Port Aransas - Texas - United States. Guide & Hotel Reservations from Cheap Hotels

Located on the Gulf Coast, Port Aransas, Texas is the perfect place to spend a weekend, your vacation, or to make as your new home.  It is a popular tourist town that is located six and a half hours from Dallas Fort Worth, three and a half hours from Austin, three hours from Houston, two and half hours from San Antonio, and only minutes away from Corpus Christi. 

With plenty of beaches and fishing opportunities in the area, you will never be lacking for something to do.   Miles of beaches offer the vacationer somewhere to swim, wade, and tan.  For people who love to fish, pick the local public piers and bulkheads, or charter a fishing cruise.  Nature lovers will revel in the dolphins that swim along the coast and the multitude of sea birds that there are to watch. 

For those people who would prefer to take in some of the more historical and educational sights, or see some of the beautiful wildlife, visit the U.S.S Lexington-Museum on the Bay.  The museum is open seven days a week except for Thanksgiving and Christmas Days.  It offers guests the ability to take self-guided tours of the "nation's longest serving and historically significant aircraft carrier". 

The Aransas Wildlife Refuge allows visitors a wonderful place to study and observe plants and wildlife.  You can visit the Wildlife Interpretive Center, take a tour on a sixteen mile paved road, or climb to the top of the forty foot observation tower to take in the whole park.  The refuge is open from sunrise to sunset so visiting at anytime is an option, although the best times to see wildlife are at dawn and dusk.  

Whether you are a full-time resident of Port Aransas, Texas, or just a visitor, the tropical weather has something for everyone.  All year round activity is a staple in the city and you will enjoy it all.