Re: South Texas Camping
Domingo, if you get to Corpus Christi, forget going to Padre Island. You will spend 4 hours on the road just to go 20 miles. Also, Aransas Pass is nice, no beach, but nice. And forget going to Padre Island or Port Aransas from there, too. At least 4 hours to get on a ferry from any direction.
I forgot where I was going there for a moment thinking about those spring break crowds.
If you get to Corpus Christi, consider visiting North Beach. That's the area north of the ship channel bridge on the road that goes from Corpus Christi to Portland. You can't miss it. Just look for that big old WW2 aircraft carrier called the Lexington! There is actually a real beach there, too! It just isn't all that big.