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Portland RV Park

22 RV Sites

Portland RV Park in Portland, Texas, provides a practical and convenient stopping point just north of Corpus Christi in the Coastal Bend community where Nueces Bay meets the mainland and the San Patricio County landscape transitions between bay shoreline, coastal prairie, and the urban-industrial corridor of one of Texas's major port cities. Positioned between two significant bodies of water—Corpus Christi Bay to the east and Nueces Bay to the west—the park serves both through-travelers on US-181 and destination campers whose visit to the Coastal Bend focuses on the exceptional birding, fishing, and beach recreation that the surrounding bay system provides. The park offers full hookup sites with water, electric, and sewer service in a pet-friendly environment with walking trails and beach and lake access that connect guests directly to the bay system surrounding the Portland community. The park's straightforward amenity focus serves travelers who prioritize reliable utility connections and proximity to the water over resort-style programming, and the location's coastal character—bay views, sea breezes, and the ambient soundtrack of coastal bird life—provides natural amenity that supplements the park's physical infrastructure. The beach and lake access points give guests immediate options for shoreline recreation without driving. Portland's geographic position on the Coastal Bend places guests in one of the most productive birding zones in North America, where the convergence of the Gulf Coast Flyway migration corridor, the Nueces Bay estuary's productive feeding habitat, and the proximity to the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge's whooping crane wintering grounds creates a year-round birding environment of exceptional richness. The shallow bay flats on both sides of the Portland corridor attract thousands of migrating shorebirds, wading birds, and ducks in spring and fall, and resident populations of roseate spoonbills, great blue herons, and black-necked stilts are visible from shoreline access points throughout the year. Mustang Island State Park, accessible via the causeway south through Corpus Christi and onto Padre Island, protects five miles of undeveloped Gulf of Mexico beach within an hour's drive of the park—one of the last stretches of natural barrier island beach accessible to day visitors on the Texas coast. Padre Island National Seashore, extending south from Corpus Christi toward the Mexico border, is the longest undeveloped barrier island in the world and a nesting beach for Kemp's ridley sea turtles, providing one of the most powerful wildlife experiences available on the Texas coast from June through August. Corpus Christi's Texas State Aquarium, the USS Lexington, and downtown waterfront dining are accessible in under 20 minutes. Portland RV Park operates year-round in the Coastal Bend's subtropical Gulf Coast climate, where mild winters make camping comfortable for snowbirds throughout the November-through-March season and the spring whooping crane viewing at Aransas NWR creates a specific seasonal draw from January through March. Summer beach and water recreation on Mustang Island and Padre Island drives peak family demand, and the park's proximity to the causeway corridors makes it a viable base for extended coastal Bend exploration without requiring multiple relocations during a single trip. Advance reservations are recommended for holiday weekends and the winter snowbird season.

from $40/night

Quilly’s Big Fish RV Park

59 RV Sites

Quilly's Big Fish RV Park in Rockport, Texas, offers 59 full-hookup RV sites beneath live oaks, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 65 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout. Categories include a deluxe site with a private dog pen and a wooded view site with its own hot tub, alongside pond view, deluxe pull-through, and overnight tiers. Fifty-nine sites span 30/50-amp deluxe dog pen, 30/50-amp deluxe pull-thru, 30/50-amp pond view, 30/50-amp wooded view, 30/50-amp wooded view with hot tub, and overnight categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with site WiFi, sized to 65 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Two categories are genuinely rare: a site with a private dog pen, and a site with its own hot tub. A laundry, propane fills and exchange, restrooms, showers, firewood, and RV storage handle the practical side. One safety note the park states plainly: during hurricane season, June 1 through September 30, RVs should be ready to pull out at any time. The WiFi password is bigfishwifi. An outdoor pool and hot tub and sauna anchor the property, with a clubhouse, recreation center, beach, fishing pier, pond, walking trails, dog park, pickleball, and cabins filling the rest. Founded in 2021, the park is clean and well kept, and Rockport's fishing lives up to the name — Aransas Bay, Copano Bay, and the whooping crane refuge are all close. Winter Texans and the fishing season drive demand. Reserve well ahead for November through April.

from $55/night

Rockport RV Resort

185 RV Sites, 3 Cabins

Rockport RV Resort in Texas offers 185 full-hookup RV sites and three cabins on the Coastal Bend, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted up to 100 feet. Deluxe and premium back-in and pull-through categories join a standard tier, with a boat ramp, outdoor pool, hot tub, fitness center, and library. One hundred eighty-five sites span standard back-in, deluxe back-in 30/50-amp, deluxe pull-thru 30/50-amp, premium back-in 30/50-amp, and premium pull-thru 30/50-amp categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with site WiFi, sized to 100 feet. One hundred feet is exceptional capacity and accommodates the longest coaches with a tow — a genuine advantage in a market full of winter Texans in large rigs. Three cabins round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, dump station, restrooms, showers, firewood, RV storage, and boat storage handle the practical side. A boat ramp opens the water for boating and fishing, with an outdoor pool, hot tub and sauna, fitness center, clubhouse, game room, library, billiards, shuffleboard, horseshoes, walking trails, hiking, biking, a pond, pavilion, and dog park filling the rest. A state park is nearby. Pets are welcome. Rockport and Fulton sit at one of the Gulf Coast's most celebrated points for birding, fishing, and waterfront living. The Aransas National Wildlife Refuge's whooping crane wintering grounds are close, and Aransas Bay's redfish and speckled trout draw anglers from across the state. Winter Texans fill the Coastal Bend November through April. Reserve well ahead for that window and for summer weekends.

from $50/night

On The Beach RV Park

81 RV Sites

On the Beach RV Park in Port Aransas, Texas, offers 81 full-hookup RV sites steps from the Gulf, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service, cable TV, and rigs accepted to 45 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout. Oversized premium back-in, deluxe pull-in, and deluxe pull-through categories join premium back-in tiers on Mustang Island. Eighty-one sites span deluxe back-in 30/50-amp, deluxe pull-in 30/50-amp, deluxe pull-thru 30/50-amp, premium back-in 30/50-amp, and oversized premium back-in categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with cable TV and site WiFi, sized to 45 feet, with picnic tables. The oversized premium back-in category is the one to request if you need the room. A laundry, dump station, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. Contact the resort before your arrival date to confirm the check-in procedure. The beach is the amenity — guests walk from their site to the sand in moments, which eliminates the driving and shuttling most coastal camping requires. A recreation center, lake, walking trails, and dog park fill the rest, with boating, fishing, canoeing, kayaking, swimming, and productive birding besides. Walk to the Lydia Ann Channel, take a golf cart through downtown to the jetty, or charter a boat. Pets are welcome. Mustang Island is part of the barrier chain protecting the Coastal Bend, with the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge nearby. Summer beach season and the spring and fall fishing runs drive demand. Reserve well ahead.

from $46/night

Tropic Island Resort

138 RV Sites, 20 Cottages, 14 Hotel Rooms, 1 Apartment

Tropic Island Resort in Port Aransas, Texas, offers 138 full-hookup RV sites and 35 apartment, cottage, and hotel room units in the heart of Mustang Island, with 30 and 50-amp service, cable TV, and rigs accepted to 48 feet. A motorhome pull-in category joins deluxe, premium, standard back-in, and transient pull-through tiers, with a pool, hot tub, bar, and beach. One hundred thirty-eight sites span standard back-in full hookup, deluxe back-in full hookup, premium back-in full hookup, motorhome pull-in full hookup, pull-thru full hookup, and standard pull-thru full hookup on the South Campus, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp with cable TV and site WiFi, sized to 48 feet, with picnic tables. The dedicated motorhome pull-in category is a useful distinction for coaches that would rather not back or unhitch. Thirty-five apartments, cottages, hotel rooms, and bunkhouses round out an unusually broad lodging mix. A general store, laundry, propane fills and exchange, dump station, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. An outdoor pool and hot tub and sauna anchor the property, with a clubhouse, beach, walking trails, golf cart rentals, a dog park, on-site dining, a bar, and a snack bar filling the rest. Fishing, boating, biking, swimming, picnicking, and live music round it out, with a state park nearby and productive birding across the island. Port Aransas is one of the most entertaining small coastal towns in Texas. Summer and spring break fill the island. Reserve well ahead.

from $35/night

Copano Bay RV Resort

On the shores of Copano Bay in Rockport, Texas—in Aransas County on the Texas Coastal Bend where the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge's whooping crane winter habitat, the Rockport-Fulton area's redfish and trout sport fishing, the Key Allegro marina's private island community, and the Rockport Beach Park's Texas Blue Wave-certified swimming beach create the year-round coastal resort that artists, anglers, birders, and the Houston-San Antonio corridor's weekend outdoor community have built into one of the Gulf Coast's most consistently rewarding destinations south of Corpus Christi—Copano Bay RV Resort provides full hookup RV sites with water, electric, and sewer on the bayfront property, cabin rentals, a waterfront pool, a fishing pier, a kayak launch, a dog park, a fitness center, a game room with pool table, ping pong, and poker tables, a 16,000-square-foot clubhouse with a library and full kitchen, sports courts, volleyball, basketball, walking trails, laundry, and year-round operation in a bayfront resort whose Copano Bay fishing pier, kayak launch, and whooping crane proximity create the Rockport birding and angling base camp that the Texas Coastal Bend's most complete RV resort provides. Bayfront fishing pier. Kayak launch to Copano Bay. Whooping cranes 35 minutes north. Full hookup RV sites with water, electric, and sewer alongside cabin rentals on the Copano Bay waterfront provide the accommodation infrastructure at the resort whose 3101 FM-1781 bayfront position creates the direct-water-access that the fishing pier and kayak launch translate into operational bay and creek access from within the property. The waterfront pool's heated operation and the fitness center serve the daily health and recreation routine, and the 16,000-square-foot clubhouse—with the full kitchen, the library's book and media collection, the billiards room, ping pong tables, and poker facilities—creates the resort's social gathering infrastructure at a scale that the winter snowbird and extended-stay community genuinely occupies across the Aransas County season. Sports courts, volleyball, basketball, walking trails, the dog park, and the comprehensive laundry complete the resort's daily practical and activity inventory. Rockport sits in Aransas County on Aransas Bay and Copano Bay, in the coastal community where the Live Oak Peninsula's protective bay position and the historic fishing village identity—the Rockport Art Center, the Texas Maritime Museum, and the Fulton Mansion State Historic Site's 1877 French Second Empire mansion—create the cultural and historical depth that the birding and fishing community's primary visit adds outdoor recreation to. The Rockport Art Association's nationally recognized artist colony, whose concentration of coastal painters working the bay and live oak landscape has made Rockport the Arts Capital of the Texas Coast, creates the gallery and studio culture that the Rockport weekend visitor accesses alongside the Copano Bay's fishing. Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, 35 miles north, provides the coastal marsh wintering habitat for the world's entire natural whooping crane population—the 500-plus birds that winter here from November through March represent the recovery from just 15 birds in 1941. The refuge's 115,000 acres support 400-plus bird species during fall and winter, and the Rockport whooping crane boat tours operate November through March. Copano Bay RV Resort operates year-round in Aransas County's subtropical coastal climate, with the November through April birding and fishing season the most popular period—the whooping crane arrival, the winter duck hunting, the redfish and trout concentration in the cooling bay water, and the mild coastal temperatures create the Texas Coastal Bend's peak outdoor recreation quarter. Reserve your bayfront site or cabin at Copano Bay RV Resort and let the fishing pier, the kayak launch, and the Aransas whooping crane flyway deliver the Texas Coastal Bend resort experience that Aransas County's most completely equipped bayfront campground provides.

from $69/night

LaFitte's Hideout RV Resort

96 RV Sites

On Mustang Island at the edge of the Gulf of Mexico, LaFitte's Hideout RV Resort earns its position in Port Aransas—a fishing village-turned-coastal-resort town that holds onto its saltwater identity despite the vacation traffic that fills its streets each summer weekend. Port Aransas holds the title of Fishing Capital of Texas, and LaFitte's backs that claim up with a location within walking distance of multiple sport fishing charter outfits and a short golf cart ride from miles of open Gulf beach accessible without the development density that marks the Corpus Christi mainland to the south. Big-rig-friendly pull-through sites with full 50-amp hookups accommodate Class A rigs and fifth-wheels up to 45 feet with room for a tow vehicle alongside. All sites provide full hookups with 50-amp electrical service, water, and sewer connections, with parking space sufficient for two vehicles per site—critical when guests arrive with a boat trailer or a tow car in addition to the rig itself. A pool and spa serve the relaxation contingent, and climate-controlled his-and-her separate bathhouse facilities provide a level of privacy and comfort that stands above the typical coastal park. A large recreation hall and kitchen accommodates group gatherings and organized activities, the general store handles incidentals and supplies, and high-speed Wi-Fi keeps guests connected during the hours when they're not on the water. The Gulf of Mexico fishing from Port Aransas ranks among the finest on the Texas coast, with nearshore reefs producing red snapper, king mackerel, and cobia, while offshore structures attract yellowfin tuna and wahoo for anglers willing to run farther out into blue water. Charter operations just steps from LaFitte's offer half-day bay trips for speckled trout and redfish, full-day nearshore excursions, and overnight offshore runs for guests who want to experience the deep-water fishing that keeps Port Aransas on the national angling map year after year. The Lydia Ann Channel, which separates Mustang Island from San Jose Island, provides calm-water kayaking and wade-fishing access that feels genuinely remote despite being a short paddle from the resort's gate. The Port Aransas Nature Preserve and the Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center sit within the town limits, providing exceptional migrant songbird watching along a boardwalk that spans the wetlands and ponds between the Gulf and Aransas Bay. Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, the winter home of the endangered whooping crane and accessible by boat tour from Rockport about 30 miles north, offers a rare opportunity to see North America's tallest bird in its protected Gulf Coast wintering grounds. The University of Texas Marine Science Institute on the island provides public aquarium exhibits and outreach events that add a scientific dimension to the coastal experience. Spring break and summer weekends fill Port Aransas to capacity—reservations at LaFitte's must be made months in advance for the peak April and June-August period. Fall and winter bring some of the finest weather and best offshore fishing of the year as blue-water species stage near the jetties before cold fronts push them south. The mild, salt-washed air and quieter off-season streets give the island a completely different character from its summer self—one that many repeat guests find more agreeable than the peak season. Book early regardless of season, as LaFitte's limited inventory moves quickly among the dedicated Gulf Coast fishing community.

from $56 $49/night

Hidden Valley RV Park

73 RV Sites

Hidden Valley RV Park in Von Ormy, Texas, offers 73 full-hookup RV sites on Medio Creek, 11 miles from downtown San Antonio, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 50 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout. Creek back-in and creek pull-through categories sit alongside numbered deluxe pull-throughs, on a property the same family has run since 1973. Seventy-three sites span creek back-ins, creek pull-throughs, and individually numbered deluxe pull-through sites, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp, sized to 50 feet, with picnic tables. The park offers both digital detox sites with no WiFi by design and traditional sites with WiFi — an unusual and genuinely useful choice. Primitive tent sites are also available. A general store, laundry, RV storage, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. The creek-bottom woodland is the setting, and the wildlife is real — foxes, white-tailed deer, and birds come to the Medio Creek corridor to drink. Walking trails run the property, with fishing, birding, and picnicking from camp, plus a pavilion and dog park. Five decades of family operation have built the reputation of a genuine countryside retreat within reach of the city. Pets are welcome. Von Ormy sits in Bexar County in the rolling terrain south of San Antonio, where the Medina River watershed shapes the landscape. The Alamo, the River Walk, and the full San Antonio attraction inventory are all a comfortable drive. The park operates year-round, with spring and fall the most comfortable in South Central Texas. Reserve ahead for major San Antonio event weekends.

from $45/night

Woody Acres RV Resort

52 RV Sites, 3 Cabins

Woody Acres RV Resort in Fulton, Texas, offers 52 full-hookup back-in RV sites and three cabins seven minutes from Rockport Beach, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 45 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout, open all year. A fitness center, hot tub, library, clubhouse, and recreation center serve a comprehensively equipped resort on Aransas Bay. Fifty-two back-in sites carry water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp, sized to 45 feet. A single back-in category means every guest gets the same spec. Three cabins round out the lodging. A laundry, restrooms, showers, personal mailboxes, and on-site dining handle the practical side. Two policies to know: permanent monthly stays require a $200 deposit for RVs and $500 for mobile homes, and in accordance with the Rockport-Fulton ordinance there are age restrictions on units, so confirm with the resort if your rig is older. An outdoor pool and hot tub and sauna anchor the property, with a fitness center, recreation center, clubhouse, library, billiards, shuffleboard, horseshoes, biking, a lake, pond, beach, and dog park filling the grounds. Fishing, swimming, and planned activities round it out, with a golf course and a state park nearby and genuinely exceptional birding. Fulton and Rockport sit at one of the most ecologically significant points on the Texas coast — the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge's whooping crane wintering grounds are close, and the redfish and speckled trout fishing is among the state's best. Winter Texans fill the coast November through April. Reserve well ahead.

from $40/night

Traveler's World

115 RV Sites

Traveler's World in San Antonio, Texas, offers 115 full-hookup RV sites three miles from the Alamo and the River Walk, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service, cable TV, and rigs accepted to 57 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout. An oversized full-hookup back-in category joins standard back-in and pull-through tiers, with a pool, hot tub, fitness center, mini-golf, and library. One hundred fifteen sites run in full hookup back-in, full hookup pull-through, and oversized full hookup back-in categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 20, 30, and 50-amp with cable TV and site WiFi, sized to 57 feet, with picnic tables. The oversized tier is worth requesting for a longer rig. A general store, laundry, propane fills and exchange, dump station, restrooms, showers, and recycling handle the practical side. An outdoor pool and hot tub and sauna anchor the property, with a fitness center, game room, library, mini-golf, pickleball, shuffleboard, billiards, ping pong, horseshoes, walking trails, hiking, a lake, creek, playground, dog park, and on-site dining filling the grounds. Live music and planned activities run through the season. Pets are welcome. Three miles is about as close as an RV park gets to San Antonio's historic core, and it makes a real difference — the River Walk's restaurants, bars, and cultural programming, the Alamo, the Pearl District, and the Missions National Historical Park are all a short drive rather than a cross-town commute. The Mission Reach trail runs nearby along the river. Spring, Fiesta week, and the holiday River Walk lights drive the sharpest demand in San Antonio. Reserve well ahead for those, and ask about extended-stay rates.

from $49/night

Sun Retreats San Antonio West

109 RV Sites, 2 Cottages, 3 Houses

Sun Retreats San Antonio West in Texas offers 109 full-hookup RV sites and five cottage and house units on West Loop 1604 North, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service, cable TV, and rigs accepted to 45 feet behind a gated entrance, open all year. Premiere back-in and pull-through categories join standard and economy tiers, with a pool, hot tub, fitness center, and arcade. One hundred nine sites span economy back-in, economy pull-thru, standard full hookup, standard pull-thru, premiere back-in, and premiere pull-thru categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with cable TV and site WiFi, sized to 45 feet, with picnic tables. Six tiers from economy through premiere give genuine budget range within one property. Five cottages and houses plus cabins round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, propane fills and exchange, dump station, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. The property was formerly Sun Outdoors San Antonio West. An outdoor pool and hot tub and sauna anchor the property, with a fitness center, clubhouse, game room, arcade, bocce ball, horseshoes, walking trails, hiking, a playground, dog park, and on-site dining filling the grounds. Fishing, boating, swimming, and planned activities round it out. Pets are welcome. The western Bexar County loop corridor connects the Hill Country approach on US-90 with SeaWorld San Antonio, Natural Bridge Caverns, and the Medina River valley — the point where the metro's suburban edge gives way to limestone and cedar savanna. Spring and summer drive the heaviest demand. Reserve well ahead.

from $59/night

Triple C Oasis Resort

On over 10 acres in Hondo, Texas—in Medina County at the edge of the Texas Hill Country where the Balcones Escarpment's limestone terrain and the mesquite-and-live-oak ranch country of the Edwards Plateau create the rugged outdoor setting that a Hill Country glamping resort requires—Triple C Oasis Resort, established in 2023, offers insulated fire-resistant 6-meter geodomes with private BBQ grills and fire pits and eco-friendly open floor plans, bell tent bungalows with the softly structured canvas comfort that the glamping format delivers, and The Oasis—a full coffee bar, general store with snacks and outdoor essentials, outdoor lounge for yard games and social gatherings, hot tub, pizza ovens, BBQ pits, showers, and a professional fitness space—in a luxurious nature retreat whose Hill Country position makes it the polished, social glamping address between San Antonio and Hondo for the traveler who wants the campfire without the tent stakes and the outdoor setting without the discomfort. The geodomes are the draw. The coffee bar is the bonus. The 6-meter insulated geodomes provide the distinctive accommodation that defines Triple C's glamping identity—the geodesic structure's efficient geometry and the fire-resistant, insulated fabric create a comfortable interior in the Hill Country's heat and overnight cool, with the eco-friendly open floor plan and the private BBQ grill and fire pit at each unit creating the self-contained outdoor-living experience that the glamping format promises. Bell tent bungalows in the softly structured canvas format provide the alternative accommodation character for guests whose aesthetic runs toward classic canvas camp rather than the geodome's geometric modernity. The Oasis hub—coffee bar, general store, hot tub, pizza ovens, BBQ pits, outdoor lounge with yard games, and the Gym-on-the-Go fitness space with professional-grade equipment—creates the social and recreational center that pulls the resort's guests out of their individual units and into the shared outdoor experience. Hondo sits in Medina County on US-90 between San Antonio and Uvalde in the gently rolling terrain where the Balcones Escarpment's limestone hills and the Edwards Plateau's open ranch country meet the Rio Grande Plains' broader flatland character. The Medina River, flowing through Medina County from its Hill Country headwaters, and the surrounding ranch land support the white-tailed deer, feral hogs, and native bird populations that the Hill Country's outdoor recreation culture centers on. Medina Lake, 30 miles northeast via US-90 and SH-16, occupies the Medina River canyon in the limestone hills north of Castroville—the dam-formed reservoir's 5,575 acres provide the fishing, boating, and waterfront recreation that Medina County's lake recreation alternative to the Frio River offers. San Antonio, 40 miles east on US-90, provides the full metropolitan experience—the Alamo, the River Walk's 15 miles of riverside dining and entertainment, the San Antonio Missions UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the Pearl Brewery district that are accessible for a day trip from the Hondo glamping base. Uvalde, 30 miles west, provides the regional town center and the gateway to Garner State Park and the Frio River corridor beyond. Triple C Oasis Resort operates in Medina County's subtropical climate with the Hill Country's moderate elevation providing the cooler overnight temperatures that make outdoor glamping genuinely comfortable from spring through fall—the March through May wildflower season brings the Texas Hill Country's bluebonnet and paintbrush bloom to the roadsides surrounding Hondo, and the October and November deer season activates the Medina County hunting culture that surrounds the resort's ranch-country setting. Reserve your geodome or bell tent at Triple C Oasis and let the Hondo Hill Country, the coffee bar, the hot tub, and the 10-acre glamping retreat deliver the luxurious nature reset that the Texas ranch country between San Antonio and the Frio River provides.

from $22/night