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Things to Do in Mustang Island, Texas: See Tripadvisor's and photos of Mustang Island tourist attractions. Find what to do today, this weekend, or in November. We have reviews of the best places to see in Mustang Island. Visit top-rated & must-see attractions.
At Mustang Island State Park, what you do is up to you. You can play at the beach (swim, surf, build a sand castle), camp, picnic, fish, kayak, bird watch (especially during spring and fall migrations) and geocache.
Port Aransas is known to casual and serious anglers alike as the “Fishing Capital of Texas”. The original island life destination, Port Aransas and Mustang Island have 18 miles of wide, sandy beaches—everything you seek for the perfect island escape.
Mustang Island is a barrier island on the Gulf Coast of Texas in the United States. The island is 18 miles (29 km) long, stretching from Corpus Christi to Port Aransas. The island is oriented generally northeast–southwest, with the Gulf of Mexico on the east and south, and Corpus Christi Bay on the north and west.
Forget this place and go to Padre Island National Seashore. It has much better beaches, fewer people and more migratory birds. The state park isn't worth $10 for a day pass (and that's the senior rate). The 3 port-a-potties by the beach were almost overflowing.
Located in the heart of the Central Flyway, Port Aransas and Mustang Island are a birder’s paradise. Hundreds of species of resident birds and thousands of migrants can be found here. With six sites on the Great Texas Birding Trail, Mustang Island is the optimal spot for bird watching.
Mustang Island State Park is a state park located south of the city of Port Aransas, Texas, United States on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico that covers 3,954 acres (1,600 ha) and has a 5-mile (8.0 km) beachfront. The land was acquired from private owners in 1972 and opened to the public in 1979.
Mustang Island is 18 miles long and varies from only 3,000 feet wide on the south end to just over two miles wide on the north end. It is part of a chain of barrier islands which run along the Texas Gulf Coast.
The Mustang Island State Park Paddling Trail consists of the North Trail (8.5 miles), the Shamrock Loop Trail (5.24 miles) and the Ashum Trail (6.8 miles). All of the trails follow the western shoreline of Mustang Island in Corpus Christi Bay, and pass through some of the best shallow-water fishing areas in Texas.
Mustang Island is a barrier island separating the mainland of Texas from the Gulf of Mexico. Mustang Island State Park covers the southwestern third of the island and runs its entire width from the Gulf to Corpus Christi Bay.