Arrived in Rockport, Texas on May 13 for 3 nights and stayed at this park. Had a good storm come through with lightning & thunder which left lots of mud in the campground. We had 2 resident allegators in the campground but did not see them. Lots of oak trees in the campground. We had a site with no trees but had satellite reception. We had 30 amp service; 50 amp available for 50% extra nightly fee. Wi Fi available in clubhouse for $2. Campground had 2 swimming pools & spas. One spa had no heat the other spa had no water. The pools had water but appeared to have algea and stains in pool. I would not swim in them. Overall, I would rate this park M***. One day we toured Mustang Island, an island just off the gulf coast. We took a free ferry over and did some four wheeling on the sandy beach. We came accross this tortoise on shore and a blue jellyfish. The following day we visited this 1000 year old oak tree at Goose Island. It has a diameter of over 12 feet and a circumference of over 35 feet. We also shopped for canal lots, and found some for as low as $20K but were located in a very depressed area and the canal looked like a muddy swamp. Hot & muggy here, I don't think I could handle this humidity. Fishing is a very popular pastime here & we met a young couple fishing on a huge pier on the bay. We also bumped into them at the Boiling Pot, a restaurant on the ocean which specializes in seafood. They place large reams of paper on top of these well worn wooden tables. We ordered a pot of boiled crab, shrimp, sausage, corn, & potatoes. They pour the whole pot on the table and you eat the food off the papers. They give you a roll on paper towels for napkins. I also ordered a bowl of their gumbo. Yummy but too spicy hot for Aggie. Afterward, we went to a nightclub on the bay called Alice Fays on the Bay. They had a great local four piece band who played all music from the 60's & 70's.
Love the turtle!
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