SEA RIM STATE PARK: A target of hurricanes, this coastal 
park cannot be kept down...ahead on Passport to Texas.

This is Passport to Texas

At the far southeast corner of Texas lies a remote and 
unique coastal park. Sea Rim State Park has 5.2 miles of 
Gulf shoreline and 4,000 acres of marshlands….and is no 
stranger to the fury of hurricanes.

02— Sea Rim has a long history with hurricanes.

Nathan Londenberg is site superintendent at Sea Rim. 

20— Back in the late 80s, we had Hurricane Jerry that came through—
and it wiped out Highway 87. Then, we had Hurricane Rita. Hurricane 
Rita came out and it devastated the park. Then, after Hurricane Rita, 
the park was just about to reopen, and lo and behold, Hurricane Ike 
decided to come and visit the park.

Ike completely wiped out the infrastructure at the park in 
2008, save for the Gambusia Nature Trail. But it’s not all 
bad.

13—The benefit to Hurricane Ike is that we have been able to start 
over. It’s a fresh, new leaf. The park has slowly been rebuilding with all 
brand new facilities and amenities for the public to come and enjoy.

This coastal wonderland is open, and ready for your visit.

22—We have 15 water and electric campsites there on the edge of the 
coast. We have camping out on the beach. We have a boardwalk that 
you can walk out to the beach if you don’t want to drive out. We do 
have a couple of restrooms, and a cabin that we rent out to folks who 
come to the park and want the comforts of home with air conditioning. 
We also have 10 miles of canoes and paddling trails. We do rent out 
canoes and kayaks at the park as well.

There’s more about Sea Rim SP on the TPW website.

For Texas Parks and Wildlife, I’m Cecilia Nasti.





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