Why Stop In Aransas County???

Aransas County offers 20,000 acres of land-locked bays for fabulous outdoor recreation! Live Oak Peninsula and its coastal curvature lends itself to the finest qualities in fishing. Here just 30 miles northeast of Corpus Christi lies a mesmerizing village steeped in a colorful community of art galleries, museums, quaint ships, fishing trawlers, seafood restaurants, boats and birds.
Surrounded by the sparkling waters of Copano and Aransas bays and bathed year-round by soothing Gulf breezes, nestled among ancient, windswept oaks and steeped in a colorful community of cultures that ever-so-tastefully merges the old with the new, Rockport-Fulton is quite literally in a class of its own.
From migrating hummingbirds that herald the arrival of the annual Hummer/Bird Celebration to the endangered whooping cranes that descend every winter on the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, more than 350 species of birds can be found in the refuge alone. Birders from across North America flock here every winter to enjoy what is arguably the finest bird-watching terrain anywhere in the world.
Fishing? No doubt about it – sport fishing here is phenomenal. Rockport-Fulton rests in the heart of Texas’ finest bay fishing, and anglers nationwide come here to enjoy it 12 months a year.
A side trip to the Rockport Center for the arts is mandatory. Ditto for the Texas Maritime Museum, Fulton Mansion, and a variety of other special attractions.
Be sure and join us for the annual Rockport-Fulton festivals, such as the Bountiful Bowl Pottery Fair and Clay Exposition and LaMardi Gras in February, the Fulton Oysterfest in March, and the Rockport Seafair on Columbus Day weekend.
Come here to sightsee or just to relax. If it’s your first time, you can bet it won’t be your last.
For more information on the Rockport-Fulton area, call 800-242-0071 or 800-826-6441. We’ll be waiting for you! County Judge Glenn D. Guillory