Best Dog-Friendly Camping near Matagorda, TX

Very well-maintained and pet-friendly RV park with various amenities such as a pool, fishing pier, and dog park. Sites are very close together with little room to set up outside between RVs. Very little room to park vehicle once RV is in place and limited space to back in. Enjoyed the peaceful sunrises and sunsets and the constant breeze was a plus to keep the humidity and heat down. Take plenty of anti-mosquito repellent, as around mid-morning and late afternoon, the mosquitoes come out in force. A good location for those wishing to fish, but not sightseeing. The town has very few amenities and only a couple of restaurants and small stores.

A minimum of water and electric at every site (which we don’t need) The feel is more community park with camping. There is a 12 mile equestrian trail which bikes are allowed to ride on. Other flat trails are around the park and water. It is completely full this Saturday and there are lots of families, music and fires burning. I do not consider this to be a serene wilderness/wildlife area but a Camping area full of activities. Looks like a great place for a family reunion or wedding. Complete with frisbee golf, boating, swimming, dog park, playground and more. The grounds are very well kept.

This is camping in the sand on Matagorda Beach.

No accommodations. Will need 4 x 4 to get out and down the beach.

Be sure to get a beach parking permit from the gas station before crossing the bridge, costs $10.

Plenty of driftwood to gather for huge bonfires that we do every time we go.

Very secluded, usually no one passes by if you down far enough.

It’s the Gulf, so the water is yeah…but lots of shells if you are into that, and even surfing back down near beach entrance.

Just a great spot to go get away from it all and camp in the sand and make a huge bonfire.

Reserved 68 nights prior to arriving. Campground had 78% occupancy during our 3 night stay. 

PROS Able to clearly hear the ocean roar from all campground 59 FHU sites 

Campsite concrete pad level and in good condition 

Park roadways good condition with no speed bumps and easy to maneuver 

Lantern pole at some sites 

Some sites have two sewer connections 

Picnic table located on oversized concrete pad 

Combo lock on toilet/shower entrance doors 

Toilet/shower facility very nice

Laundromat on site with 3 washers and 3 dryers.$4.25 

Wood campfire allowed in off-ground fire pit with screen cover you provide and placed away from any grass 

Fairly good dark sky viewing as campground street lights are limited 

2 large wooden Colorado River fishing piers which are lighted from dusk to dawn 

Putt-putt golf$10 

Bagged ice machine across road from Park 

2 bars VERIZON signal 

CONS 

Toilet/shower door combination changed during our stay and was not notified and had no access until we tracked down park personnel 

Dog poop in the mens handicap stall Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday so obviously no one monitoring toilet facility

$6 reservation fee for self made on-line reservation 

10 campsites were reutilized to build elevated beach cabanas 

Park quiet hours not enforced 

No park officials or host cruising patrolling campground

No entrance gate locked overnight. Lots of fishermen cruising through campground

No shade what so ever. Some sites had a pergola over their concrete picnic table; Our site had no table covering. Brisk ocean"breezes", made it impossible to deploy our trailer awning

No privacy from any other campsite

Sites fairly close to each other

No campsite campfire pits

No on-site firewood sales

Concrete picnic table unmovable No ocean"view" from any of the campsites

No camp store in Park. Closest H‑E‑B, Walmart and Tractor Supply in Bay City. No grocery stores in Matagorda but there is a Dollar General store. Park WIFI poor; could only connect at toilet/shower facility

No playground, basketball or tennis courts

No pool or splash pad

It is a cute little place ran by a sweet, laid back couple, Doug and Mary Jo. This park has many more amenities than we have had lakeside camping. They have a pool with games for the kids, laundry room, a catch and release fishing pond, and a nice clubhouse equipped with a full kitchen, shower, pool table, games and puzzles.

Two miles from this camping spot lies King Fisher Beach. This bayside beach is a perfect beach for little kids. We went a couple hundred yards out and were never over waist deep in water. The water is very calm (most of the time) and the beach has plenty of sand. Beach and water are both soft on the feet, no sharp rocks or debris. We collected seashells, admired crabs in elaborate shells, and even saw a stingray!

Other area places to visit:

The Boggie

Froggies Bait Dock

Boat trip to Matagorda Island

See our entire trip highlights at https://champagneondeck.com

Pros:

• Quick and friendly check-in

.• Large parking area that is rig-friendly for check-in.

• Knowledgeable park personnel

• Nature center with interactive exhibits and gift shop

• Well maintained. Daily we saw the camp hosts working diligently, even hosing down and scrubbing bird poop from campsites.

• Saturday morning 1.5 hour guided Gulf beach walk($5/pp) by Paige and Whitley. Paige knew her“stuff” as she was pelted continuously with questions and she never missed a beat!

• Complimentary early Saturday morning coffee and pastries.

• Along the Colorado River but you can hear ocean roar where the river meets the Gulf of Mexico.

• Level concrete parking pad surrounded by grass. Back-ins and drive-thrus.

• Two sewer hook-up outlets.

• Large concrete picnic table.

• Very nice and clean toilets/shower building in an elevated building accessible by a ramp. Must have code to enter.

• Laundry facility in toilet/shower building with code entry.

• Nice Colorado River fishing piers with fish cleaning tables with freshwater spigot and a super pier over the beach/ocean.

• Primo sunsets

• Bay City, 20-minute drive, for the closest Walmart, HEB and other retailers and restaurants.

Cons:

• LCRA $6 on-line reservation fee.

• Absolutely no trees or vegetation between sites which equals NO SHADE and NO PRIVACY.

• Ocean“breeze” made it impossible to deploy trailer awning.

• No fire pits, but if you bring your own with a screen cover, you may have a fire, if you bring wood as no wood is sold at this park.

• NOT A DARK SKY FRIENDLY CAMPGROUND due to way too many street lights throughout the campground, along the river bank and on the fishing piers.  This would be a 5 star campground if there was more darkness!

• Complimentary LCRA WIFI was weak and unreliable.

• When the ocean"breeze" died down and the humidity was up, we were attacked by swarms of mosquitos which required us to heavily apply repellent in mid-February

• Not much in the town of Matagorda, basically a fishing village, and of those businesses, not many operating in mid-February.

This location is absolutely awesome.  Right where the Colorado River flows into the Gulf of Mexico.  The fishing is awesome and the sunsets are spectacular!  There isn't any shade, so I think it's best to go in the fall or spring.  We had a full hookup site on the Colorado River, and it was huge and pretty.  Thank goodness we had our Clam screenroom  with us, because the mosquitos got really bad at times.  An easy hike to the mouth of the Gulf and also a nice, pretty hike to the beach.  There are a lot of prickly thorns, so need to be careful walking dogs, as they tend to pick up thorns easily.

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You will experience here good environment, fresh air

Diverse environments to explore by kayak or hiking trail, plus horse trails, fishing, nature center, historic buildings, and a full event center.

Yay: Camping includes typical tent/RV sites or cabins. Our campsite was right along the water, which was pretty (it’s a reservoir along a river).

Nay: it’s pretty busy, but not overly loud or dirty.

Surprise: lots of wildlife here! There are events throughout the year...we visited during a charity race but that didn’t really impact our trip (aside from the campground being full). They frequently have rodeo/horse events too...very Texas! The historic church was more interesting than we expected.

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Some places are just best discovered than read about, and Indianola Beach is one such place. We came for a night, and stayed for a week. This place just might win the award for the most chilled-out camping area on the continent, but it would have to muster enough enthusiasm to enter the contest. Rather, all enthusiasm here is geared toward fishin’ and sittin’.  Maybe birdwatching and kayaking too.

Stay on Texas route 316 past the turn off to Magnolia Beach, then turn left once you reach the water. To your right you’ll find the picnic shelters where some folks set up to camp, tents work a little better here since there is beach grass.  

The small beach bathroom with flush toilets, no showers, is right across the road. Continue on up the road to a larger dispersed camping area right on the shore for some more space away from the road. 

Just up the road is the Magnolia Beach dispersed area which has a better bathroom building with flush toilets, warm-ish showers (external access individual stalls), and external beachside rinse off showers. 

Since the area does not charge a dime for your stay of up to 14 days, it is super important to take care of the place, i.e. don’t ruin it for everyone. So, bring plenty of drinking water, and carry away all your rubbish. The area does have trashcans but not a large collection dumpster. Bring your solar panel for some peaceful beachside camping!

There is one convenience store/ take away restaurant in Magnolia Beach with the usual suspects of chips, and beer – you can get a pizza to take back with you to the beach. The closest town with grocery stores, and other services is Port Lavaca, about 12 miles away.

The site itself was adequate. Level, paved, hookups and picnic table. The reason for the low rating is the bathroom and shower. They are in poor condition and dirty to the point of unsanitary. For $35 a night we expect showers that are useable. We had to bring toilet paper into the bathroom, there was a dirty bucket in the shower and the facilities appeared to be falling apart with much deterioration to the walls and floors. When we asked the front about the shower, they acted as if it was fine! We chose not to use the shower it was that bad, and we really needed one. We had a small engine problem and were forced to stay two nights until we could get it fixed. The office is nice and accommodating and if you don’t need to use their shower or toilet this place will be fine for you. Water from the site hookups was tinged yellow but didn’t feel slimy. Lots of mosquitos, too. Hope this helps!

Great spot for bird watching and fishing! The staff is incredible nice. Full hookups on flat concrete drives. Really nice and provided a beautiful sunset! The beach is within walking distance.

Great location at the junction of the Colorado River and the Gulf of Mexico. Clean and spacious lots, not over crowded. Nature center with interactive exhibits, gift shop, snacks, mini golf and 5 minute walk to beach. Great sunset viewing.