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CRYSTAL BEACH, TEXAS

Galveston County, Texas Gulf Coast
Highway 87 on the Bolivar Peninsula
8 miles NE of Port Bolivar, a free ferry ride from Galveston
19 miles SW of High Island
70 miles SW of Port Arthur (via Hwy 124 and 73)

Population: 787 (2000)

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Bolivar Lighthouse, Texas, infrared photo
"Waiting for Rita"
Infra-red photography by Robert Vahle, September 2005
Bolivar lighthouse, Galveston, Crystal Beach, Texas
Bolivar Lighthouse - 6 miles SW of Crystal Beach near Hwy 87
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson
History in a Seashell
Now an unincorporated city, Crystal Beach was originally named Patton and was the terminus of the railroad on the Bolivar Peninsula. It is the largest community on the peninsula.
Bolivar Lighthouse

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Bolivar Peninsula Attractions

  • Miles of sandy beaches
  • Birding - Spring and Fall
  • Bolivar Lighthouse - Near Hwy 87, Six miles SW of Crystal Beach
  • Fort Travis Seaside Park - 60-acre park
    Hours: 7:30AM - 9PM. 409-766-2411
  • Galveston-Port Bolivar 24 hour free ferry service

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  • Bolivar Peninsula Chamber of Commerce

    1760 Highway 87
    PO Box 11700
    Crystal Beach, Texas 77650
    409-684-5940, 800-386-7863
    http://www.bolivarchamber.org/
    Bolivar Peninsula History
    Bolivar Peninsula: Scene of Slaving, Smuggling, Filibustering and Farms by W. T. Block ("Cannonball Tales" Column)
    Very few areas of Texas can claim a longer time span of written history than can that thirty-mile sliver of sand known as Bolivar Peninsula...
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