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Sea Kayak Texas: Lighthouse Lakes Trails Photomap


  The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has setup the first of what is expected to be a network of integrated water trails for sea kayakers spanning the Texas coast.  The Lighthouse Lakes Trails has been approved and marked with GPS coordinates and trail signs.  It abuts a top fishing destination, Redfish Bay, which abounds in wading birds and waterfowl.  Motorboat access to the trail area will be limited because of prop damage to the sea grasses.  The sea kayak coastal trails network is expected to eventually include prepared campsites with water and other amenities.

  The Lighthouse Lakes Trails are located in an area called North Harbor Island, just west of Port Aransas and north of the HWY 361 Causeway.  There are a series of three individual, but interconnected, trails that can be accessed by launching from the north side of the causeway and by following a series of trail markers.  The trails wind through one of the most pristine and beautiful tidal flats on the Texas Gulf Coast.  Fishing in these areas can be excellent, as is birdwatching and just general paddling around.  Your ability to access some of these areas is dependent upon tidal level, so it is a good idea to check before you go.  Higher tides make for much easier access.  Also, these trails can be pretty tough paddling in winds greater than 20 mph.  Much of the bottom is easily waded, but there are numerous oyster reefs in the area, so sturdy shoes are a must.  You must cross a deep shipping channel to access the trails, but the channel is not excessively wide and you can cross it in less than five minutes with moderate paddling.

 

 


Trail Distances
Cutter's Loop  -  5.0 miles
Electric Lake Loop  -   1.25 miles
Redfish Loop  -  6.8 miles
South Bay Loop  -  6.7 miles

 


Marker and GPS Waypoint Coordinates

Latitude Coordinates are North and Longitude Coordinates are West
Latitude and Longitude Coordinates are in Degrees   Minutes   Seconds   (d  m  s.s)

ID
Latitude
Longitude
ID
Latitude
Longitude
ID
Latitude
Longitude
1
27  51  43.7
97  04  33.2
23
27  52  18.0
97  03  56.9
45
27  52  16.7
97  04  47.6
2
27  51  54.9
97  04  24.0
24
27  52  25.4
97  03  43.6
46
27  52  23.9
97  04  07.6
3
27  51  51.5
97  04  18.0
25
27  52  30.4
97  03  28.1
47
27  52  14.4
97 04  20.1
4
27  51  44.7
97  04  07.2
26
27  52  47.5
97  03  19.0
48
27  53  22.7
97  04  52.2
5
27  51  39.3
97  03  59.9
27
27  52  42.9
97  03  03.2
49
27  53 31.6
97  04  37.3
6
27  51  51.4
97  04  03.2
28
27  53  04.9
97  03  21.0
50
27  53  48.8
97  04  28.3
7
27  51  49.6
97  03  57.0
29
27  53  09.6
97  03  19.3
51
27  54  24.5
97  04  04.3
8
27  52  04.0
97  04  19.8
30
27  53  19.0
97  03  21.2
52
27  54  30.4
97  04  31.1
9
27  52  06.4
97  04  17.5
31
27  53  22.2
97  03  21.1
53
27  54  44.2
97  04  35.8
10
27  52  09.1
97  04  12.8
32
27  53  34.8
97  03  27.6
54
27  54  34.0
97  04  57.7
11
27  52  11.0
97  04  08.3
33
27  53  40.7
97  03  37.6
56
27  54  02.7
97  05  05.6
12
27  52  01.4
97  03  46.7
34
27  53  38.6
97  03  57.1
57
27  53  46.5
97  05  17.3
13
27  51  56.4
97  03  45.9
35
27  53  38.6
97  04  13.4
58
27  52  57.7
97  04  57.4
14
27  51  53.9
97  03  41.5
36
27  53  14.3
97  04  24.4
59
27  52  31.2
97  05  24.3
15
27  51  47.2
97  03  41.2
37
27  53  07.1
97  04  36.2
60
27  52  08.6
97  05  00.3
16
27  51  56.7
97  03  37.2
38
27  52  58.8
97  04  41.5
61
27  51  38.1
97  03  46.7
17
27  51  45.5
97  03  20.1
39
27  52  52.5
97  04  43.4
62
27  53  08.0
97  03  57.0
18
27  51  29.1
97  03  27.1
40
27  52  54.6
97  04  48.5
63
27  53  00.5
97  03  58.5
19
27  52  14.8
97  03  08.4
41
27  52  54.3
97  04  18.0
64
27  52  47.1
97  03  52.9
20
27  52  15.0
97  03  27.4
42
27  52  49.4
97  04  23.3
65
27  52  43.8
97  03  48.7
21
27  52  13.0
97  03  36.0
43
27  52  39.0
97  04  29.5
      
22
27  52  08.7
97  03  42.3
44
27  52  33.7
97  04  35.2
      
                 


Important Notice
This photomap is only a reference guide.  Notice: Some of the referenced areas are in very shallow water. Be careful when approaching these areas. The performance of any navigational instrument can be affected by many factors, including equipment failure, environmental conditions and improper handling or use. It is the user's responsiblity to exercise common prudence and navigational judgement. This photomap should not be solely relied upon as a substitute for prudence and judgement. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, the Seagrass Conservation Taskforce and Shoreline Publishing does not assume any responsiblity for the misuse of this photomap.

 

 

Waterproof maps of the area cost $20.  Contact Bob Spain for availability at:

Bob Spain
Coastal Fisheries Division
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
4200 Smith School Road
Austin, TX 78744
bob.spain@tpwd.state.tx.us

 

 

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