Mustang Island State Park Campground is located on the coast east of Corpus Christi, Texas and north of Padre Island national seashore.

This location is included it the Coastal Plains Region of Texas, in the Western Gulf Coastal Plains Ecoregion

The earliest known inhabitants of Mustang Island were Karankawa Indians. The Karankawas were a hunter-gatherer people, and lived off the shellfish and mussels they caught in the Gulf.

Mammals on the island is primarily rodents such as marsh rice rats and cotton rats, (both rats are in the 11-Cricetidae family, with different genus) and the pocket gophers, (of the 21-Geomyidae family). Other small mammals include opossums, raccoons, striped skunks, jack rabbits, cottontail rabbits, armadillos and coyote.

Birds on the island include a large numbers of waterfowl and shorebirds, as well as several species of hawks and a large variety of songbirds, most of which are migratory.

The island is a coastal barrier island dependent upon sand dunes for protection from storms and the sea. The vegetation holding the dunes in place are drought-resistant species such as sea oats, and soilbind morning glory.

With more than five miles of coastline, there is plenty of room for fun in the south Texas coastal shorelands. Sunning on the beach, fish in the bay, bird watching, and exploration of this unspoiled barrier island park.

Activities include: swimming, surfing, sand castle construction, camping, picnicing, fishing, kayaking on the 20 miles of trail, bird watching, ranger programs and geocache.

Aransas National Wildlife Refuge

Copano Fishing Pier,

Corpus Christi: Texas State Aquarium, USS Lexington museum.

Padre Island National Seashore

Mustang Island State Park is located on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, south of the city of Port Aransas, Texas, and covers 3,954 acres with a five mile beachfront. The land was acquired from private owners in 1972 and opened to the public in 1979. The island takes its name from wild mustangs that roamed the island and which eventually succumbed to ranching in the late 1800s.

Adult: $5.00

12 and under: Free

48 Electric Sites $20.00

50 Primitive Sites on the beach, $10.00

Picnic table, grill, water hookup, 50 amp hookup, shade shelter

Restrooms and Shower House on site.

Primitive sites are undesignated on a 1.5 mile long beach.

Upon arriving at the state park, I go right to the shower house for some hot water. The building is quite nice and kept very clean.

Next, I check out the camping facilities, which has the regular amenities, but camping on the beach is no longer my favorite thing to do, mostly because of the sand flees the show up during the warm days. Too, as the seasons progress, I just know that the mosquitoes will invade the area as well.

Finally, I drive down to the beach for a few more photos. First, I see the walkin access where there are covered picnic tables. I drive further and then see the camping to the south where there are some portable toilets.