Originally Posted by debmills853

Just found this site, and the pictures are making me homesick! Thought I would add my comments about Goose Island, as it is pretty unique as far as Tx State Parks go, and I've been to about half of them. What makes it so different is that there is one area that is completely beach...then another area where you can hike a woodland trail with no clue you're near the water. The trees are a kid's dream...they're all twisty and gnarly, easy to climb, some with long limbs stretching parallel to the ground. And of course there's the champion Big Tree, which never fails to amaze me, no matter how many times I see it. There's some interesting history about that area, something about a Catholic hospital or sanctuary and a town completely laid waste, I think by the storm of 1910. And it's always fun to drive around the area, look at the houses at Key Allegro, check out Austwell wildlife refuge, the Fulton mansion in Rockport and pick up some baked goods from Crofut's at Bayside. There used to be a cool place to eat in Rockport, where they had a zoo and all kinds of neat stuff. Anyway - I just thought someone ought to know about this place, it's a lot more interesting than it looks on paper.