Goose Island State Park
Goose Island State Park is a premier coastal camping destination on the shores of Aransas and St. Charles Bays. Home to the famous Big Tree — a 1,000+ year-old live oak — and adjacent to the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, it offers world-class birding, fishing, and waterfront camping. Whooping cranes winter here from November through March.
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Campsite Types
Screened Shelter
$70/nightShelters Loop · Sites Shelters 1-4 · 4 sites
Water + Electric
$25/nightBayfront Loop · Sites 1-40 · 40 sites
Water + Electric
$22/nightBayside Loop · Sites 41-70 · 30 sites
Tent Only
$15/nightOak Motte Loop · Sites 71-102 · 32 sites
Guide to Goose Island State Park
Best Campsites
When to Go
November through March for whooping cranes and winter Texans. Spring and fall are also popular. Summer is hot and buggy.
Tips
- →Visit the Big Tree — it survived Hurricane Harvey and is still standing
- →Take a whooping crane boat tour from Rockport (November-March)
- →Bayfront sites are exposed to wind — bring extra stakes and a wind screen
- →Rockport has excellent seafood restaurants — make it part of your trip
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