Are you an outdoor enthusiast? Here are a few facts about the great outdoors in the Corpus Christi and North Padre Island area:
- Corpus Christi is America’s “birdiest” city, with more individual species of birds than any other US city.
- In 2007, Corpus Christi wildlife officials found a record-breaking 128 Kemp’s Sea Turtles, the most endangered sea turtle on earth, on beaches in the area.
- Just south of Corpus Christi is Padre Island National Seashore, the longest stretch of underdeveloped barrier island in the world.
- Bob Hall Pier, on North Padre Island, is one of the best and most productive fishing piers on the Gulf Coast.