Galveston Island State Park Overview

Galveston Island State Park Campground is located right along a sandy beach on the Gulf of Mexico and about an hour away from Houston. With both beach and bay sides, Galveston Island State Park offers campers easy access to a variety of water-related activities.

The campground has 120 campsites located on either the bay side or the beach side. On the beach side there are 58 sites with water & electric hookups that can accommodate tents, trailers and RVs. There are also 7 tent sites with electricity and 7 other tent sites with water hookups.  Over on the bay side there are 20 sites with water & electric hookups that will work for tents, trailers and RVs. There are also 10 tent-only sites with water hookups and 10 other primitive sites (no hookups) for tents, trailers and RVs. Each site has a table, fire ring and grill. All tent sites also have a lantern post.

Galveston Island State Park Campground is open year round. Amenities include drinking water, restrooms (flush toilets), hot-water showers, trash collection and dump station. There’s also a State Park store, nature center, picnic shelter, canoe/kayak launch, fish cleaning station and an equestrian day use area.

Galveston Island State Park Area Recreation & Activities

Outdoor recreation in the area includes kayaking, paddle-boarding, swimming, hiking, biking, picnicking, fishing and wildlife viewing.

You might also like Brazos Bend State Park or Sea Rim State Park.

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Amenities

• Bathhouse
• BBQ Grills
• Boat Ramp
• Camp Store
• Campsite Tables
• Cell Service - Good
• Drinking Water
• Dump Station
• Equestrian Facilities
• Equestrian trail
• Fire Pit
• Fire Rings
• Firewood Available
• Fish Cleaning Station
• Grills
• Ice
• Lantern Post
• Park Interpreter
• Pets OK
• Picnic Tables
• Restrooms (Flush Toilets)
• Showers
• Trash Collection

Activities

• Beach Combing
• Biking
• Bird Watching
• Fishing
• Geocaching
• Hiking
• Horseback riding
• Kayaking
• Mountain Biking
• Paddle boarding (SUP)
• Photography
• Picnicking
• Skin Diving
• Snorkeling
• Surf Fish
• Swimming
• Wildlife Viewing