To explore Texas was a geography lesson and a sense of freedom for me. When I thought of the state of Texas what came to mind were cities like Houston, Dallas, then cattle and open ranch land. Beautiful beaches were not anywhere on that list. I could not have been more wrong. One beauty of travelling is I learn new things!
Texas has 367 miles of beaches and 234 miles are protected by 7 seven barrier islands. The calm waters behind the islands is where Texas’ rivers mix in with the ocean, creating estuaries where both fresh and saltwater mix.
The seven barrier islands are Galveston Island, Follet’s Island, Matagorda Island, San José Island, Mustang Island, Padre Island, and Brazos Island.
I enjoyed exploring the coast of Florida so decided I would continue and explore Texas coastline as well. I also heard there was free camping on many of the beaches which was a positive for my budget as well as exploring.
