Texas Gulf Coast · TX
Port Aransas
The only town on Mustang Island.
- Population
- 2,904 (2020 census)
- Tarpon Inn
- 1886
- Ferry
- Free, 24 hours a day
Then
- 1886
The Tarpon Inn is built from surplus Civil War barracks lumber to house jetty workers.
- 1937
President Franklin Roosevelt fishes here.
- 1941
The University of Texas Marine Science Institute is founded.
- 2017
Hurricane Harvey's 132 mph winds badly damage the town.
Now
Port Aransas is a fishing, beach and resort village. The free ferry crosses to Aransas Pass around the clock.
3 tide stations around Port Aransas
- Port Aransas0.8 mi
- Port Aransas (H. Caldwell Pier)0.8 mi
- Aransas, Aransas Pass1.4 mi