Matagorda Bay Nature Park RV Park

Clean and quite site far from town and access to the beach with a $10 permit. Not crowded like Port Aransas and cleaner beach too. Campground is just fine but you can’t stay outside due to the heavy mosquitoes and they hurt!! So if you are in and out of the RV only it works. I wouldn’t go out of my way to come here but there seems to be a lot of regulars that come here for fishing.

My wife and I had a great time at Matagorda Bay Nature Park. The day after our arrival, we got to watch a cattle drive across the Colorado river. The nearby bird sanctuary was really cool too. We had a fun time kayaking up the river also.

Great sunsets every night. If you enjoy bird watching or fishing, this place is for you. We even saw dolphins swimming up the channel in the evening.

Park facilities were very good, including showers, (pay) laundry, and a clubhouse/welcome center with a store and nature science wing. Also has mini golf, though we didn't try that.

The big negative was the intense amount of mosquitos anywhere near greenery. Prepare to be eaten alive unless you wear lots of repellent. I will say despite the high number of mosquitos, we didn't get a very high reaction from the bits; they were only moderately itchy.

This is as close to an RV park as we have ever stayed in (usually State Parks, BLM land, National Forest, etc.) so it was quite a surprise to be so close to other campers. We have a popup so that made the noise level higher than I prefer. No open fires in the campground but you can have campfires on the beach which I highly recommend.

The four star rating is due to the location - it's like camping on the beach without being on the actual beach (ie, not as windy, noisy, etc). Super easy to walk to either the river side or the beach. Fishing docks right by the campground if that's your thing. Free wifi at the visitor center, which is right next to the campground. The shower and bathroom facilities were surprisingly large. Half the campground is under construction so sites will be opening and closing. Access to kayaking trails either down the river or over in the marshland is easy.

You can drive out onto the beach (!) and need a $10 permit from the visitor center. But be careful because people speed, especially if you have kids - depending on the tide, the best place to drive can also be the place they want to play. The sand is quite soft so use a lot of caution. Busy on the weekends but during the week not so bad.

Nature park to me sounded like lush vegetation, secluded, etc. This Is a parking lot style rv with about 8 ft of cut grass between camp sites. There is no privacy outside your rig. The other negative point I noticed was the proximity to the restrooms and laundry. If you are at the end of the loop you have to walk through the rest of the park to access the building. Not convenient. But the biggest deal breaker are the mosquitoes. They swarm you like angry bees. We lost interest in going out after our wrists, ankles, and faces were swollen with bites. Spraying Deet didn't seem to help. Matagorda beach w/c is walking distance have signs that you get fined for swimming. We weren't fishing or crabbing so not much to do. There's quite a bit of trash all over the beach and people seemed to be okay with it.

Nice quiet park with knowledgeable, friendly personnel.
We planned our camping first trip to this LCRA park by making reservations 182 days prior to arriving, which we incurred a $6 online registration fee.
Arrived to a friendly and quick check-in on Friday at 230pm, where we also received info on a Saturday morning guided beach walk ($5/pp), free Saturday morning coffee and pastries and a goulash cook-off ($8) Saturday evening (we did not attend). Kayak rentals also available.
The LCRA campground is along the Colorado River with "waterfront" sites viewing the Colorado River. We could certainly hear the roar of the ocean in our North Loop campsite, but there is no ocean "view" from any of the campsites.
Absolutely no trees or vegetation between sites within this campground. Brisk ocean "breezes", made it impossible to deploy our trailer awning. Some sites are closer to one another than others.
Our back-in campsite was a very level concrete pad with two sewer outlets, electric and water, a large concrete picnic table and a lantern pole. No fire pit, but campfires are permitted with your own off-the-ground screened fire pit, which we had. Bring your own firewood as none sold by LCRA.
Very nice and very clean toilets/showers in an elevated building, accessible by a ramp. Code required for entry. Laundry facility in the same building as toilets/showers. It also required code for entry.
Nice Colorado River fishing piers with fish cleaning tables with freshwater spigot and a super pier over the beach/ocean.
Daily we saw the camp hosts working diligently, even hosing down and scrubbing bird poop from campsites. Everything was very well maintained.
Complimentary LCRA provided WiFi was weak and unreliable.
When the ocean "breeze" died down and the humidity was up, we were attacked by swarms of mosquitos (it was bad) which required us to heavily apply repellent.
Campground dark sky view impacted greatly by campground street lights and fishing pier lights.
The Saturday morning guided beach walk was an exceptional experience thanks to the two great guides. The walk was 1.5 hours for approximately 2 miles. Throughout the walk, Paige was getting pelted with questions from the 20 or so participants and she never missed a beat when answering! There was a plethora of information provided, not only about the sea life and beach shells but also about the area and the park.
Bay City, 20-minute drive, for the closest Walmart, HEB and other retailers and restaurants. Not much in the town of Matagorda and of those, not many operating in February.

Dans le stationnement du centre d'information touristique, qui est situé sur le même site, stationnement 24 heures est autorisé aux VRs.
Surface asphaltée, majoritairement de niveau, toilettes, abris avec table, magnifique endroit pour marcher, pêcher et observer les oiseaux.
Avons passé une nuitée, très tranquille. Dans le centre d'information touristique, il y a une exposition et un espace style "salon" pour s'y détendre. Le personnel est très accueillant.

"In the parking lot of tourist information center, which is located on the same site, parking 24 hours is allowed to RVs.
Asphalted surface, mostly level, toilets, shelters with table, beautiful place to walk, fish and observe the birds.
Had a night, very quiet. In the tourist information center, there is an exhibition and a lounge area to relax. The staff is very welcoming."

This is a great RV park for a relaxing get away. Friendly staff, easy check-in. The restroom/showers & dumpster was pretty far away but there were bathrooms closer to my site open 8-5p at the check in building. The RV park was very clean and well maintained. The park leading to the beach & pier was just across from the RV park. We stay in the south loop and headed to the beach 2 or 3 times a day. The walk to the beach using the fishing pier was our favorite part of the day, easy & scenic. The beach was full of shells, a shell hunters dream. The sunrise & sunsets were beautiful. I came prepared for mosquitoes especially due to heavy rains up river and at Matagorda. The steady winds and a good spraying kept them at bay. I will be back as this is a prefect long weekend get away from Austin, Tx.

We stay here at least three times a year, Friendly staff and always very clean. The staff cleans every site before it is available for the next guest. Pads are concrete and level with large grassy lots Fishing is outstanding and the beach is really close. Mosquito repellent is vey advisable. There are local shrimp fishermen who sell shrimp at reasonable prices.

This isn't escapees and a Passport America park that gives 50% off Sunday through Thursday. We camped here on a weekend in January 2019. It was cold and very windy and so there were no mosquitoes. The staff was wonderful. I would love to come back on a nice day even with mosquitoes. There's a lot of marsh and water areas. Easy beach access. And Easy Bay access. We were on the South Loop and had a nice grassy area. We look right out into the bay. Some motor boat noise.

The campground is exceptionally well maintained and the staff is very kind. Unfortunately, the problem of mosquitoes is real, as soon as the wind falls, have been literally attacked! We quickly decided to stay only one night! The drinking water is yellow and tastes pvc. WiFi is NOT working, just limited in building and even not very good. The price paid corresponds to the Passport America discount plus entrance fees to the park. This is the first time that the previous comments do not go at all in the same direction of our experience.