Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
(N Chaparral St, at Resaca St)
Originally a neighborhood of old homes, Heritage Park has morph-
ed into an old-home theme park. A dozen Corpus houses, from humble to grand and dat-
ing back as far as 1851, have been relocated to this area, bounded by Mesquite, N Chapar-
ral, Hughes and Fitzgerald Sts.
Activities
For truly awesome beaches, head east out to Mustang Island and Port Aransas.
Cycling
If the wind's not too fierce, a very pleasant afternoon can be spent cycling along the bay-
front.
Shoreline Bicycles
(
9am-5pm Mon-Sat)
rents bikes (from
361-883-8888; 555 S Shoreline Blvd;
$20 per day).
Fishing
Most of the skippers who charter boats are based in Rockport or Port Aransas because it
puts them closer to the gulf.
Water Parks
Mega-water-park-operator Schlitterbahn (
www.schlitterbahn.com
)
is set to make a splash
with a new park due to open at the east end of the intersection of TX 358 and the JFK
Causeway onto Padre Island. Opening is set for summer, 2014.
Hurricane Alley Waterpark
MAP
WATER PARK
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( 361-883-9283;
www.hurricanealleycc.com
; 702 E Port Ave; admission $20-25; 11am-6pm daily Jun-mid-
Aug, weekends only mid-Aug-Oct & Mar-May; )
Water slides, including a towering one called the
'Cat 5', are the highlights of this seasonal water park near Whataburger Field.
Water Sports
Laguna Madre, west of Padre Island, is a prized windsurfing location thanks to the unusu-
ally calm waters and the nearly constant breezes. The alphabetically shaped T and L docks
downtown are home to large marinas.
CC Fun Time Rentals
MAP
WATER SPORTS
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