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                  

 

SAMPLE DAY ITINERARY # 2   “Nautical Art and Adventure”

 

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

 

 

SAMPLE DAY ITINERARY # 3   “Coastal Birds & Bay View Fun”

 

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

 

SAMPLE DAY ITINERARY # 4  “Sea, Play & Discover”

 

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:

 

Fulton Mansion 

317 Fulton Beach Road

Fulton, Texas 78358

1-361-729-0386

 

Rockport Center for the Arts

902 Navigation Circle

Rockport, Texas 78382

1-361-729-5519

 

Texas Maritime Museum 

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)

 

 

Tour Boat Experiences

 

Kayaking Tours

Rockport Birding & Kayak Adventures www.RockportAdventures.com 1-877-892-4737

Rockport Kayak Outfitters www.kayakrockport.com 1-866-729-1505

 

Birding Tours

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

 

Eco-Tours

Texas A & M University Center for Coastal Studies  Capt. W. Jay Tarkington    1-361-825-3221