Listed below are four possible scenarios for your day in Rockport-Fulton. Please remember this is only a tiny portion of the cornucopia of things to do here, and go to our Group Tours section to get many more ideas to incorporate into your visit! Helpful phone numbers and attraction schedule information is listed below. Please feel free to call Sandi at the Chamber at 361-729-6445 for additional assistance in planning your adventure!
SAMPLE DAY ITINERARY
# 1 “Shop, Stop & Relax By
The Bay”
12:00 noon Arrival in Fulton, Texas
Eat at local restaurant (see our Dining section)
1:00 p.m. Fulton Mansion Historical Tour and Presentation
1:45 p.m. Depart for Rockport (5-8 minutes)
2:00 p.m. Tour Texas Maritime Museum with Presentation
2:45 p.m. Rockport Center for the Arts Guided Tour of Galleries with Presentation
3:15 p.m Historic Downtown Rockport to shop
4:15 p.m. Coffee and a snack at a downtown shop or bistro
5:00 p.m. Departure
11:00 a.m. Arrive in Rockport, Texas
Early lunch at local restaurant (see our Dining section)
12:15 noon Texas Maritime Museum Tour and Presentation
1:00 p.m. Rockport Center for the Arts Guided Tour of Galleries with Presentation
1:30 p.m. Historic Downtown Rockport to shop
2:00 p.m. Gallery Tours Downtown
2:45 p.m. Depart for Fulton
3:00 p.m. Fulton Mansion Historical Tour and Presentation
4:00 p.m. Departure or Dinner in historic downtown Fulton by Aransas Bay
12:00 noon Arrive Rockport, Texas
Lunch at local restaurant (see our Dining section)
1:15 p.m. Birding Boat Tour of area bays (with or without kayaking for closer view)
4:00 p.m. Tour Texas Maritime Museum or Rockport Center for the Arts
4:30 p.m. Tour Rockport Center for the Arts or Shop Downtown Rockport
5:00 or 5:30 p.m. Departure
12:00 noon Arrive Rockport, Texas
Lunch at local restaurant (see our Dining Section)
1:15 p.m. Board Texas A&M’s R/V Wetland Explorer at Little Bay
Out into Aransas Bay to trawl (what the shrimpers do) for your “catch”
View sea creatures under onboard high-powered sea scope and learn
all about each one and it’s habitat
Hear historical and coastal wetlands presentation by Coastal Wetlands Biologist
2:30 p.m. Beach at Little Bay – board kayaks for Little Bay Eco-Tour with Guide
3:30 p.m. Return to beach park – build sandcastles, swim in the summer, enjoy the beauty
Departure at your leisure
Additional Information
Phone Numbers To Aid In Scheduling Your Customized
Adventure:
Attractions:
317 Fulton Beach Road
Fulton, Texas 78358
1-361-729-0386
902 Navigation Circle
Rockport, Texas 78382
1-361-729-5519
1202 Navigation Circle
Rockport, Texas 78382
1-866-729-AHOY (2469)
Downtown Rockport Shops & Galleries (see our Businesses section for all Chamber member shops)
Downtown Fulton Shops & Galleries (see our Business section for all Chamber member shops)
Rockport Birding & Kayak Adventures www.RockportAdventures.com 1-877-892-4737
Rockport Kayak Outfitters www.kayakrockport.com 1-866-729-1505
Pisces Charters (Rockport Harbor) piscescharters@the-I.net 1-361-729-7525
Rockport Birding & Kayak Adventures (Fulton Harbor) 1-877-892-4737
Rockport Kayak Outfitters (Rockport Harbor) 1-866-729-1505
Fisherman’s Wharf -Wharf Cat (Rockport Harbor) www.wharfcat.com 1-800-605-5448
Texas A & M University Center for Coastal Studies Capt. W. Jay Tarkington 1-361-825-3221