Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail
Texas Parks and Wildlife
(888) 892-4737
www.tpwd.state.tx.us/birdingtrails/
Texas can take pride in being the first state to create a birding trail, serving as a model for other states. The trail is actually a coastal highway that links 310 birding sites and offers kiosks, observation platforms and helpful information to visitors.
Heritage Park
1581 N. Chaparral
Corpus Christi, TX
The Multicultural Center, one of the nine Victorian homes of Heritage Park, operates in the 100 year old Galvan House, the national award-winning center that provides a variety of cultural programs throughout the year showcasing the artistic and cultural diversity of Corpus Christi and South Texas. It’s fun and free.
Municipal Marina
(361) 826-4090
LAT N 27.7947 LON W 97.3876
The Corpus Christi Municipal Marina is on Corpus Christi Bay protected from the Gulf of Mexico by sandy barrier islands off the Texas Coast. The Ship Channel through Port Aransas provides easy access to the Gulf of Mexico.
Padre Island National Seashore
(361) 949-8173
Padre Island National Seashore encompasses 133,000 acres of America’s vanishing barrier islands. It is the longest remaining undeveloped barrier island in the world.
Padre Island lies just across JFK Causeway and Intercoastal Waterways.
Corpus Christi Botanical Garden
8545 South Staples
Corpus Christi, TX 78413
A tranquil respite from city stress, this collection of gardens soothes the soul with walking trails, 2500 varieties of orchids, an idyllic rose garden, desert and tropical flowers, wetlands, forest and many opportunities for bird watching.
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