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Sports and Recreation
Galveston Island Municipal Golf Course
1700 Sydnor Lane
Galveston, TX 77554
409-741-4626
18-hole course/Open daily
Hours: Open year round, call for tee times
Admission Charged
Galveston Fishing Pier
9001 Seawall Blvd
Galveston, TX 77554
409-744-2273
Hours: Open daily, 24 hours, seasonal
Admission Charged
1/4-mile long pier with 300 ft. "T" head
61st Street Fishing Pier
6101 Seawall Blvd
Galveston, TX 77551
409-744-8365
Admission Charged
Pier is open weather permitting
Tours and Transport
Air Excalibur
Scholes International Airport
2115 Terminal Drive
Galveston, TX 77554
409-744-0089
Hours: Open daily: 5:30pm - 8pm
Admission Charged
Enjoy an aerial tour of Galveston
Galveston Harbor Tours
2422 Avenue M
Galveston, TX 77550
409-765-1700
Hours: Open Memorial Day to Labor Day, call for additional information.
Admission Charged
Enjoy a tour of Galveston by water and see the dolphins play.
Galveston Island Duck Tours
1507 Strand St
Galveston, TX 77550
409-621-4771
Hours: Open year round, call for additional information
Admission Charged
Galveston Island Ferry
5400 Seawall Blvd
Galveston, TX 77551
409-763-2386
Hours: Operates 24 hours a day
Admission Free
Call for additional information
Galveston Island Trolley
2016 Strand
Galveston, TX 77550
409-797-3900
Hours: Mon-Fri: 6am - 6:30pm, Sat-Sun: 8:50am-6:30pm
Admission Free
Enjoy the scenery aboard the free downtown trolley
Island Carriages
2528 Post office St.
Galveston, TX 77550
409-765-6951
Hours: Call for additional information
Admission Charged
Experience Island Carriages' Victorian Excursion, a tour of Galveston's East End Historical District. A horse-drawn carriage will guide you along tree-lined streets providing you a vantage point to note architectural details of these Victorian era mansions. Towering pillars, shadowed silhouettes of ornate carvings, a splash of stained glass in a window, wide welcoming porches, a hit of wrought iron fencing, all reminders of Galveston's "Gilded Age."
Beaches & Parks
Stewart Beach Park & Recreation Area
Intersection of Seawall Blvd. and Broadway
Galveston, TX 77550
409-765-5023
Hours: Open March thru mid October
Admission Charged
Call for additional information
Snack bar, gift shop & rentals
Big Reef Nature Park
1923 Boddeker Drive
Galveston, TX 77550
409-770-5355
Hours: Open dawn to dusk
Admission Free
Call for additional information
Park is known for bird watching
Galveston Island State Park
FM 3005, W of 13 Mile Rd.
Galveston, TX 77550
409-737-1222
Hours: Open year-round, 8am-10pm
Admission Charged
Call for additional information
Seawolf Park
Pelican Island via Seawolf Parkway (51st St.)
500 51st Street
Galveston, TX 77551
409-797-5114
Hours: Call for additional information
Admission Charged
Features a 3-story pavilion, the USS Cavalla, the USS STEWART (destroyer escort - one of only 3 in the world); a Fishing Pier ; and a Playground. The park was built on an immigration station site and offers a three-story pavilion with a view of Galveston harbor, picnic sites, a playground area and a lighted fishing pier.
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