"Home of Sails
and Big Fish Tales"

The secrets out!

People from all over Texas are starting to discover our little jewel, nestled in the middle of Texas's Gulf Coast. Don't let the big resort-like look take away from its small town feel though, it is a perfect place to get away from the city bustle and fast traffic hustle. If you do start missing the fast pace of the big cities, Houston, San Antonio and Corpus Christi are but a couple of hours away.

Port Lavaca is located near the center point of the 275-mile Texas Gulf Coast, offering visitors a wide variety of public park facilities, RV accommodations and excellent marinas. The tropical, seaside environment and community charm add to an attractive, family-oriented vacation!

Attention Bird Lovers: Birding has never been better in Calhoun County! It is a migratory flyway for 400 species of birds, and the area is a wintering ground for numerous species, including the endangered Whooping Crane. The county boasts eight birding sites on the Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail. For seven consecutive years, more bird species have been recorded in Calhoun County than any other county in the nation during the North America Migratory Count. The count is conducted annually in May.