state park in Texas, United States
Mustang Island State Park is on the South Barrier Coast of Texas.
Understand
editHistory
editAncient Steps: The earliest known inhabitants on the land now known as Mustang Island were the Karankawa indigenous people. The Karankawa were a hunter-gatherer people, and they lived off the shellfish and mussels they caught in the Gulf. Too, the Karankawa were known as cannibals.
Landscape
editFlora and fauna
editClimate
editGet in
editThe nearest town is Port Aransas, about six miles to the northeast. Corpus Christi is just over the Padre Island causeway about ten miles to the west.
Fees and permits
editDaily Entrance Fee: Adults -$5.00, 12 years and under-Free
Daily Camping Fee: Electric sites- $20.00, Primitive Beach Sites-$10.00