Nature Trails Kayaking

Nature Trails Kayaking We provide the gear and expertise, all you do is paddle!

At Nature Trails Kayaking LLC our trained guides take you kayaking through the wetlands and bays around Corpus Christi to view native wildlife and experience our scenic natural areas up close.

Today's Labor Day weekend Kayak Eco Tour on Mustang Island.
09/06/2026

Today's Labor Day weekend Kayak Eco Tour on Mustang Island.

This is one of the places we kayak at Nature Trails Kayaking ... Looking forward to seeing the new improvements that Nue...
09/03/2026

This is one of the places we kayak at Nature Trails Kayaking ... Looking forward to seeing the new improvements that Nueces County is doing once the park is reopened.

There are all kinds of kayaks out there. This post is to share some information about the different kinds of kayaks that...
09/03/2026

There are all kinds of kayaks out there. This post is to share some information about the different kinds of kayaks that we use for different occasions and explain why we feel the need to have so many!
At Nature Trails Kayaking, we offer guided Kayak Eco Tours on the Texas State Paddling Trails along the back side of Mustang Island and Padre Island, Redfish Bay, Lighthouse Lakes, the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, and at Goose Island State Park.
For guiding Kayak Eco Tours here along the coast, we mainly use our Ocean Kayak Drifters (12.5 ft long, 33 inches wide) because they're very stable for beginners. More intermediate paddlers can learn to stand up in them like an SUP. Or, we put kayakers who are 130 pounds or less in our 11 ft Ocean Kayak Capers that are a little lighter and sleeker (but more tippy).
For overnight kayak trips, we take the Drifter because it has a covered hatch in the bow for our tent and sleeping bags and another spot in the back near the stern for food and kitchen supplies. Plus, It's stable enough that we can stand up in it and paddle to allow us to see the bay bottom better when we're in areas with submerged oyster reefs or other obstacles.
If it's not windy at all (very rare occasion here) we'll take our Ocean Kayak Nalu SUPs (12 ft) and paddle it way out into CC Bay or the Gulf. We tie a bow line on the SUP, then loop the other end around our waist and pull it behind us and swim some "laps" for exercise but mainly just because it's refreshing. Then we paddle back to shore.
For day trips on Hill Country rivers with rapids (San Marcos, Guadalupe, Frio, Nueces) we use our Ocean Kayak Riverline Yahoo! kayaks (a sit-on-top creek boat) because it has no molded-in keel in the stern, which makes it super turny and responsive, plus it doesn't drag on the rocks as bad. We pop-riveted 4 eyelets onto the bow deck and 4 eyelets onto the stern deck of our Yahoos, then strung some bungee cord between them to hold gear to both decks, which was super helpful for longer day trips on the river. The Yahoo is also a kick to surf in small Gulf waves here close to home.
In my opinion, it's hard to find one kayak that will do it all. Mainly because having a molded-in keel bumps on the rocks when running shallow rapids like what we often encounter in Texas Hill Country rivers, but you definitely want a keel when kayaking in the flats or near the coast to help the boat keep going in a straight line.
That's why kayakers like us end up with a whole fleet of kayaks. 🙂 🛶

Our Team at Nature Trails Kayaking (that would be Pete and me) did some well-deserved R&D today, paddling a route we'd n...
09/01/2026

Our Team at Nature Trails Kayaking (that would be Pete and me) did some well-deserved R&D today, paddling a route we'd never explored before:
1) Launched at Packery Channel Boat Ramp.
2) Crossed the channel to Lake Padre, checked out a hidden beach, some nice waterfront condos and took a look at the "sand dam" across the way, wondering if it will ever be opened.
3) Turned around and headed back into Packery Channel and then went east between the 2 jetties towards the Gulf.
4) Passed a pod of 5 bottle nose dolphins right at the end of the jetties.
5) Paddled out to the deeper water where the Gulf turns that coke-bottle green color.
6) Set an anchor on the sandy bottom in about 15-20 feel of water, slid off our kayaks and went for a swim with about 10 feet of visibility.
7) Paddled back in between the jetties with the wind and water current at our back this time. We were able to stand up in the kayaks as we drifted and watch young green sea turtles feeding along the rocks and more schools of striped mullet than I have ever seen.

Paddling thru mangroves today at Mustang Island with Nature Trails Kayaking
08/09/2026

Paddling thru mangroves today at Mustang Island with Nature Trails Kayaking

Stunning conditions for kayaking on the backside of Mustang Island State Mustang Island State Park lately. These are pho...
08/09/2026

Stunning conditions for kayaking on the backside of Mustang Island State Mustang Island State Park lately. These are photos from today's Kayak Eco Tour with Nature Trails Kayaking with a family from Houston. All beginners -- first time kayaking.

Our logo stickers look great on a water bottle.
06/17/2026

Our logo stickers look great on a water bottle.

Exploring the mangroves with
05/05/2026

Exploring the mangroves with

Family Kayaking Tour - great way to get away and catch up with your siblings.
05/05/2026

Family Kayaking Tour - great way to get away and catch up with your siblings.

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4401 Gulfbreeze Boulevard
Corpus Christi, TX

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Wednesday 8am - 8pm
Thursday 8am - 8pm
Friday 8am - 8pm
Saturday 8am - 8pm
Sunday 8am - 8pm

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