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Stay at one of 48 water and electric campsites or 50 drive-up primitive sites. (The water and electric campsites are 1/3 mile from the beach.) We have portable toilets along two miles of the beach. Full restrooms and showers with hot water are located near the water-electric campground.
6 private sites on Lake CC/Mathis TX, NOT A PARK, utilities included, monthlies, Extra $100 for covered site, peek a view of Lake, around the corner to boat ramp/airstrip, near Lagarto Store/534 Club/New Dollar Store, 20 mins to Mathis/Orange Grove, 30 mins to Edroy/Alice/George West/Beeville, 45 mins to Sinton/Corpus/Three Rivers/Robstown, country living, quiet, pets ok, rate is based on single/double occupancy, Seniors welcome, $450/30 amps, $500/50 amps
$20 - $30 / night
Mathis Motor Inn and RV park is located just off of I-37 in Mathis, TX. We have 20, 30 & 50-amp RV spaces (full hook-ups) either concrete or grass pads, along with a 24 room motel! Come join us for a little while or long time, we have competitive nightly, weekly and monthly rates. We are 40 minutes from Corpus Christi and only 10 minutes away from Lake Corpus Christi. Enjoy the rural life without being far from amenities.
$25 - $350 / night
$35 - $45 / night
Stay at one of 48 water and electric campsites or 50 drive-up primitive sites. (The water and electric campsites are 1/3 mile from the beach.) We have portable toilets along two miles of the beach. Full restrooms and showers with hot water are located near the water-electric campground.
Request to Book6 private sites on Lake CC/Mathis TX, NOT A PARK, utilities included, monthlies, Extra $100 for covered site, peek a view of Lake, around the corner to boat ramp/airstrip, near Lagarto Store/534 Club/New Dollar Store, 20 mins to Mathis/Orange Grove, 30 mins to Edroy/Alice/George West/Beeville, 45 mins to Sinton/Corpus/Three Rivers/Robstown, country living, quiet, pets ok, rate is based on single/double occupancy, Seniors welcome, $450/30 amps, $500/50 amps
$20 - $30 / night
Mathis Motor Inn and RV park is located just off of I-37 in Mathis, TX. We have 20, 30 & 50-amp RV spaces (full hook-ups) either concrete or grass pads, along with a 24 room motel! Come join us for a little while or long time, we have competitive nightly, weekly and monthly rates. We are 40 minutes from Corpus Christi and only 10 minutes away from Lake Corpus Christi. Enjoy the rural life without being far from amenities.
$25 - $350 / night
This is our second time to Boondock on the beach. We were at marker 25 and once again thoroughly enjoyed it. It was Labor Day weekend so it was PACKED. People will pile in on top of you, but that’s the way it is. Not enough beach for so many people. The meter maid lady will harass you endlessly, but we just ignored her and continued having fun. There is a 3 night maximum in a 21 day period. Don’t try to outsmart the meter maid. She takes pictures of license plates and writes down the departure dates. She enjoys enforcing the rules.
It was a very short visit—one night. The campsite we stayed in had only a 50-amp connector, even though we needed thirty amps. We didn't test the receptacle to see if they were sending 30 amps through a 50-amp plug. The campground is very close to the Gulf. The beach is divided into three sections; the center is for people only. The left and right sections four wheel drive vehicles can drive on the beach until 10 pm. There are no issues at all, but you are not allowed to drink alcohol on the beach. I expect the fine would be steep but we didn't see any rangers at night. You can ⛺ camp at night. We drove on the beach without a four-sprinter—mostly packed sand. If you are going to take risks, I would check the tides. Our sprinter is heavy. If we got stuck, we would have to call a wrecker, which would have been pricy. We were one of two B vans camping. All of the 4 by-4 were light and would probably not be able to pull us out. We don't have max tracks or a winch. The park has day passes for 7 dollars, the campsite was between 20 through 30 dollars.
Very small Pull through sites (with very sharp turns). No good hiking trails. Seems great for boating or fishing, though. Good location for visiting Corpus.
Rockport RV Resort sounds like a lovely coastal getaway, perfect for connecting with new friends, just like on omegle! The location and amenities seem ideal for a relaxing vacation.
Very friendly staff, down home type. New electric utility posts, clean showers and great location with Live Oak trees. Just over 1 mile to the beach. We stayed last minute on a weekend and we're taken warmly taken in. We'll spend time here again
We are Boondocking at MM 27 there are of course no hookups but I.B Magee allows you to dump and fill your tanks for $10. People pile on top of you during the day and we got a $281 ticket for parking parallel to the beach (we thought you only had to be perpendicular at the posts). That’s all the bad. Literally it. The beach is beautiful, the breeze is so nice we didn’t even run our generator during the day, the people are so fun, and the luxury of not packing our stuff up to drive to the beach every day is wonderful. We are already planning our next trip.
Clean campground, was very windy right off the lake in spot 063. But quick access to the beach and fishing were nice. Picnic table was gross with bird droppings all over it and the concrete pad. Bathrooms were hit or miss. Men’s was clean and usable, women’s was ok but got worse throughout the day and evening and unusable (toilets were clogged) by the evening.
The price was right and I had water and electric hookups, but basically I was in a parking lot and all the grass around is full of briars. Made it really hard to walk the dog. Proximity to the beach was also really, if only the weather was a little better. The showers are a quarter pay situation and I paid $1.50 for a cold shower. When I went to ask the front office about it, they basically said "sometimes you have to run the sink for a minute". Sorry, but I am paying quarters for a shower that never gets warm that's a big dissapointment and then to met with indifference about it, hence the two stars. I also don't like that you don't get to pick your spot, you just show up, pay and they tell you where you are staying. It was the off season, so maybe things are better in full swing summer.
Close to road, 9 million dogs barking all around, loud music after midnight. Awful.
This town is very tiny and wasn’t very welcoming. It’s hard to enjoy the water here.
We ended up staying 3 months. December, January and February. Love every minute of it. The staff is every helpful
It sounds like Port Aransas offers a fantastic beach experience! The allowance for small campfires adds a cozy touch for those cookie clicker who want to enjoy the beach atmosphere well into the evening.
The campground is managed through the county. From what we understand, they rebuilt it after previous hurricane damage. All pads are concrete with new hookups. Granted, the city allows boondocking on the beach if one wants to tackle that. But this park is the best I have seen on the island. Pads have a patio but do not have fire rings and picnic tables. everything else was great. The only downside was there are sticker burs everywhere. Victorias on the Bay is a great restaurant with a great atmosphere. Also, recommend Port A carts for golf cart rental. They currently have reduced rates. They operate out of the Port A Icecream Shop around the corner. One place I recommend everyone to steer clear is Castaways Seafood and Grill. The food was cold and bland, the service was slow. On our first night here, unbeknown to us, they charge a Cashless Transaction fee and apply sales tax to the fee itself. This question of business practice is not posted anywhere in the restaurant, instead, it is placed at the very bottom of the menu. I challenged this with the manager(Beverly) and she basically said to pay in cash or I could call the cops. She was rude and obnoxious. I can not confirm if other restaurants practice this, but always make sure to ask upfront. The is one grocery(IGA) on the island, a Whataburger, and shops galor. This place is busy during the summer months.
The camp ground’s only redemption is the closeness to the national park. There is really nothing there that would you wanna stay there except for that. Next time I would rathe stay at a camp ground one hour drive away from the national park in exchange for a better site.
I have lived and worked here for 6 years now. Absolutely love the wildlife and birding. This place is very rustic and natural as possible. I host the Hummingbird Celebration site now known as Hummer Hill across from 219. This event is the second week of September for the big Hummingbird migration south.
Port Aransas offers miles of beach designated for camping and day use. You must have a beach camping permit to stay overnight. Weekends get a little crowded during the day, but it quiets down in the afternoon.
Watch out for coyotes! They are everywhere and can be aggressive. We had at least 5 in the area, but they never came closer than about 50ft away.
First time staying here and we had 2 issues in the 2 weeks we stayed.
Staff was great! Beach was amazing! Loved it!
I have been at this park off and on for four years. Have seen several changes many for the best. The park staff will go out of the way to help you if they can. They have come under fire lately for many things that are out of their control. Upper management makes the rules and require the staff to implement and inforce them. Last year we became full time winter texans. We checked out many places and found this park to be one of the best. A lot of people are upset about becoming kid friendly! Some of us that stay here have kids and grand kids and believe kid friendly is a great thing. Some people need to stop and realize that this is a business. And if not happy with them quietly move on to somewhere else and find out what they don’t like about that park! Because no park is perfect. Life is not perfect either. Congrats to the staff of Rjourney Rockport please keep up the wonderful work you all DO!
PROS
Owner, Doc, an Airstream aficionado, is extremely nice and friendly
Upon arrival, we were invited by Doc to walk the 2.5 acres campground and select a site
Campsite#4 concert pad level with some shade
City water pressure good during our mid-week stay
Meticulously manicured lawn and trees throughout the campground
Gravel roadway
Campsites have concrete patio surrounded by gravel and grass
Nice space between campsites
Entrance gates closed at night (not locked)
2 washers ($1.50) and 2 dryers available in a stand-alone building
Park WIFI available, but we did not use
T-MOBILE 2 bars
CONS
This campground is located along TX35 (4-lane highway) which there was non-stop traffic noise
Bring your longest stinky slinky as we needed 25 feet to make connection at Campsite 4
Campground bathhouse is a single bathroom in a stand-alone pod-type structure, which was out of service during our 3 night stay
Our $50 reservation deposit made via Zelle (36 days prior to arriving) was changed upon our arrival to a damage deposit. We were advised if there is no damage to our campsite upon our departure,$50 would be returned after we departed and it was returned just prior to our departure
Campground web page states Military Discount Rate, but no Veteran discount
No campsite picnic table or campfire ring, but you can bring-your-own above ground campfire pit and operate off the grassy areas
No pool or hot tub
Had to sign 8-page PARK AGREEMENT upon check-in but never provided a receipt for my cash payment(no credit cards accepted)
This campground is amazing!!! The staff is very friendly & helpful. Perfect location. About 2 blocks from the beach. Restaurants and site seeing a few more blocks away. Nice & quiet well kept place. Level concrete pads. Plenty of regularly mowed grass for dogs.
Recently stayed here cause we got in late and they were the only 1 open to take us in. Well lighten up and loved the laundry room. The manager came out to settle up the next morning and even gave us a free rv mug for our stay. Pet friendly. Showers were nice & clean! Wish the pool was open because we had to stay another night but we were told it will be ready soon. The friendly German Shepherd was a bonus since we had our pets out and seems to be unbothered them😳. We will be back for sure. Thank you for the pleasant stay.
This campground keeps shouting “fun family activities”. So they advertise all over town about this great eggstravaganza they are going to have for all the kids not only in the park but in the area. The event is over, the kids are going through their loot, smiles on everyone’s faces. Then park employees start telling the kids “ oh, by the way, we want the eggs back”. What a hoot!
Mr.& Ms. Scout, We were Winter Texans for 3 years at (Circle W) until it was taken over by RJourney. We never were part of the cliques that you indicated were in the park. We were part of a large family of friends, both Winter Texans and year round residents. The main reason we left was the taking away of the tow sewing rooms for "family" rooms. There were several sewers that used these rooms to make quilts that were given to local charities and organizations in the community. With all the activities they have taken away there is not much for all to do. They do have a nice pool & hot tub. Also no hot water in bathrooms in the clubhouse.
This is one of the more rundown campgrounds that we have stayed at and it needs a lot of work.
We had to stay here for an emergency with our suspension. We didn’t know how long but staff was great to work with. HOWEVER- the company that had just purchased the park was crooked and overpriced. They tried charging us over 1k for less than a month. We ended up working with staff, figuring out a reasonable monthly rate instead. We stayed for almost 3 months waiting for RV parts (out of our control). We won’t stay here again.
This has to be the weirdest campground I’ve ever seen. The spots are very small and you have to pull in on basically a golf cart path. I have a very large fifth wheel at 35 feet and I barely fit. I’m taking up my entire spot so I can’t park my truck here, and have to park on the street. Makes me very nervous but so far so good! What makes it extra strange is that they park everyone in every other spot facing the opposite direction so your front door faces the persons next to you. It would be good if you’re camping with friends or family and can get spots next to each other, but kinda weird when you don’t know the people.
Frequently Asked Questions
What camping is available near Mathis, TX?
According to TheDyrt.com, Mathis, TX offers a wide range of camping options, with 116 campgrounds and RV parks near Mathis, TX and 1 free dispersed camping spot.
Which is the most popular campground near Mathis, TX?
According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular campground near Mathis, TX is Lake Corpus Christi State Park Campground with a 4.2-star rating from 19 reviews.
Where can I find free dispersed camping near Mathis, TX?
According to TheDyrt.com, there is 1 free dispersed camping spot near Mathis, TX.
What parks are near Mathis, TX?
According to TheDyrt.com, there are 2 parks near Mathis, TX that allow camping, notably Padre Island National Seashore and Abiquiu Lake.
