Good morning! I was up super early and made it here for coffee and the sunrise, enjoying watching…read morethe container ship CGM Samson at the tail end of its journey. It left Busan Korea on around four weeks ago and arrived in Houston today. Welcome! Yes, there's a website where you can track ships including that one that you see right there. A perfect spot for a sunrise, nice and quiet other than the swarms of seagulls that will mostly leave you alone unless you have food. Super windy this morning, so be prepared for that. The marker here reads, "The northeastern tip of Galveston Island has seen defense fortifications since the early 1800's. Crude Spanish and French forts (1816-1818) gave way to small sand forts and batteries constructed by the Republic of Texas from 1836 to 1844. In 1863 the Confederate Army built sandbag breastworks and an earthen battery named Fort Point. All traces of these early fortifications were destroyed by the strong winds and tides which regularly reshaped the sandy tip of the island. A more substantial fortification call Fort San Jacinto was built here by the U.S. Army in 1897. After the fort was destroyed in the 1900 storm, the Galveston seawall was extended northward in 1921 to protect the area. The fort was rebuilt and new gun emplacements were added for the defense of Galveston during World War II. The round, concrete base of one of these 90-mm gun emplacements remains here today. For San Jacinto was decommissioned in 1959." [Review 885 of 2024 - 640 in Texas - 21914 overall]

A sad little spot, but may be fine if you want to watch the ships go by. This is a dirty, smelly…read morelittle observation area at the end of the road. Not sure I'd want to be here after Dark. I'm sure there's some history here, but it's lost in the simple unattractiveness of the location. However, if you're interested in watching ships go by this is the place to do it. Break out a program like marinetraffic.com and play identify the ships.

Beautiful day for a picnic! The home is gorgeous, but wasn't open to visit. The picnic benches…read moredidn't require the blanket I packed, but it was such a pleasant day for a picnic and the weather was awesome. The grounds are well kept and there are a few swings for the little ones. A pleasant day overall.

This park sits almost halfway between Seawall Boulevard and Broadway Street on 27th St. It sits…read moresurrounded by local residential homes and the Holy Family Catholic school directly across the street. The 3-4 acre property has quite a large number of very well manicured old oak trees with just a few palms. There is a very nice gravel path that runs along the fenced perimeter. There are also numerous benches and uncovered picnic tables along with a fountain to drink from, but no grills. You can park along the street or choose the parking lot located on Avenue O. In the parking lot is a home designated as a Galveston landmark, which appears to be available for special occasions such as weddings. At the rear of the house sits the park and a pagoda, which is perfect for weddings. Definitely a very nice park to sit and relax in, and a very nice asset to the local community.

Pirates Beach is my favorite beach on Galveston Island. It's private and doesn't allow vehicles,…read morewhich makes the beach more family friendly and safe.

Great place to rent a beach house. We use Sand and Sea…read moreproperties to rent beach houses. They have several in pirates' beach to choice from. Pirates' beach has no driving on the beach; so it makes it almost private. They subdivision is so peaceful and serene. We will continue to rent here until we buy a place of our own.

Great safe quiet park for walking, running and cycling. A loop around using all walk paths and…read morestreets is 1.5 miles. A local group (Third Coast Runners) meets here weekly for a run / walk. Find them on facebook for meet up details.

I crossed over on the ferry this morning and then stopped in this lovely park for a few hours to…read more"work" from the van. During breaks in my meetings, it was nice to walk around and see what's here. As far back as 1816, there were earthworks and emplacements here. It became Fort Travis in the late 1890s as a result of the US government building it out through WWI and WWII. Concrete gun batteries still exist though the guns are of course long gone. It was acquired by Galveston County and is now a lovely park with walking trails, interpretive markers and other facilities. I'm not sure about playing ball here as the wind was quite intense. I was able to do some nice walking, take pictures and watch some of the ships in the Gulf. [Review 891 of 2024 - 646 in Texas - 21920 overall]

This is fast becoming one of our favorite places to camp in Brazoria county! It's very relaxed and…read morequiet. Close to the beach, excellent fishing and just a hop on over to Galveston Island for a day of shopping and eating. Wonderful time with the family! Full RV hookups. Separate shower rooms if needed. But, being so close to the water bug spray is highly recommended! $40/night is a great price as well.

Honestly, I do not know if I am posting this review to the correct Yelp page. Did not spot any…read moresigns of where we were. Our Texas friends had taken us here for a day trip on a Memorial weekend during Covid, and they didn't even know the name of the beach we were at. Actually, arriving at the beach was an adventure in itself. After exploring the Galveston area, we waited for the rest of the group to arrive. The friend we were with decided against driving her vehicle onto the beach. It had rained a lot the previous night, and there were a bunch of pools of water along the beach. We spotted many sedans and suvs getting stuck in the wet sand. Highly recommend driving your 4 wheel drive truck. One of my wife's friends had a Toyota 4 Runner so they made a couple of trips to pick us all up, and take us to the spot on the beach where they had set up our picnic. The ride through all the water, and through all the sand to get to our destination was a fun and rough one! Cool off-road experience!! There were a bunch of folks parked in their vehicles along the water line. Everyone set up for a good time. Vendors selling kites and balloons. There was even an ice cream truck roaming the beach selling ice cream. Very cool seeing families and friends hanging out and having a good time. There are no bathrooms at the beach. Fortunately, one of our friends had brought a pop up pod. One of those useful pop up tents that you can set up to use as a toilet among other things. Do your business inside, and have complete privacy. Beach was beautiful. Water was fine. Sunset was gorgeous. Terrific day trip with amazing friends we had at this beach (whatever the name was).

A six mile jetty into the Galveston Bay that you can drive on paved road, with sand beaches, rocks…read moreand docks to fish from shore, and parking on the sand pretty much wherever you want. Lots of family's enjoying the bay, swimming, boating, fishing & picnics. Mellow vibes. Cool that you can easily launch a trailer boat from the sand beach. Dog friendly. My dogs love it! Not the most scenic beach but clean and maintained with $10 daily fee.

A marvel of engineering, the levee that is called "The Texas City Dike" just out into and protects…read morethe Houston Ship Channel which is a critical commercial waterway for the Port of Houston and Texas City. Construction started during the Public Works Administration era of the 1930s, today it is more than 5 miles long and has a proper asphalt road along the entire length. [Review 862 of 2024 - 617 in Texas - 21892 overall]

This is a small fenced in park that sits at the corner of 27th St. and Sealy Avenue in Galveston…read more The Oleander is Galveston's official flower and needless to say on this small patch of property you'll find it covered in oleanders. This park is supposedly open to the public, however, there are no hours posted and the fence is usually chained closed. More information and pictures below for more insight.

Lovely garden! The busy Oleander Festival was a delightful mix of music, plants and artisan…read morehandcrafted beach-themed items for sale. The awesome Galveston Ukulele Band ramped up the fun factor with classic music from the 70's. Thanks to those who maintain this garden gem year-round.

We love the convenience of being able to park on the beach! Bathrooms are nearby and easily…read moreaccessible. But watch your step! We've been going to this beach, multiple times a year, for the last 10+ years. On our recent visit July 2026, my entire crew were stung by jellyfish! We even saw a few in the water, less than 10 ft from the shore line, after we were stung. I've never seen them here before. Words to the wise...pack vinegar in your beach bag. Flush with seawater, not fresh water.

Ok let's get the yucky part out of the way 3 stars for the…read moredebris and garbage everywhere - that's being generous. There are garbage cans, but overflowing and the curious birds have clearly gone dumpster diving. Broken travel gazebos are at nearly all cans - we counted 20!! I would think a pretty community like this would have garbage service more often. The beach is narrow, but goes for miles! Whats cool is it's dog/family friendly. The surf was a little rough but the wind had picked up. Still could play/swim in water.It's a decent beach for shell hunting, hanging out, having a BBQ with friends and people watching. . It was very diverse yet had a community feel to it. People were very friendly, most everyone waved when we drove by! I forgot to Mention you CAN drive and park on this beach! A permit is required and can be purchased at a local store. We stopped, walked the beach, struck up A conversation with some awesome Texans who were dog lovers. Someone had created some dunes to ride on and There were a few people with ATV's having a blast! This beach gets 5 stars for people watching and friendliness. Also almost everyone had some sort of flag on their vehicle - whether ATV/ROV or a car ( which I find it really weird someone takes their BMW to the beach, but hey whatever). It was much nicer than west end Galveston beach and not insanely packed like east end Galveston. TIP: there are two routes to access beach. 1. The Galveston Ferry - which can take up to 2 hours waiting in lines - but only a 15 min ride to peninsula 2. You can drive around to access on east end - after waiting 2 solid hours to access ferry - we realized we could have gone the 'long way' and been there quicker, plus had sites to see en-route.