Check out our video about San Luis Pass County Park on YouTube!
San Luis Pass County Park is a 15 acre park, located just west of the Brazoria & Galveston County toll bridge that crosses the San Luis Pass waterway. This Pass used to be a popular way to get into Galveston Bay for smugglers and pirates.
Because of the strong current that runs through San Luis Pass, these are restricted waters and there is a fine for swimming, wading or entering the restricted water.
Accessing the water by boat is just fine, and the park has a free public boat ramp available.
When you arrive at the park, you’ll go to the big building with the wrap around covered porch, closest to the boat ramp first. Check in with the friendly staff and find a nice size camp store as well.
After you check in, take the road to the right of the meeting room building and that will take you to the RV sites.
When you get around the corner there’s a gate with a keypad. Anytime you go in or out you’ll need that gate code that you got at check-in. Even for pedestrians.
Cross over the wooden bridge and welcome to the RV park!
About the San Luis Pass RV Campground
The park has 69 paved, level sites with full hookups. Leave your tents at home, though, because tent camping is not allowed.
There are back in and pull through sites available with 30 & 50 amp electric, water and sewer connections.
Most sites run $43 per night, with waterfront sites at $48 per night at the time of this video. The park offers discounts for County Residents, Disabled Veterans and Active Duty Military. There is a bathhouse and laundry facilities on-site.
The campground is a fisherman’s paradise, surrounded on three sides by fishable waters. Pro Tip: You DO need a fishing license so stop and pick one up on your way in if you don’t have it already.
Overall the RV sites are pretty small and very close together. We actually changed sites because the neighbors to our original site had hooked up to our electric, water and sewer. Rather than asking them to move, we just switched to an open spot. It worked out great because we ended up not having any neighbors and could park the truck in the site next to us. We weren’t the only ones to do that!
There’s a nice walking path around the outside edges of the park. And with as close as everything is, you’re sure to meet a few of your fellow campers along the way. Waterfront sites on the edges of the park are the only ones with fire rings. These also seem to be longer sites than the ones in the middle, so keep that in mind if you’re a longer rig.
The park description says they have pull through sites, but if you’ll notice on the map they all look like back ins. That’s because they are. You can technically pull through sites where the hookups are not in the way. So if you need a pull through site, be sure to call and make your reservation so they can put you in the right spot.
Bath House
So let’s talk about the bathhouse…The bathhouse was nice and clean. You walk up a wide staircase to get to the restrooms and showers. Bonus, you get really pretty views on your way to the shower! Don’t forget your gate code because you’ll need it for the restroom and shower access too! The bathhouse structure is very rustic and open so you feel the breeze coming off the water. I was impressed with how clean it was with all of the wood. I hate neglected restrooms that end up with tons of spider webs, bugs and general grossness. These were very well cared for.
My favorite part of this park was the water. You’ve got to love water here. We enjoyed watching the fishermen and women with their catches. The many species of birds trying to share in the lunch. And having such close access to walk along the sandy beaches.
There’s a path to the San Luis Pass beach next to the meeting rental building, or you can drive about a mile West to the Kelly Hamby nature trail and enjoy the Gulf of Mexico.
Of course we took one of the kayaks with us on this trip. With so much water around, how could we not??
The Surprise!
We had a special surprise on this trip. As we drove in we saw signs announcing that Bluewater Highway would be closed on Sunday morning.
CLOSED?!?! How were we supposed to get home?
Turns out it was closed for cycling portion of the Galveston Ironman. So we got the unique experience of seeing the toll bridge closed and hundreds of cyclists making their way across the bridge, past the park to a turnaround point where they made their way back.
We hung out Sunday morning, took our time with breakfast and kept an eye on the toll bridge for vehicle traffic. Once we saw cars going across we made our way home as well.
Summary
Overall we had a great time here and it’s a nice, quiet park if you don’t mind being so close to your neighbors!
