The campground are located in a line along the west coast of Lavaca bay in the community of Magnolia Beach.

The campsite is located a 525 N. Ocean Drive, Port Lavaca, Texas at Magnolia Beach.

Boat ramp, fishing, sandy beaches, swimming, water edge camping, wildlife photography.

To the south of this location is another campground called Indianola Campground and with the exception of the cold water showers has the same amenities.

Free Camping

Limit: 14 days

Each campsite has a covered concrete picnic table, a raised grill, and a trash receptacle.

In the middle of the campground, Restroom with flush toilets and cold water showers. No other services available.

Awake, arise, dress in my fall blues, step outside and walk to the restroom. Afterwards, I walk back to my vehicle, open the drivers door, sweep out the crushed shells that have crept inside, climb back into the drivers seat and then drive out of the campground. I turn north onto Ocean Drive, drive to and through Magnolia Beach, Texas and then onto SH 316, turning north towards Port Lavaca. Soon, I arrive at a junction of state highways and continue straight onto SH 238 following it north to Port Lavaca. Upon my arrival in town, I stop first at the w-burger for a free veteran coffee and a breakfast wrap, one which is larger and costs half as much as those sold at Starbucks on the south side of SH 35. However, because the W-burger does not have any electrical outlets in their dining room, I leave there after eating and drive to the Starbucks for a receptacle and free WiFi. This, methinks, will become my new routine, a breakfast wrap and free coffee at the W-burger and then drive to the Starbucks (w-mart) for an electrical receptacle and free WiFi.

Awake, arise, reach forward to turn on the jammer engine and the heater, after which I begin to dress in my fall blues. After walking to the mens room, I then leave out of the Magnolia Beach Campground, drive south along Ocean Drive and stop briefly at the south campsite rest rooms to take a photo.

Then, I continue south along the Ocean Drive to the La Salle Monument, erected in 1936 and sits on the shore next to Matagorda Bay where the Karankawa had made their homeland, in which the built their homes, hunted for their food and lived and raised their families. Too, this is where these indigenous people first saw the French explorer, when the explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle came ashore in February 1685.

However, this location is also near to where two of La Salle′s vessels sank in the Matagorda Bay waters in 1686. Then, much later, the ship La Belle was rediscovered by the state archaeologists, began a massive, unique excavation and conservation effort which lasted for several years. The Texas Historical Commission set up its massive cofferdam in order to pump out all of the water to unearthed the La Bella in a dry environment, which eventually led to the uncovering and recovery of all of the remains of the French ship known as the La Belle, including the hull of the ship and over one million artifacts. The monument that was built along Ocean Drive just south of Magnolia Beach Campground is listed in the National Register of Historic Places., which led to the extensive exploration of the remains and the recovery of the ship′s hull and over one million artifacts, many of which are now displayed in museums.

From here, there is an access to State Highway 316, so I turn left and head east on the SH, cross a bridge over a backwater lagoon and then continue east for about one mile, at which SH 316 turns slowly northwest for another mile, then back to northwest until ending upon arriving at SH 238 coming in from the south. I continue driving northwest on SH 238 for another mile when it slowly turns to the northeast towards Port Lavaca.

I continue to the northeast and then my GPS takes me northwest again until I arrive at SH 35, where I turn east onto this highway and then drive all the way into Port Lavaca, then turn right into the parking lot of the w-mart. Here, I park in the handicap parking space, grab my computer bag, walk inside and set up to check my com, pound key and sip on hot coffee. I remain here until the late afternoon, when I return to the campground for another overnight.

After leaving League City, Texas and spending much of the day driving down the Texas coast, I arrive in Port Comfort, cross the Lavaca Bay Causeway and enter into Port Lavaca around three in the afternoon. Here, I stop at the d-mart for some vegetables and to fill up my fuel tank.

After that, I then drive towards the south of Port Lavaca along the west shore of Matogorda Bay and soon pull into Magnolia Beach Campground, one of the free campgrounds that I have come across over the years, arriving shortly after three in the afternoon.

Awake, dress in my winter blues, step outside and take a couple photos of the early sunglow and then the sunglow upon the jammer.

I arrive here in the afternoon and find that most all spaces are taken but there is still plenty of spaces to park near the restroom building and I park next to a man from New Jersey named Jonathan.

Later this evening, I get out of the jammer to take photos of the sunset.