Goose Island State Park
Managed by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
–Not graded
Outdoors in Holiday Beach
Few parks or trails are on the map in Holiday Beach
8 acres are parks and preserves, 18 per 1,000 residents. 0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Holiday Beach, 0.4 per square mile of land. 45% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Conserved land
under 1%
5 acres · of 1.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
8 ac
18 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
45%
of residents within ½ mile
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
5 conserved acres
under 1% of Holiday Beach’s land. Water is left out: Holiday Beach has 1.6 square miles of land and 0.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Holiday Beach’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service7 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits2 ac
National Wildlife Refuge · 7 acConservation Easement · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aransas National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 7 | Restricted |
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Holiday Beach
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 10.5 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 13.5 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 10.4 |
| High (°F) | 65 | 68 | 73 | 78 | 84 | 89 | 91 | 92 | 89 | 83 | 74 | 67 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.0 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and August the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 5.3 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Holiday Beach →
Questions about parks and trails in Holiday Beach
Are dogs allowed on Holiday Beach’s trails?
Goose Island State Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Holiday Beach?
1,697 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Holiday Beach or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 8 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Holiday Beach neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →