Recreation & Outdoors

Pack Your Gear & Get Ready for Adventure

Galveston’s temperate weather generally allows visitors to enjoy the beautiful outdoors year-round. The island offers wonderful Gulf beaches, golfing, fishing, surfing, kayaking, biking and more.

Enjoy Mimosa Specials at Brunch

Yaga's Cafe & Bar

Enjoy mimosa specials during brunch every Saturday and Sunday.

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Do a “Hamilton Spin”

Galveston Water Adventures

The entire family will enjoy the thrill and excitement of right angle turns and accelerated speeds.

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Fishing

From bay fishing to deep sea fishing, piggy perch to tuna, Galveston offers something for everyone with a rod, a reel and a love of angling.

Ecotourism is a growing trend in travel, thanks in no small part to bird watchers, for whom Galveston is a kind of nirvana. More than 500 bird species live on or migrate through the island, often stopping to refuel when crossing the Gulf of Mexico.

Beaches

With 32 miles of shoreline and a variety of parks, Galveston Island offers something for every kind of beachgoer.

Golfing

Galveston’s public course, Moody Gardens Golf Course, is a seaside links enchantress whose lush paspalum fairways are lined with 500 palms and shorebird habitat. Sydnor Bayou laps at its shores to entice your best shot.

Kayaking

Enjoy a guided and interpretive Eco-Art Kayak Adventure, paddling to places of natural significance on Galveston Bay.

Kayak Our Wetlands

Artist Boat

Discover myriad bird and fish species as you glide along the water’s surface.

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See Sharks Overhead

Moody Gardens

From the secrets of the rainforests to the ocean’s depths, a world of wonder awaits.

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With 32 miles of beaches, you can’t come to Galveston without soaking in some sun with the numerous outdoor activities available. Some, like horseback riding on the beach? May trigger memories of when you visited the Island as a child. Others, like skimming Offsets Bayou on a jet ski or sailing past Moody Gardens? May awaken your inner adventurer. But hey, after all? It’s YOUR Island Time. Let the fun begin.