Magnolia Beach

It’s free! We enjoyed our stay. We actually moved about a mile down N Ocean Blvd to move free spots. No one else around, however it’s on the side of road so you do get road noise.

Bathrooms were cleaned daily and trash was picked up about three times a week.

Port O’Conner has a nice library with fast internet. It’s about 30 min away. Port Lavaca has all the shopping you need.

We stayed one night as a stopover and wished we could stay longer. Our 35' motorhome had no trouble navigating in and out. We parked at near the water and enjoyed watching the activity on the bay. Our stay was so peaceful we didn't even check cell service except to update family of our location by text. We met several nice people also camping there. Can't wait to go back and stay longer.

Our stay at Magnolia Beach was fantastic. We didn't have any difficulty with finding the camping area or a place to park our rig(32ft Fleetwood Southwind RV). When we arrived there were at least 15 other campers, which made it kind of nice so you weren't alone. Everyone was spaced far enough apart you didn't feel cramped. The shoreline was clean and nice for taking walks along. They even provide restroom facilities(sink & toilet), along with an outdoor shower area and plenty of trashcans. This will definitely be a place we return to.

This was our very first attempt at boondocking and it was a great experience. It was very easy to get in and out of. The sounds of the water were very relaxing. The trip came with some challenges and was a huge learning experience that we are definitely taking all we can from. The restrooms were clean but the shower facilities were closed. There were fisherman around but what can you expect from a free public beach. We didnt have any of them disturb us or walk through our site. Big thanks to Drivin and Vibin for doing a video about this amazing campsite. We will definitely return here. Hopefully a little more prepared next time.

The first day/night we were here the wind was a constant 20-35mph. The second day was amazing and full of relaxing and shell collecting on the beach. Unfortunately day 3 was almost as windy as day 1. This is a pretty chill spot to unwind and do a whole lot of nothing :)
My only complaint is that there were fishermen walking/driving through empty AND occupied campsites literally 24 hours a day. We had one guy shining lights in the water at 1:30am right outside the kitchen window.

Beach camping at its finest! We stayed here the max allowance and will keep this on our list to return. Parked about a 1/4 mile north from the cabanas alongside many other RVs. There is camping on both sides of the cabanas but may more room on the north side. The weekends were busy and quite lively as one might expect but it was quiet and calm during the week. The sand is hard packed, but gets softer toward the water. We parked pretty close to the water and ended up moving back about 20 feet as the occasional 30-40mph winds will push the tide in pretty far. Recommend giving your rig about 30 feet of room from the water, that way people can walk the beach and your remain clear of the tide should a storm push it in. Those windstorms happened half a dozen times in our 2 weeks here so make sure you anchor down anything you put outside.

There are clean restrooms and an outside shower which me made use of to extend our water and tank space. Made it 7 days without having to head into Victoria to dump and re-supply.

Please do your part to leave no trace! This beach was very clean. There are ample trash cans by the cabanas, USE THEM. The sign says no fires except in fire rings but if you do have one, bury your coals, and don’t burn anything with nails in it.

Make sure you park perpendicular to the water or the local sheriffs will tell you to move and park correctly. There was a solid presence from them daily and never once did we feel unsafe here.

Super nice site, well maintained by the county. As previously reviewed you can park near a cabana (what I did), or out on the open beach area. There is a list of rules, that include only a 14 day stay and then at least 30 days before returning. They prefer you park perpendicular to beach as well to allow more campers to access. Sites are not laid out or designated, the cabanas are numbered is about all there is to organizing the park. Nice flush toilet/bathrooms available. There are outdoor showers (beach style) and indoor showers too, however indoor ones were locked and unavailable during our stay. Perhaps due to season ending, just a guess?

We pulled onto the beach around noon and found a great spot smack dab in the middle of the stretch of beach between the bathrooms. The campers really bunch up at each end near the bathrooms, but there was a pretty wide area right in the middle without campers. that we pulled right into, leaving enough space so as not to be uncomfortably close to the camper next to us and leaving enough space for another camper or two next to us on the other side. The kids had a blast frolicking in the water and finding some neat in-tact seashells. You probably wouldn't want to walk barefoot on this beach as the shells are many and sharp.

It was a great experience camping so close to the beach and we'd absolutely recommend this spot to anyone.