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Plan your Port A trip.

Eat, drink, fish, and find your favorite stretch of beach. A curated guide from Joy — full details on Port A Local.

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— No. 01 / The Island

Twelve miles of sand, one cart.

Port Aransas is small enough to know in a day, deep enough to come back to. Every spot below is one we'd send our family to — pulled from Port A Local, the definitive local guide. Pair them with a Joy cart and you're set.

— No. 02 / Eat

Eat Port A.

Shrimp, seafood, sundowner steaks. Six picks the locals back.

— No. 03 / Drink

Drink Port A.

Cold beer with sand still on your feet.

— No. 04 / Do

Do Port A.

Beyond the beach — charters, tours, and a few surprises.

DO $$

Dolphin Watch Nature Tour & Shrimp Trawl

See wild dolphins and catch shrimp — a Port A nature experience like no other

Port Aransas, TX 78373

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— No. 05 / Shop

Shop Port A.

Beach gear, swimwear, and a souvenir worth bringing home.

— No. 06 / Fish

Fish Port A.

Bait shops to bay guides — get on the water.

FISH $$

Alex Porter's Fishing Guide Service

Experienced bay and nearshore guide working out of Woody's Last Stand

136 W Cotter Ave, Port Aransas, TX 78373

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— No. 07 / Upcoming

Events on the island.

From billfish tournaments to deep-sea roundups — the events that bring Port A to life.

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Beach by sunrise.

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