Mustang Island State Park Camping
in May
🏕️ 98 campsites🚗 3 hr 30 min from Austin📅 Book in December
Booking Mustang Island State Park in May
Texas state parks open reservations exactly 5 months in advance at 8 a.m. Central — so for a May trip, the booking window opens in December. Popular weekends can disappear within minutes of the window opening. If your dates are already full, set a Camp.land alert and we’ll email you the moment a cancellation opens.
What to Expect in May
Avg temps84° / 74°FDemandHigh
Swimming season begins and Memorial Day weekend sells out. Sea breeze keeps it bearable.
Park Highlights
- ✓Beach camping on the Gulf of Mexico
- ✓5 miles of pristine beach
- ✓Paddling trail on Corpus Christi Bay
- ✓Surf fishing and wade fishing
- ✓World-class birding
- ✓Adjacent to Port Aransas
Tips
- →Beach primitive camping is first-come, first-served — arrive early
- →Bring sand stakes for your tent — regular stakes will not hold in sand
- →The paddling trail on the bay side is protected from Gulf waves
- →Port Aransas has great restaurants and fishing charters nearby