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Activities:
Galveston Island State Park,
in Galveston County, is in the City of Galveston on the west end
of Galveston Island. It is a 2,013.1-acre site that was acquired
in 1969 from private owners under the State Parks Bond Program and
was opened in 1975. The park offers camping, birdwatching, nature
study, hiking, mountain bike riding, fishing, and unsupervised beach
swimming. For summer play schedules for the Mary Moody Northen Amphitheater,
please call 409/737-1744.
Facilities:
Facilities include screened
shelters; campsites with water and electricity (premium sites are
available); campsites with water and electricity in a group trailer
area with a pavilion; restrooms with showers; outdoor showers; picnic
sites; a fish-cleaning shelter; an interpretive center; a self-guiding
nature/interpretive trail; a Texas State Park Store.; 4 miles of
multi-use trails for hiking and mountain bike riding; a .25-mile
nature/interpretive trail; and a two-lane, concrete boat ramp located
at Pirates Cove adjacent to the park.
Area Attractions
Facilities include screened
shelters; campsites with water and electricity (premium sites are
available); campsites with water and electricity in a group trailer
area with a pavilion; restrooms with showers; outdoor showers; picnic
sites; a fish-cleaning shelter; an interpretive center; a self-guiding
nature/interpretive trail; a Texas State Park Store.; 4 miles of
multi-use trails for hiking and mountain bike riding; a .25-mile
nature/interpretive trail; and a two-lane, concrete boat ramp located
at Pirates Cove adjacent to the park. Wading and shore birds, mottled
and mallard ducks, raccoons, armadillos, and marsh rabbits can be
found in the park for observation and photography. Beach or surf
fishing for spotted seatrout, sandtrout, redfish, black drum, croaker,
and flounder are also available.
Nearby attractions in Galveston include Moody
Gardens (with the Rainforest Pyramid, I-Max Theater, Palm Beach,
etc.); numerous historical homes; the Railroad Museum; the Strand
Historical District, where the Tall Ship Elissa (an 1877 sailing
vessel) is moored; the Seaport Museum; and the Galveston County
Museum. Space Center Houston is also nearby, as are the San Jacinto
Historical Complex including the San Jacinto Battleground, the San
Jacinto Monument, and the Battleship TEXAS. Brazos Bend State Park,
Varner-Hogg Plantation State Historical Park and Brazoria County
Access Point (San Luis County Park operated by Brazoria County)
are within two hours.
Information
Open 7 days a week year-round
from 8 AM to 10 PM for day use activities. A day use fee of $3 per
person is required.Campsites and other park facilities can be reserved
by calling TPWD's Central Reservation System at (512)389-8900 from
9 AM to 8 PM Monday through Friday, 9 AM to noon on Saturdays.
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