Galveston Island State Park invites the public to a grand reopening event with two days of festivities March 31 and April 1 as part of the ongoing, yearlong Texas State Parks Centennial. The beach side of the park opened last summer following […]
Galveston Island State Park
Galveston Island Kicks off Tourism Season with New Amenities, Upgraded Attractions
Memorial Day Weekend Signals Start of Summer Season As thousands of visitors flock to Galveston this Memorial Day weekend, the island’s tourism industry will celebrate the kickoff of what is expected to be a successful summer vacation season. Emergence from […]
Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle Nest Found at Galveston Island State Park for the First Time in a Decade
Egg-citing news awaited staff at Galveston Island State Park when they went to work this morning. A routine survey by the Sea Aggie Sea Turtle Patrol turned up a Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle nest containing 107 eggs in the dunes on […]


