Texas - Brazos Bend State Park and Galveston Island

On the 17th we traveled towards the Gulf of Mexico, just southwest of Houston to a renowned state park, Brazos Bend.  Everyone we talked to said how pretty this park was and we concur.  The oaks are dripping with Spanish moss, the campsites are large and the area is quiet.  We haven't taken any trails yet but we hope to tomorrow and maybe see an alligator at one of the lakes! 


lots of oaks and Spanish moss

 

at 70+F it was nice to sit out and enjoy the end of the day

I will update this post in the next day or two as we explore further.

Tuesday, 18th of December and we day tripped to Galveston Island and the Gulf of Mexico. 

We wanted to check out Galveston Island State Park.  This park had received some serious damage from a hurricane three years ago.  It is quite different from the inland parks.  There is an ocean side and a bay side.  Lots of sun and beach walks available on the ocean side.



the campsite area in the state park - water and electric only



lots of sand and beach to explore





more campsites just over the dune

 

We drove over to the bay side but it wasn't near as nice as the ocean side of this park.  There were however lots of herons and egrets fishing in the marshes.