A flagman informed me that I was on a restricted road and needed to turn around. He also said that the jetty campground had closed. Yeah, I could have called ahead, should have called ahead but didn’t call ahead. There wasn’t any easy place to turn around, so I executed one of those complicated turnarounds on a two lane, narrow shouldered road with a pickup truck and 16 foot trailer. I got back up to the main highway and crossed the channel on the Cameron Ferry.
I can’t imagine an easier ferry crossing with the Brew Hut. I paid the $1 fee, lined up behind the pickup truck on the right, and drove straight off the front on the other side. I then drove to Port Arthur, Texas. At Port Arthur, I turned south and drove to Sea Rim State Park (after calling ahead).
The daily entry at Sea Rim State Park was $10 and then $13 for partial hookups (electric, water, and dump station privileges). The lady at the front desk told me on the phone that there were three campsites left, and she would hold one of them for me if I arrived in the next two hours. There were still two spots left when I arrived. Site 6 looked too much like gator habitat to me. They do have gators in this park, and some of them are in the ponds around the campsites. I chose Site 15, which wasn’t the prettiest, but it was a nice big site with short grass all around. It was only available for one night, but the nice campground lady told me to check back at 8:30 a.m., and she might have a different site available for the next night.
While Rutherford Beach was very nice, the state park beach was amazing. More than five miles of beach to walk on, and leashed dogs were allowed on the beach. Callie and I had found our Texas happy spot.
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