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Port Aransas Nature Preserve |
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A Ribbon Cutting Ceremony was held at 2:30 p.m., on Tuesday, Dec. 15, for the Port Aransas Nature Preserve at Charlie’s Pasture at the Nature Preserve Pavilion at the end of Port Street. Phase 1 will provide over 2 miles of hike and bike trails within the park. Amenities include the Pavilion, boardwalks over algal flats, crushed granite trails on the uplands, covered seating sites and a tower overlooking wetland areas around Salt Island. Phase 2 of the Port Aransas Nature Preserve is currently in the design stage and will add another 1.25 miles to the existing trail system branching off Hwy 361 and providing a link to the Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center. Click below for trail map of Phase 1 (completed in June 2010) and Phase 2 (proposed for 2011): Nature Preserve Trail Map 
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Groundbreaking for the Port Aransas Nature Preserve was held on Tuesday, March 3, 2009 at 10:30 am near the proposed site for Node 8, the main access point into the Nature Preserve along the Corpus Christi Ship Channel. |
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On September 18, 2008, City Council approved the design/construction plans for Phase 1 of the Port Aransas Nature Preserve at Charlie's Pasture. Proposed plans for sections of Phase 1 are listed below: Node 8 / Pavilion site plan (proposed) Overall View of Nature Preserve <
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In 2004, the City of Port Aransas allocated $2 million dollars in Certificates of Obligation to develop the Port Aransas Nature Preserve. In 2006, with the input from a consulting group and members of the Port Aransas community, the Port Aransas City Council adopted a preliminary set of design guidelines for the development of this major nature facility. This page will be updated as information becomes available. Nature Preserve Design Guidlines |
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Below are photos of Phase 1 construction in the Port Aransas Nature Preserve at Charlie's Pasture. Aerial views courtesy of Mark Young and Mark Creighton. |
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