There were not a lot of good things that came from the result of Hurricane Harvey in 2017, but one thing that was positive was how much they have fixed up the state parks. We have already decided when we come back we will stay at Goose Island, today we added Mustang Island State Park to the list. Both are more remote and offer all the amenities our current stay offers, without the closeness of the neighbors.
Our current park, Pioneer RV Resort, is a great spot with 90% “snow birds” here for the winter. When we showed up we brought the average age down to about 80. We were pretty proud of ourselves until a much younger couple walked by and gave us the “hi old people” nod bringing us back down to earth.
Weather has been great but 18 mile an hour winds this afternoon, looks like reading in Little Al later.
Mustang Island.
Follow me, I see a crab.
Stay out of the water, Joanie.
Hey little fellah, be nice with those pinchers.
Just us…still smiling.
Checking out the ferry crossing.
That’s a big…boat.
Farley Boat.
History of Farley Boat Works
Just hanging out.
McGaffs On The Fly 
We are going back to Goose Island and Mustang Island state parks someday. We actually had reservations at both in January, but canceled them because of family commitments.
If you think you will be camping at a lot of Texas state parks, the annual pass is worth the money.
Here’s a word of caution about the wooded camping sites away from the bayside at Goose Island. Mosquitos!! We have camped in the wooded area in the past with no problem; however, there is a season when mosquitos are an issue. They are not a problem on the bayside, as the prevailing wind off the water keeps them away. We were camped on the bayside on one occasion and my son and I rode bikes back thru the wooded area. I remarked that there were no campers back there. Didn’t take long for us to figure it out. We had to run for it.
I also recall aggressive trash pandas at Goose Island, that had a knack for opening ice chests and cleaning out all the food. Maybe they drowned in the hurricane.
There is another issue with Texas state parks currently. Due to the plague, many of the parks are operating at reduced capacity and are booked up for months. Last week, I tried to get a space at Pedernalis Falls and they were booked thru May.
Our camping rig:
Jerome Davidson jeromedavidson@sbcglobal.net
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Thanks for the advice, Jerome. Joan and I had driven through the wooded area and had already decided we would not stay back there, it was pretty rustic and overgrown. Glad you let us in on the mosquitoes, there’s nothing worse. Everywhere we went the last year has had partial openings and still they come. I can’t imagine what it will be like a year from now. You have the time, book out now!
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