Best RV place to stay EVER! Our spot is by a small pond, on the dunes of the Gulf of Mexico with miles and miles of white sand beaches. Rented a Golf Cart and drove on the beach to the little city…. What fun! It was a stormy day, a perfect day to see lots of bird activity on the beach and little turtles trying to cross the beach making their way to the ocean!
A little history: Mustang Island was formed around 3000 BC. In 1250 AD the Karankawa Indians occupied Mustang Island and settlers arrived in 1853. Cattle & Mustangs were Mustang Island's economy in 1868, and in 1878 the Coast Guard Station opened. In 1910 the town was renamed Port Aransas, and in 1914 the Farley Boat Works opened. President Roosevelt fished local waters in 1937 in a fishing boat named Manny specially made by Farley Boat Works. 1970 brought Hurricane Celia (this is the year we got married, moved to San Antonio and when we first visited Corpus Christi which is a stone throw away from Port Aransas). The 2010 census recorded a population of 3480! Now you know!