Discover the Wonders of Mustang Island State Park in Texas!

Come join us as we visit the coast and check out Mustang Island State Park. We review cost, campsites and review the beach. Is this one of the best beaches in the great state of Texas? Let's dive in and see what's Mustang Island is all about!
Sand and Surf
With more than five miles of coastline, Mustang Island has plenty of room for fun in the sun. Hang out on the beach, fish in the bay, add birds to your life list, and explore this unspoiled barrier island park. It’s time to head to the coast!
Things to Do
At Mustang Island State Park, what you do is up to you. You can play at the beach (swim, surf, build a sand castle), camp, picnic, fish, hike, mountain bike, kayak, bird watch (especially during spring and fall migrations) and geocache.
Camping
Stay at one of 48 water and electric campsites or 50 drive-up primitive sites. (The water and electric campsites are 1/3 mile from the beach.) Mustang Island has water, cold-water rinse showers and portable toilets along two miles of the beach. Full restrooms and showers with hot water are located near the water-electric campground.
🏕Mustang Island State Park Info [Official] : tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/mu...
🏕Entrance Fees: $5 Per person 13 years and older.
Free for children 12 years and under.
🏕Mustang Island Trail Map: tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/mu...
🏕Camping Info: tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/mu...
⏱Timestamps⏱
Intro- 0:00
Entrance Fee- 0:34
Renovation- 0:40
RV Campsites- 0:55
Flooded Parking lot- 1:33
Outdoor Classroom- 2:02
Swimming- 2:16
Birds-2:29
The Jetties- 2:45
Primitive Campsites- 3:29
Ferry- 4:10
Final thoughts- 4:36
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[@lizethmorris8384]

We camped here right on the beach over Easter weekend this year and loved it!

[@MrSTravelQuest]

It's a beautiful beach! I love how you can just park right on the beach. How was the dark night sky at Mustang Island when camping?

[@BrokenDreamsReborn]

The beach looks nice! That sucks that it flooded so much! That is good to know that they have campsites available there! Thanks for sharing! ~ Shion and Matthew

[@MrSTravelQuest]

It's a beautiful beach and staff do a great job taking care of the park. They had plenty of campsites available, which is always nice. Thanks for watching :-)

[@BlueHillCountry]

Love Mustang Island.....

[@MrSTravelQuest]

It’s a great park 😊

[@NatureBelgium]

Great video! Thanks for sharing this!

[@MrSTravelQuest]

Thank you so much!

[@NeverStopAdventuring]

I can't say that I've been to any Texas beaches yet. 🤔 Obviously a must do!!

[@MrSTravelQuest]

Definitely a must do! We recently came back from the coast and it's amazing!

[@NeverStopAdventuring]

@@MrSTravelQuest I bet! Looks beautiful!

[@MrSTravelQuest]

@@NeverStopAdventuring The sea food great in the area. I'm making another video on Rockport, Texas. It's a nice town near Mustang Island.

[@ConsidertheWonders]

Crazy how flooded it gets there; rather surprising but it probably doesn't rain there that much...we always find it difficult when thinking about going to the beach and prioritizing Texas beaches over other states. But the chance to camp that close to the water would be a neat experience for sure.

[@MrSTravelQuest]

We were surprised it was flooded when we went. Staff said it doesn’t rain that often, but has been the prior weeks. We went to a NC state park beach which was really nice, posting that one later in the month. We really enjoyed visiting the coast of Texas.

[@ProWrenching]

Great video! Very informative

[@MrSTravelQuest]

Thank you so much! We’re heading to South Texas again this summer. Looking forward in highlighting more South Texas State Parks.

[@TYGZus777]

Mustang Island❣️❣️❣️

[@MrSTravelQuest]

We love it! We have a new video we’re working on for Corpus Christi :-)

[@Covermeinsunshine344]

I subscribed! Awesome video I’m going now bc of this !

[@MrSTravelQuest]

Awesome and thanks for subbing. You will love this park. We can’t wait to go back!

[@SuperFamilySince2015]

I can’t wait to check this park out. Looks like y’all had a lot of fun. Keep up the good work!

[@MrSTravelQuest]

You will love this park, it’s a great beach. Which beach is your must visit in Texas? Thanks for watching 😊

[@SuperFamilySince2015]

@@MrSTravelQuest right now we are at Caprock and will be headed to Palo Duro Canyon State Park in a few days. We don’t spend all that much time at the beach. My son is trach vent. But used to go to port aransas every summer.

[@MrSTravelQuest]

I understand, you know what park you might enjoy. Corpus Christi State Park, it has a nice boardwalk overlooking the lake. I’m making that video next 😊. Caprock Canyonks amazing, did you see the Bisons? They get pretty close out there. You will love Palo Duro, even if you just drive into the canyon. They have some great overlooks and you don’t even have to hike to see them. Safe travels and happy hiking!

[@SuperFamilySince2015]

@@MrSTravelQuest it’s beautiful all the wildlife we have seen. Bison, Prairie dogs, owls, Rattlesnake, and so many tarantulas. I look forward to seeing your next video. We did a 7 mile hike yesterday. Taking today off. My pack keeps getting bigger lol he is 9 now.

[@MrSTravelQuest]

That’s a lot to see and hike. I have to give it to you and think it’s amazing you take your son on those amazing hikes. Which trail did you do? I know on Caprock the Haynes Ridge trail was no joke. You will love Palo Duro, it has great views all over the park.

[@JoshuaTraffanstedt]

I got the worst sunburn of my life here. Haha. We were only there from about 10 am to 2 pm or so, and after swimming I sat on the tailgate and ate a sandwich and some chips. I continued to sit there until we left and got burnt to a crisp on my head and knees. Didn't even notice it until hrs after we left.

[@MrSTravelQuest]

That stinks, but you have some memories at Mustang Island.

[@garstrum4401]

Really well done video, appreciate how you went in depth on the features/amenities in the park. TPWD should honestly pay you for this video to use on their site. Their videos tend to be a little... dry, and old.

[@MrSTravelQuest]

I really appreciate the kind words. We try to highlight the parks the best we can. We plan on visiting all 89 😊

[@cgriesemer]

We were there *during* that rain before you got there, I thought I was going to be carried out to sea, it was intense! Port A got slammed. Another top notch video, do you do video production as a career as well or is this just a hobby? Because they always are very professionally done 👍

[@MrSTravelQuest]

I can’t imagine how Port Aransas looks with heaven rain. It rained the week before and some areas was still flooded. Thank you so much for the kind words. The dream is to do this full time professionally. I’m an educator by trade, do videography work on the side (wedding/quince). Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment. I love making the content and sharing the great state of Texas.

[@frankiethefrog1752]

If you’re fine just camping on the beach you can just drive into Port Aransas and camp for free at the beach. Just make sure you have a beach permit for your vehicle.

[@TheTravelingTexan]

I've been to a couple beaches in Corpus Christi but never been to Mustang Island SP. It looks nice! The only other beach I've been to in Texas was in Galveston and I really enjoyed it but I want to go to South Padre this summer as I hear from many that it's the best beach in Texas.

[@MrSTravelQuest]

Rockport and Mustang Island were the first beaches we visited. We want to visit South Padre Island too. I hear it’s one of the best beaches we have in the state. I plan on visiting Houston State parks next year and visiting g Galveston beach 😃

[@garstrum4401]

@@MrSTravelQuest South Padre is slightly nicer, but if you're in the central part of the state it's not worth the extra drive. It also tends to be more touristy/crowded. Port Aransas/Mustang Island is where it's at imo.

[@MrSTravelQuest]

@@garstrum4401 we plan on checking out South Padre this summer. We can’t to visit South Texas and see what there parks are all about l. Can’t wait to check them out!

[@theguywhoaskedyou6808]

lol im camping here and it’s very epic

[@MrSTravelQuest]

It’s pretty sweet.Hope you enjoy as much as we did 😊

[@theguywhoaskedyou6808]

@@MrSTravelQuest yea i will i’m making s’mores rn lol

[@MrSTravelQuest]

@@theguywhoaskedyou6808 nice!

[@TexasFamilyCamping]

WOW, that parking lot was really flooded when you were there. I wonder if they have plans to do anything about that.

[@MrSTravelQuest]

No plans to do anything about the flooding. They said it rarely rains that much. I talked to the staff before I left. HQ still being renovated after the hurricane Harvey in 2017. Then Covid hit and slowed down the construction. They were some of the nicest staff members I’ve met.

[@caremotor86]

Looks the same as dirty chocolate water Galveston unbelievable

[@mybackyardfarm..4383]

Well duh it’s the gulf of Mexico not playa del Carmen. It’s still the ocean water where sediment gets washed up.

[@Dxp09]

I went there this may.The water was blue and clear but in this video it’s not probably because of the rain or wind conditions.

[@MrSTravelQuest]

It rained the week before and Saharan dust was in the air. The beach was still amazing, planning to go again next summer.

[@Dxp09]

@@MrSTravelQuest nice I’m planning a. Going to south padre next summer

[@Dxp09]

*on

[@MrSTravelQuest]

We plan on doing the same thing. I hear nothing but great things about South Padre.

[@flemmyapocalypse3805]

I was there too I made a video about it on my channel

[@MrSTravelQuest]

Sweet! Did you ride the ferry on your visit?

[@ChiefTMG]

No more horses ?

[@MrSTravelQuest]

It’s a state park now, horses at the beach are long gone.

[@hikingwithjackieboy]

I've been there

[@MrSTravelQuest]

Nice! What's your favorite beach in Texas?

[@hikingwithjackieboy]

@@MrSTravelQuest Mustang Island and Padre Island National Seashore

[@MrSTravelQuest]

@@hikingwithjackieboy I have to check out Padre Island and Galveston Island SP soon.

[@hikingwithjackieboy]

Last week I was in the Marfa area and around Fort Davis

[@MrSTravelQuest]

@@hikingwithjackieboy Did you get a chance to visit Fort Davis?

[@MrSTravelQuest]

👉What's your favorite beach in Texas?

[@hikingwithjackieboy]

Mustang Island and Padre Island National Seashore

[@claygraves8201]

We just got back from South Padre Island. WE LOVED IT!

[@MrSTravelQuest]

I have to check that one out! I keep hearing it’s the best beach in Texas.

[@claygraves8201]

@@MrSTravelQuest The difference in the color of the water alone is worth the drive down.

[@MrSTravelQuest]

@@claygraves8201 I bet! We went to Rockport beach too, the water was the same. South Padre is on my list to visit soon.