Jetty Park

We initially planned a trip here to camp of the beach and once we arrived, we discovered that getting an RV on the beach here is impossible, even though other online sites recommend it, you heard the truth here on Yelp... it's nearly impossible to pull an RV onto the beach without risking getting stuck in the sand of the entrance. They do allow you to overnight camp in the parking lot area. And there is a campground (for a fee) that is basically the same thing, but with water and electric hookups. We came expecting to boondock, so we had our own power and a full water tank, so the parking lot area was fine for us. There was one other RV in the same area, so we weren't the only ones and it definitely wasn't crowded. The beach area here runs along the Colorado River. The one lane entry point to the beach area from the parking lot has soft sand. It seems like a lot of the sand was placed there to deter people from driving onto the beach area. Once you reach the beach, the sand is solid and can easily withstand an RV. It's all in that entry point that made it iffy and we just didn't risk driving across, getting stuck and blocking in all of the people who were already parked there, on the beach just before sundown. The most amazing thing about the park is the view of the Colorado River, where it meets the Atlantic Ocean. I'm not sure what they call it, but there are huge square boulders placed as a dam of sorts. I walked all the way to the end right at sunset and watched the waves crash from the ocean onto the pier area, into the river. It was one most memorable moments of my entire two week road trip. The park itself has several covered pavilion/picnic areas. Each has a picnic table and a trash can. There is another pier area to the left of the park, I didn't walk along that way. Also, there is Matagorda Beach about a mile up the road. There you have access to the Atlantic Ocean, but you have to have a parking pass and it was super crowded. Here, at Jetty Park, you don't have to have a parking pass. There's also a nature center in the same parking lot area. It also has a gift shop. The attendant lady was super nice and informative about the area... she was the one who told me that I would need a parking pass to go to Matagorda Beach and that the closest place to purchase a parking pass was at Stanleys Grocery, just before the bridge.