Lake Corpus Christi State Park
Lake Corpus Christi State Park is a park in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 38 m. Balania Hill stands 64 m to the north-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is The City of Corpus Christi Wildlife Sanctuary, a nature reserve 1.5 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 1.7 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 1.7 mi off the Texas Tropical Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Fort Casa Blanca, C.S.A.: 2.7 mi
- First Baptist Church of Mathis: 3.6 mi
- Thomas Henry Mathis Ranch: 4.3 mi
- Lagarto College: 6.2 mi
- Lagarto Cemetery: 6.4 mi
- La Fruta Park: 1.9 mi
- Paiz Park: 4.1 mi
- Sablatura Park: 18.4 mi
- Wood River Little Peoples Park: 19.2 mi
- Labonte Park: 19.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 8.1 mi
- Parking Area: 9.7 mi
- San Patricio County Southbound Rest Area: 16.2 mi
- San Patricio County Northbound Rest Area: 16.6 mi
- Skidmore Historical Society Museum: 17.7 mi
- Violet Museum: 20.7 mi
- Grace Armantrout Museum: 22.8 mi
- South Texas Museum: 24.6 mi
- Carmel Hills: 2.5 mi
- Chalk Hill: 4.7 mi
- Balania Hill: 10.3 mi
- The City of Corpus Christi Wildlife Sanctuary: 1.5 mi
- Pollywog Pond Bird & Wildlife Sanctuary: 21.2 mi
- Lipantitlan State Historic Site: 7.6 mi
- Geronimo: 23.7 mi
- Millers Bluff: 3.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lake Corpus Christi State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balania Hill | NNW 332° | 64 m | 10.3 mi |
| Chalk Hill | NNE 26° | 52 m | 4.7 mi |
| Carmel Hills | WNW 294° | 46 m | 2.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:12 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:36 | 19:57 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 17:06 | 17:41 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 55 | 59 | 65 | 71 | 77 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 80 | 73 | 64 | 57 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mathis 4 SSW, 2 mi away.
- Pipevine Swallowtail153 obs
- Northern Cardinal106 obs
- Mediterranean House Gecko92 obs
- Anacua87 obs
- cenizo84 obs
- Eastern Pondhawk71 obs
- Brasil67 obs
- Channel Catfish66 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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