FM521 Park
521 Park is a small park with a boat Ramp and fishing dock on the Colorado River north of Matagorda. This is great site to put in for an all day paddle down river to Matagorda Beach. You can also fish from the dock, launch a boat, and camp here. If you are paddling from Riverside Park to Matagorda Beach this is a good spot to camp along the way. There is no usage fee.
Getting There:
The park is located about 4 miles west of Wadsworth. From Matagorda, take hwy 60 north to FM 521. Take a left and head west until you cross the Colorado River. The park entrance is on your left immediately after the bridge.
Coordinates:28.78745, -95.99622
Parking & Facilities:
There is paved parking at this site. The facilities include picnic sites, chemical toilet, playground, fishing piers and group pavilion.
Facebook Posts
High Tide Warning! We are experiencing 16mph onshore winds in Matagorda today. The tide is already high. The forecast for tomorrow is for 35+MPH winds which we expect will drive the tide even higher than today. It is possible the tide will push all the way to the dunes overnight and tomorrow. We recommend you pay close attention to the conditions if you plan to head down beach today or Saturday. Be especially careful if you plan to camp on the beach overnight. Also the driving conditions are 4x4 only right now.
Same for Palacios bay...the bay looks like a beach now.
Thank you for the heads up
Karen Wagner Hamilton
Laura Elkins see not a good beach day
So you are saying No Mosquitoes 🦟 today 🤓
Thank you to all who came out and made the Adopt-A-Beach beach cleanup a success! Special thanks to LCRA for providing, cooking and serving the hotdogs and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and Stanleys General Stores for the refreshments.
Jessica Robinson
Don’t forget this Weekend is Adopt-A-Beach beach cleanup Matagorda Beach, SATURDAY 9-12