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Located on the western part of Galveston Island on the west side of the Gulf Coast of Texas, Galveston Island State Park is a Texas state park that was established to protect 2,013-acres of beaches, dunes, estuaries, and wetlands that are home to a wide variety of fauna and flora. Constructed in 1975 and located next to the city of Galveston in Galveston County, the park is home to a wealth of habitats, ranging from beaches, dunes and coastal prairie to wetlands, bayous, freshwater ponds, and bay shorelines, and offers excellent scenery and wildlife viewing, birdwatching, and camping.

Galveston Island State Park, 14901 Farm to Market 3005, Galveston, TX 77554, Phone: 409-737-1222

Galveston Island State Park
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