• Numerous campgrounds in Matagorda offer RV spaces.rv image by Greg Pickens from Fotolia.com
  
  Matagorda, Texas, is located approximately 100 miles from Houston and 107 miles from Galveston. According to VisitMatagorda.com, more bird species have been counted in Matagorda County than any other location in America. Numerous RV campsites in the area allow visitors to travel there at an affordable cost. Also, the campsites offer a plethora of outdoor activities, including fishing, swimming, canoeing, bird watching, hiking and more.
  
  

Matagorda Bay RV Park

• Matagorda Bay RV Park is located in the Matagorda Bay Nature Park, a 1,600-acre area filled with wetlands and nature preserves on Matagorda Island. Popular activities at this campground include bird watching, fishing off piers, swimming at the beach and more. There are 70 full-hookup RV spaces with concrete pads, electricity, water and sewer, and the campground provides bathrooms with showers, a laundry room, canoe and kayak rentals and more. Rates range from $25 to $35 per night, as of March 2010.
  
  Matagorda Bay RV Park
  6272 Farm to Market 2031
  Matagorda, TX 77457
  979-863-7120
  matagordabayrv.com
  
  

Live Oak RV Park

• Live Oak RV Park is conveniently located in the heart of downtown Matagorda, just three blocks off Highway 60. The campsite includes 12 spaces for RV hookups and four outdoor showers. It resides just minutes from Matagorda Beach and Matagorda Harbor, allowing campers to enjoy a day of swimming or fishing nearby. Numerous restaurants are located just down the road. As of March 2010, rates are $25 per night or $125 per week.
  
  Live Oak RV Park
  479 Live Oak Street
  Matagorda, TX 77457
  832-309-2904
  matagordatexas.com/liveoakrvpark
  
  

Lighthouse RV Park

• Lighthouse RV Park resides right outside Matagorda, ten miles from Matagorda Beach and four miles from Matagorda Harbor, offering campers close proximity to fishing, hunting, bird watching and more. Facilities at this campsite include laundry machines, showers, restrooms, rental trailers, one rental cabin and an on-site restaurant that serves breakfast and lunch. The 26 campsites provide cement pads, 30- and 50-amp electric hookups and picnic tables. Extra parking is available for boats. As of March 2010, the park's daily rate is $35 and the weekly rate is $175.
  
  Lighthouse RV Park
  18411 State Highway 60 South
  Bay City, TX 77414
  866-484-7773
  979-863-7773
  matagordatexas.com/lighthouserv