Overview
Port Lavaca is a city on the South Barrier Coast of Texas and is the county seat of Calhoun County.
1 sights · 2 places to stay
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Best things about Port Lavaca
Halfmoon Reef Lighthouse
A condemned 1858 Matagorda Bay lighthouse has been moved to a location near Texas Highway 35 at the causeway.
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.
- VCT Victoria Regional Airport, Victoria — 24 mi away. Directions
- CRP Corpus Christi International Airport, Corpus Christi — 79 mi away. Directions
- HOU William P. Hobby Airport, Houston — 108 mi away (major hub). Directions
Budget & where to stay
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Food for you
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See
See Halfmoon Reef Lighthouse
A condemned 1858 Matagorda Bay lighthouse has been moved to a location near Texas Highway 35 at the causeway.
Sleep
Stay Motel 6
Go next
- La Salle Memorial, 14 miles south on Texas Highway 316. Pink granite memorial on the site where explorer La Salle landed in Texas in 1685.
- Corpus Christi
- Galveston
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