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Lighthouse Lakes Park

Lighthouse Lakes Park(Aransas Pass Lydia Ann Lighthouse)

United States, Texas, Port Aransas 

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Lighthouse Lakes Park

United States, Texas, Port Aransas 

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Located on the southernmost end of Port Aransas on Harbor Island, Lighthouse Lakes Park is a waterfront park.  The park is spread over 50 acres and is positioned on a peninsula of land that extends into the Aransas Channel.  The park provides Instagram-worthy views of the Aransas Pass Lydia Ann Lighthouse and the Gulf of Mexico.

If you get hungry, there are many great restaurants within nine minutes of Lighthouse Lakes Park. FINS Grill & Icehouse is a waterfront restaurant that serves nachos, crab cakes, salads, sandwiches, burgers, tacos, seafood, pork, and poultry dishes. Castaway’s Seafood & Grill serves amazing seafood, steaks, soups, salads, burgers, and sandwiches. Coasters serves nachos, burgers, sandwiches, salads, steaks, barbecued ribs, pork, beef, meat, seafood, and poultry dishes. Seafood & Spaghetti Works serves incredible tacos, sandwiches, pastas, pizzas, steaks, seafood, chicken, and desserts.  If you are looking for another good and affordable beachfront restaurant near Lighthouse Lakes Park, San Juan Restaurant Bar & Grill is a Mexican restaurant that serves nachos, tacos, fajitas, tortas, burgers, seafood, beef, pork, meat, and poultry dishes.

If you are looking for a hotel near Lighthouse Lakes Park, there are many great options nearby.  If you are looking for an upscale beachfront hotel, the 4-Star Omni Corpus Christi Hotel is 31 minutes away by car and offers many amenities including an outdoor pool, hot tubs, a fitness center, and a restaurant.  A more affordable hotel is the 3-Star Shark Reef Resort, which offers many amenities including an outdoor heated pool, a picnic area, a playground, a basketball court, and a firepit.  Another moderately priced option is the 3-Star The Tarpon Inn, which offers many amenities including an outdoor pool, an outdoor seating area, and a restaurant.  A more reasonably priced option is the beachfront 3-StarSea Breeze Suites, which offer many amenities including an outdoor pool, a hot tub, a tanning deck, a picnic area, a poolside barbecue facility, and a gazebo.  If you are looking for another good and affordable hotel near Lighthouse Lakes Park, the 3-Star Candlewood Suites Aransas Pass, an IHG Hotel offers many amenities, including a heated outdoor saltwater pool, a fitness center, a terrace with a gazebo, and barbecue grill facilities.

Lighthouse Lakes Park does not have lifeguards but offers many other amenities, including restrooms, picnic areas, picnic tables, a boat ramp, observation decks, and hiking trails.

Lighthouse Lakes Park offers many fun activities, including sunbathing, beachcombing, kayaking, canoeing, boating, picnicking, fishing, and watching wildlife.  If you are planning to go into the water, the waves are usually calm as it is protected by breakwaters.  The water near the beach is shallow, which is ideal for kayaks, canoes, and small boats.  This park offers access to the famous Lighthouse Lakes Paddling Trail, the very first Paddling Trail of Texas, which meanders through a black mangrove estuary, into sloughs, and back lakes near the Lighthouse on North Harbor Island.  If you enjoy fishing, anglers may catch redfish, red snapper, kingfish, flounder, cobia, black drum, seatrout, and marlin. In addition, visitors can also book dolphin cruises, sunset charters, deep-sea fishing tours, and other adventure tours.  To make reservations, visit online.  The park has observation towers that allow visitors to spot many shorebirds and migratory birds.   Depending on the time of year, visitors may spot whales, manatees, and dolphins.   Dogs are welcome in the park if they are on a leash, and it is open from sunrise until sunset.

Lighthouse Lakes Park offers an access path for people with disabilities.

Getting to Lighthouse Lakes Park is easy - the park has many street parking spots located along the Redfish Bay Causeway, which provides easy access to the park.

Lighthouse Lakes Park is a popular waterfront park and attracts a large influx of paddlers throughout the year.

There are many attractions near Lighthouse Lakes Park.   Aransas Pass Lydia Ann Lighthouse is a 60-foot-tall lighthouse built in 1852 to aid the navigation of ships entering Aransas Pass through the treacherous waters of the Lydia Ann Channel, which connects the Gulf of Mexico to the bays along the Texas coast.   Texas State Aquarium has many aquarium tanks that feature various species of fish, sharks, rays, sea turtles, jellyfish, dolphins, coral reefs, and other marine creatures.  The aquarium offers visitors the opportunity to explore the unique marine ecosystem of the Gulf of Mexico through touch-and-feel tide pools, guided tours, interactive experiences, and educational programs dedicated to educating visitors to conserve marine life and oceans.  Packery Channel Park is a nature park located along a tidal inlet in the city of Corpus Christi.  It has many boardwalks, picnic areas, picnic tables, a boat ramp, and a fishing pier that offer amazing recreational opportunities to visitors, including bird watching, kayaking, canoeing, and fishing.

Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center features a 700-foot boardwalk with a covered observation tower that offers Instagram-worthy views of the freshwater marsh where visitors can spot a wide variety of birds, alligators, fish, and other native species, including the Black-bellied Whistling Duck, Cinnamon Teal, the flaming pink Roseate Spoonbills, grebes, herons, egrets, cormorants, and shorebirds. If you are looking for another attraction near Lighthouse Lakes Park, Charlie's Pasture South Trail is a mile-long dog-friendly, easy hiking trail that meanders through uplands, sand flats, and marshes and offers a vibrant insight into native biodiversity.

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    Does Lighthouse Lakes Park have parking? If so, is it free or paid?

    Yes, this Beach provides free parking at the entrance, although spaces are limited. Visitors can also find street parking nearby for easy access to the beach.

    Does Lighthouse Lakes Park have lifeguards?

    No, this Beach does not have lifeguards monitoring the beach - please be careful when swimming on this beach.

    Is Lighthouse Lakes Park a family-friendly beach?

    No, this Beach is not family-friendly and does not have restrooms, lifeguards, and nearby food.

    Is Lighthouse Lakes Park good for swimming?

    No, this Beach is not generally considered a good swimming beach.

    Does Lighthouse Lakes Park have restrooms?

    No, this Beach does not have restrooms on or near the beach.

    Is Lighthouse Lakes Park a nude beach?

    No, this Beach maintains a family-friendly atmosphere and does not allow nude bathing.

    Is there food near Lighthouse Lakes Park?

    No, this Beach does not have nearby food options - please plan your beach day accordingly.

    What are the activities at Lighthouse Lakes Park?

    Yes, this Beach is a good place to Camping

    Does Lighthouse Lakes Park have accommodations for people with disabilities?

    No, this Beach does not have accommodations for people with disabilities.

    Is Lighthouse Lakes Park a dog-friendly beach?

    Yes, bring your dog with you to this Beach!

    Is Lighthouse Lakes Park good for surfing?

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