Rockport-Fulton
Beach Town · Rockport, Texas
Two joined bayfront towns on Aransas Bay with a long-standing art colony, a beach on protected water rather than open surf, and enough wintering birds to have made the place a fixture on every Texas birding itinerary. Hurricane Harvey made landfall directly here in August 2017 and took the town apart; what stands now has largely been rebuilt since.
319 Broadway Street, Rockport, Texas, 78382, United States
A public bayfront town, free to visit; ⚠ a small per-vehicle beach parking fee typically applies at Rockport Beach — check locally. ⚠ THE BEACH IS ON PROTECTED BAY WATER, NOT OPEN GULF — calm and shallow with no rip currents, which makes it the better Texas coast choice with small children. ⚠ Hurricane Harvey made landfall here in 2017 and much is rebuilt — verify any specific business from an older guide. September hummingbird migration; winter whooping cranes half an hour north.