Overview
Mustang Island State Park is on the South Barrier Coast of Texas.
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Plan your trip
Best time to visit & weather
Most comfortable: Oct–May. Summer highs reach about 95°F; winter lows dip to about 48°F. Very hot (Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep) — plan outdoor time for mornings. Wettest: Sep and Jun. (climate data from nearby Corpus Christi)
Blue bars: average daily high and low (°F). Purple columns: average monthly rain and melted snow (inches).
Getting there
- From you: to see whether to drive or fly, and how long it takes.
- CRP Corpus Christi International Airport, Corpus Christi — 21 mi away. Directions
- VCT Victoria Regional Airport, Victoria — 84 mi away. Directions
- SAT San Antonio International Airport, San Antonio — 151 mi away (major hub). Directions
The nearest town is Port Aransas, about six miles to the northeast. Corpus Christi is just over the Padre Island causeway about ten miles to the west.
Full “Get in” guide ↓Budget & where to stay
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Food for you
What to ask about, for your diet
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Understand
History
Ancient Steps: The earliest known inhabitants on the land now known as Mustang Island were the Karankawa indigenous people. The Karankawa were a hunter-gatherer people, and they lived off the shellfish and mussels they caught in the Gulf. Too, the Karankawa were known as cannibals.
Landscape
Flora and fauna
Climate
Get in
The nearest town is Port Aransas, about six miles to the northeast. Corpus Christi is just over the Padre Island causeway about ten miles to the west.
Fees and permits
Daily Entrance Fee: Adults -$5.00, 12 years and under-Free
Daily Camping Fee: Electric sites- $20.00, Primitive Beach Sites-$10.00
Sleep
Lodging
Camping
There is 48 electric and water campsites. There are about 50 primitive beach sites.
Backcountry
Nearby
Corpus Christi
City / town · 56 listings · 14 mi away
Port Aransas
City / town · 15 listings · 14 mi away
Ingleside
City / town · 6 listings · 15 mi away
Rockport
City / town · 10 listings · 26 mi away
Fulton
City / town · 9 listings · 29 mi away
Kingsville
City / town · 6 listings · 42 mi away
Refugio
City / town · 45 mi away
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge
Park · 48 mi away
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