Port Aransas Visitors' Guide

Roberts Point Park: Outdoor fun with a view

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:37:16 +0000

If it’s an outdoor event and it’s in Port Aransas, chances are it is at Roberts Point Park, alongside the Corpus Christi Ship Channel. A variety of events, including fishing tournament weigh-ins, picnics and festivals, are held at the park, one of the first sights to greet visitors arriving in Port Aransas by ferry.

Swim, hike, play ball, skate board at city park

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:37:18 +0000

If you’re looking for skateboarding, hiking, swimming, jogging, baseball, soccer or picnicking, the Port Aransas Community Park is the place to be.

Aquarium houses more than fish

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:37:36 +0000

You can get close-up looks at everything from hermit crabs to dolphins at the Texas State Aquarium in Corpus Christi.

Botanical gardens display area’s flora

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:37:40 +0000

Learn about Coastal Bend plants and animals at the South Texas Botanical Gardens and Nature Center, located at 8545 S. Staples St. in Corpus Christi.

Nature preserve is growing

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:37:45 +0000

New facilities recently opened at the Port Aransas Nature Preserve at Charlie’s Pasture.

City officials held a ribbon cutting in December on Phase Two of improvements at the preserve.

Wetland Education Center is window to marine habitat

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:37:47 +0000

Salt marshes are some of the most ecologically productive habitats on the planet, and that is just one of the facts visitors learn when they walk through the Wetlands Education Center just 50 yards from the University of Texas at Austin Marine Science Institute’s visitors’ center.

Magee Beach Park offers amenities to visitors

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:37:54 +0000

The I.B. Magee Beach Park sits right on the beach between Cotter Avenue and Beach Street. It offers camping, beachfront bathrooms and showers and a wetland pond for bird watching