The Weekend I Fell for Goose Island State Park (And Why You Will Too)
I still remember the first time I pulled into Goose Island State Park just after sunrise. The fog hadn't fully lifted off St. Charles Bay yet, a great blue heron was standing dead still in the shallows like it owned the place, and somewhere behind me a fishing boat idled out of Fulton Harbor. That's Goose Island in a nutshell — quiet, a little wild, and completely unbothered by how underrated it is compared to the bigger-name parks along the Gulf. If you're planning a trip to the Texas Coastal Bend and haven't put this park on your list yet, let me walk you through why it deserves a spot — camping, fishing, that famous ancient tree, and everything in between. First Things First: What Makes This Park Different Goose Island State Park isn't trying to be Padre Island or Mustang Island. It's smaller, calmer, and honestly a little more personal. Sitting right between Rockport and Fulton, with Aransas Bay on one side and St. Charles Bay on the other, it's ...