Crystal Beach - Gilchrist Beach
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- ... narrow peninsula on the upper Texas coast between the Gulf of Mexico and East Galveston Bay. It lies in a northeasterly direction separated from Galveston Island by the Houston Ship Channel and ... more on Crystalbeach.com
- ... is called "an offshore sandbar at the eastern end of a chain of islands extending along the Texas and Mexico coasts". The widest point of the Peninsula's 27 miles is between Crystal Beach and Caplen, (about 3 1/2 miles). It is also ... more on Crystalbeach.com
- Directions
FROM HOUSTON Take I 45 south to Galveston. Continue straight down Broadway until you reach the beach. Turn left to Ferry Road, (two stop lights). Left again on Ferry Road to the landing. It takes the free Ferry 13 minutes to travel across Galveston Bay to Bolivar Peninsula. When you get off the Ferry you are on Highway 87 at the community of Port Bolivar (home of the Bolivar Lighthouse) and the North Jetty (famous for fishing). Crystal Beach is northeast on Highway 87 about 10 miles from the Ferry Landing. FROM BEAUMONT Take I 10 west to Winnie, then head south on Highway 124 until you come to the beach road, Highway 87. Turn right, go about 7 miles to the bridge at Rollover Fishing Pass in the community of Gilchrist. After the bridge, it is 6 miles to Crystal Beach.
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