★ Field-verified · Dave's ownPublic land · dispersed
Nueces County
Drive-up · public land · Nueces County, TX · 27.79521, -97.08263
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Ask about this camp →Dave's been here. A spot from Dave's own travels on public land — free to camp. Conditions still change, so confirm access, stay limits and fire rules before you go.
Camping on the beach in Port Aransas, Texas. Inexpensive $12 permit required, valid for remainder of calendar year. Trash cans. Porta-johns. Clean beach with ample room for numerous vehicles. Very popular destination, so you will be surrounded by other campers. Still a pleasing experience with soothing sound of the surf. Good cell service. Recommended.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5 ft.
Fire & smokeNIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from camp
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- ShShower0 mi
- FFuel1 mi
- GGrocery1 mi
- MMechanic2 mi
- @Mail2 mi
- HHardware2 mi
- OOutfitter2 mi
- LLaundry3 mi
- DDump3 mi
- RxPharmacy8 mi
- +Urgent care13 mi
- WWater15 mi
- AAir-up17 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 1 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). Open in Google Maps ↗
The site
Access
Drive-up
Land
public land · dispersed
Elevation
5 ft
County
Nueces County, TX
Coordinates
27.79521, -97.08263
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureWater · nearby
- Nearest townPort Aransas · ~2.9 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~8.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationDump station · ~3.2 mi
- GroceriesThe Texan · ~0.8 mi
- PharmacyH-E-B Pharmacy · ~8.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicFamily Health Clinic & Minor Emergency Room · ~15.2 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~2.2 mi
From the field — what Dave saw, in person
Cell service
Had a signal
Getting there
Any vehicle managed it
Fire ring
No
Toilet on site
No
Tent friendly
Yes
Verdict
Recommended
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomBoat Ramp Vault Toilet-BIB · ~26.2 mi SW · NPS
- RestroomBIB Center Vault Toilet (Day-Use Area) · ~26.4 mi SW · NPS
- RestroomWindsurfer Double Vault Toilet · ~26.8 mi SW · NPS
- RestroomMalaquite Campground Showers · ~28.3 mi SW · NPS
Open this spot elsewhere
How we know this
Source
Dave's own travels
Confidence
Researched — The record is detailed and internally consistent, and the coordinates land where the managing agency says this site is.
How it was placed
FIELD VERIFIED by Dave Lalande -- he has stood on this site. Coordinates are his own GPX track point, not a geocode. County and state confirmed against the FCC Census Block API (Nueces County, TX). Everything under 'From the field' is a direct observation; nothing here is inferred from a land record.
Field check
Verified on the ground. Dave has stood on this one. Conditions still change — confirm before you commit.
What we don’t know
A land record can put you within a few metres of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- How many rigs actually fit
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
Before you go
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