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Texas State Parks
Goose Island State Park is in Rockport: 122 campsites - 93 water-and-electric ($20-$25), 7 full-hookup at $30, 22 walk-in tent at $10 - on Aransas Bay next to the 1,000-plus-year-old Big Tree. Camp.land does not run live alerts for Texas parks. If sites are gone, check ReserveAmerica or a privately owned rental near Rockport on Vrbo.
Goose Island State Park fills up fast
Camp.land does not run live alerts for Texas state parks. Book the 5-month window on ReserveAmerica, or keep a cabin near Rockport as backup.
Bayfront campsites on the water, the Big Tree live oak, and whooping cranes at adjacent Aransas National Wildlife Refuge in winter.
122 campsites: 93 water+electric ($20-$25), 7 full-hookup ($30), 22 walk-in ($10)
Gulf beach camping about an hour up the coast.
98 campsites
Book 5 months out. Texas state parks open reservations exactly 5 months in advance at 8 a.m. Central. Peak demand here runs November through March - whooping crane season and winter Texans.
Summer is the easier season. The park page calls summer hot and buggy, which keeps the bayfront loops easier to book than winter dates. Bring shade and bug spray instead of fighting for January.
No live alerts for state parks. Camp.land does not monitor Texas state parks for cancellations. Check ReserveAmerica directly, especially 2-4 weeks before your date.
Have a rental backup. If Goose Island sites are gone, privately owned homes, condos, and fishing cottages around Rockport are bookable today on Vrbo.
Goose Island State Park fills up fast — lock in a cabin nearby
Bayside homes, condos, and fishing cottages - privately-owned places around Rockport on Vrbo.
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Goose Island State Park is in Rockport: 122 campsites - 93 water-and-electric ($20-$25), 7 full-hookup at $30, 22 walk-in tent at $10 - on Aransas Bay next to the 1,000-plus-year-old Big Tree. Camp.land does not run live alerts for Texas parks. If sites are gone, check ReserveAmerica or a privately owned rental near Rockport on Vrbo.
No. Camp.land scans recreation.gov campgrounds for cancellations, not Texas state parks. Reservations open exactly 5 months (150 days) out at 8 a.m. Central on ReserveAmerica. November-through-March dates go first during whooping crane season.
No - the park's site table is campsites only (93 water-and-electric, 7 full-hookup, 22 walk-in tent). Privately owned homes, condos, and fishing cottages around Rockport are bookable on Vrbo; we do not invent property names or nightly rates.