Do you enjoy camping but don't want to rough it? Glamping is a great option. The Dyrt lets you enjoy a unique, rustic Padre Island National Seashore experience while glamping. You're sure to find glamping for your Texas camping adventure.
Beautifully Landscaped Sites
Large Sites – Average Size 40′ x 80′
Wide Streets & Pads, Paved Parking and Patios
Boardwalk to the Beach
4 Scenic Ponds
Heated Pool and Deep Spa
Community Grill
Activities Center for Scheduled Events
Lounging Deck Area
Free Cable TV & High Speed WiFi Internet
Fitness Equipment
Boat/Trailer Parking
Laundry Facilities
Restrooms & Private Showers
Propane Delivery
Golf Cart Access to Beach and Port A
$91 / night
Over 350 shaded spaces with spacious pads Largest spaces in Rockport! 120+ Acre RV park surrounding a lake Full Hookups: City water, sewer, 30 and 50 amp electrical Basic cable available at many sites, premium cable available separately Free Wi-Fi available in Family Clubhouse Ancient shade oaks and tranquil freshwater lakes On-site Activities Director Walking distance to Copano Bay & Aransas Bay Fishing Piers
Additionally...
Courtesy Patrol
2 outdoor pools, the winter pool is heated!
Hot tub
2 Clubhouses with large screen tv's
Fitness Center
Scheduled Activities
Horseshoes, Volleyball, TetherBall, Basketball
Pool tables, ping pong, and air hockey in Family Clubhouse
Library at Family Clubhouse
Laundry and shower facilities
Long-Term Sites Available
Motel Rooms
Guide
Easy access to beach. Well kept area. No hookups but bathrooms, showers, dump station available.
RangerAwesome place to pull up the beach, listen to waves and make a fire. No trash collection so make sure you pack it out. Also, I did see some rats or something running around the dunes so just be aware
ScoutBeen trying for two months to get my deposit refunded. When I call they just give me the run a round. Campground was ok. Hot tub only worked two weeks of the two months I was there.
I will visit again but not to stay. Just to get my deposit back. I paid it on time but they aren't responding in kind. There are many other places in this area. I suggest you stay at one that takes credit cards and fies business in this century.
RangerBay View is at the northern end of the peninsula where Rockport-Fulton is. It's a little out of the way, but still within an easy drive of Port Aransas, Corpus Christi and all of the barrier islands. Granted, the park is shabby-chic, and a little short on chic. It does have 1 functional laundry house, 1 functional pool and a large community center. The sites are large and tree-shaded, the sites are widely spread apart. The monthly site rate is SO much less than anywhere in Port A! Give it a try!
Traveler
Great trip over Christmas. Sites and clean and well maintained. Book way in advance.
TravelerThis is a national park. $25 to enter or free with the America the Beautiful pass. The campground is $14/day or $7 with the park pass. What I didn't know before I got here is that there's free camping right on the beach just after the visitor center. 14 day max stay.
LegendStayed here when a freak cold front came through complete with gale force winds. Although the internet service was effected, all other utilities remained online thankfully! As other reviews may have mentioned, this resort is comprised of privately owned lots, upgraded by the owners, and these are rented out when available. The site I stayed in was level, sewer 30/50 amp, water, and had a tiki hut with a wet sink, but I didn’t use the latter much because of the cold snap.
The resort sits in the middle of Mustang Island, so no walking to Padre or Port A. However, this makes it quiet and it is well cared for. I especially appreciated the beautiful mature palm trees, landscaping and the clean bath house with nice showers. There’s a laundry on site. $2 per load and the office has quarters. It’s quiet and friendly. If you stay 1 week or more, then there is a meter reading for the electric, on top of the rental fee.
The highlight for me was the proximity of this resort to the beach. Just a short walk to the boardwalk over the dunes and you’re there! Just beautiful. Very clean beach with portable potties available.
GuideI could live here! Beautiful park. Sites are individually owned. Rent a beach buggy and have a blast!
Traveler
When you arrive, the KOA team member escorts you to your site. This eliminates someone being in your spot. The KOA offers free delivery of ice and bait and curbside trash pick up. I had a weird sound when turning on my propane. I called the office to see if by chance they knew what it could be. They sent over the site managers and they tightened up my propane line and checked my fridge to make sure all was good. Only downfall is the price visitors have to pay to visit ($10).
Guide
The previous reviewer is correct about the airport noise.
Pros:
Our RV site was a back-in with plenty of room on a concrete pad with a picnic table. We were in the back row.
Our site did not have trees hanging over like a lot of sites (we have solar panels).
Cons:
The campground wifi sucked. We relied more on our own Verizon wifi hotspot (we never assume park wifi is good).
Next to airport.
RV park, especially on eastern half, has seriously poor drainage. We were trapped in our RV lot, unable to leave, because the water was too deep for our Class A to go through without damage/mess of some sort.
LegendIt is a Airport near here, and they take off every 3 to 5 minutes ! If that is not enough, than you have the major Hiway next to you ! But hey, what you expect for $ 20 ? Cause that much you pay with Pasport A.erica ?... The Staf, is very friendly.
LegendWe were in site 8 for 4 days. Sites are first come, first served and spacing varied from fairly well spaced to somewhat close, but appeared to all be fairly level. The beach side campsites were asphalt surrounded by grass and these filled up first. The campsites on the opposite side were basically just parking lot stalls and generally had several empty sites while we were there during the week. Showers were clean, if somewhat dated, but also rather chilly, i.e., no hot water. The beach was nice, but there was a lot of trash, debris and Man O’ Wars that had washed up. I found AT&T coverage to be essentially nonexistent here, without a signal booster. With out it, my iPhone fluctuated between no service and 1 bar, but no connectivity either way. However, with the booster, I was able to get 2-3 Bars of LTE service, with speeds up to 4.5 MB/s. Since there are no trees, satellite coverage is not an issue, so we didn’t try to get any OTA channels. When we pulled into the dump station, we noticed that one side had backed up on a previous dumper, so we used the other side, which worked fine. We notified the office, so presumably that has been resolved.
GuideAwesome
Guideexcept for Winter Storm Uri and having my generator stolen this is a clean and well run campground albeit pricey.
TravelerThis was a great park. Camp on beach with a weekly fee of 25.00. Also has three paid camping no hookups but have dump station and water feel up. Beaches are clean and Park Rangers are a lot of help.
TravelerOld, poorly maintained roads & pedestal. 50amp tripped breaker, so used 30amp.
Shower/toilets very nice. IMO not worth $40/night.
TravelerCan't beat being right on the beach, just remember to wash your rig good afterwards 👍
GuideWe stay for three days and we wish could be more. Easy to park in spacious sites all facing water. You can enjoy fishing boating and a lot of other water activities. Absolutely beautiful and a great experience for all the family.
GuideMake sure to fill up on gas, water and ice before heading out on the 63 miles of available beach! You can drive for hours along sparkling waves with shell laden sand, passing isolated camps and groups fishing. If you want privacy, this is it! You must take all you need The cell reception is spotty, around mile 25.5 if you walk towards the bayside you’ll get a signal best with Verizon, and at Mansfield Cut. Any Texas beach camping is not for the inexperienced... BEACHES ARE WINDY, CAMP LIKE YOU’RE IN A TORNADO! METAL POLE TENTS WITH SAND RATED STAKES, & SECURE EVERYTHING!! Solar yard lights are great to set perimeters to late night drivers. There are jellyfish, wear long pants or bring meat tenderizer for the stings!! The Turtle Patrol passes several times a day. Yes there is strewn garbage, it’s deposited every high tide from all around the world, bring a rake, garbage bag and a reality check. People do speed, pay attention. Showers, dumpsters and toilets are only at the entrance to the beach/Malaquite Visitors Center. This is our favorite place to go because of the privacy, beauty and the fishing. Nights are gorgeous with starry skies, waves, and a fire. Make the time to check this place out, sit and pretend you’re the only person on your private island, you will be hooked!
TravelerGreat place for spending a quite time with family. Clean and well taken care off. Great easy access to beach.
GuideAs you drive on PR22 you feel yourself getting to a slower way of living! Once thru the main entrance enjoy the drive. You'll pass the Visitor center on your left, be sure to stop in. They have an excellent little gift shop, great displays & good information. It is also where you can shower. Several good overlooks of the beach also. Worth the stop!
Once you reach the pavement and you're on the beach, just a couple of miles past the Visitor Center. There's a bathroom & dumpsters at that point.
Continue on and you're driving on Padre Island beach! It's beautiful! The first 5 miles are where RV's & regular cars & vans can get with no issues. At the 5 mile point you'll see a sign that says high clearance, 4X4 only part this point. The sand gets heavier, deeper & harder to get thru at that point.
1-4.5 miles from the road are the places to RV camp. Beyond is for the adventurous & tenters!
I found a spot about 1 mile I . It was great! Got my RV 🚐 level, place to park my 4X4, breezy & beautiful!
If you're a sun & sand person, you'll be in heaven! 🐸 LOL. For me, my favorite time is about 7pm to 8am! I cook quite easily! 🐸
Not too many people during the week. Enough room the even on Cinco de Mayo weekend the beach was not packed...busy, but with room left over!
If you do the beach, only fee is park entrance fee. You can stay up to 14 days. Be sure to pack it more teach than you generate to help the beach! Make sure you have extra clothes. I highly recommend either a good weather app on phone or a NOAA weather radio, or both!
I spent 6 nights there...it was awesome! Would have stayed longer but weather got me! Between a storm front & wind driven tides, 7th morning woke up to the tide under me! 🐸 LOL! Called in the cavalry...my kids...to come help me dig it & pull me out! But it was grand!
If you have the National Parks annual pass or the Senior Pass, it is free camping on the beach. If you need supplies it is about a 22 mile roundtrip to Wally & HEB.
Would I recommend this beach - YES! Excellent views, great wildlife, peaceful & breathtaking!
For more of my adventure, please go to... www.ayntsi.us or truckingfrog.blogspot.com
Enjoy the Nature! 🐸
ScoutToilets & showers on site. No food nearby. Purchase supplies before entering island.
Travelerget there early as weekends fill up fast. we usually get there Wednesday night and stay till the following Wednesday. June-July are great to go and watch the sea turtle releases.
GuidePeople friendly. Tent camping on beach.could be quite sandy. Sand will go through mosquito netting. Keep pets leashed!
GuideThe showers were warm in June.There is no warm water setting . Man-O-War on beach be careful. I wished motorhomes would turn off their lights at night, so we could get a full view of the awesome sky.
TravelerI drive my RV right on the beach, and good time BBQ swim and drive my Jeep down the Island to Shell Island where you can find thousands of shell washing a shore, just beautiful, get up early watch the sun rise. Just love it.
TravelerThis is a great spot to camp with the family. No hook ups for you RV types but they do have facilities to use. Best to get there during the week though as it fills up fast on weekends.
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