Loving South Texas

We are in our third Texas State park in thirty days and are loving it!  The ideal RV park for us is tucked in nature with easy access to trails, full hook-ups, and economical.  State parks usually meet all of our objectives, so we plan on staying in them whenever possible.

Lake Corpus Christi State Park is a small park, but is truly a gem in South Texas.  The campsites are large with nice covered picnic tables, that had enough space to store our bikes and gear. The pristine lake, birding area, hiking and biking trails were a bonus.  The park is far enough from the city that it allowed excellent star gazing opportunities.

After a long stretch in colder weather and lots of family meals, it was great to get back into our regular routine of eating healthy and being able to do our strength and cardio training right outside our front door.  We appreciated running, hiking and biking on the rolling hills in the park, and practicing on all the switch backs on the Catfish Point trail on our mountain bikes.

We really enjoyed discovering all the different types of birds that are in this coastal area.  Our favorites were the Vermillion Flycatcher, Green Jay and the Roadrunner.  We were able to attend a bird walk sponsored by the park, with excellent guides and some very experienced birders. We actually saw and heard 36 different types of birds in two hours.

We left the park several time to explore nearby areas.  We were able to mountain bike at the Oso Creek Park Trail because a fellow Rv’er  spent hours clearing the brush from the trail.  We also visited the nearby Oso Bay Wetlands Preserve and the Corpus Christ Widlife Sanctuary.  Our favorite outing was road biking on the Corpus Christi Bay Trail where we were able to explore the waterfront and tourist attractions, followed by a good meal at Landry’s.

Our next stop is the Brownsville/South Padre Island area.