddle Trails
Aransas Pass, TX (near the ferry to Port Aransas)
Welder Wildlife Refuge
10429 Welder Wildlife, Sinton, TX