Aculeus

I'm planning a trip for late November to several camping locations in Texas. I'll be coming into Texas from the East on I10. I was looking for a good place to set camp just over the state line and Galveston Island State Park seems like the most interesting. I then want to goto the Austin area and am thinking about the San Marcos river. After that I want to head to South Padre Island where I've camped before.

Is there something near the state line with better camping than Galveston Island State Park? Anything with Kayak worthy water?

I want to stay on the San Marcos River to Kayak and since I will bringing 2 Kayaks I'd like to maximize my river time. Where is a good place to primitive camp in this area? Is there a better place in South East TX for Kayaking?

I do want to end up at South Padre Island to enjoy some solitude. However, if we camp at Galveston Island I'd don't think I'd have to camp on another beach. Is there a better place to end this camping trip?

Is there a resource for for TX Kayaking? I have sit-on-top fishing Kayaks and would like to fish if possible.

Is late November a good time for these parks/TX camping? Are there still problems with flooding?

I browsed around on these forums a couple years ago and got valuable information about Padre Island, however my old login wouldn't work.

Thanks for any input you can provide!