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Texas Vacation Rentals


Visiting Texas

Visit the Lone Star State!  If you need a little bit of elbow space, Texas is the place to go.  Popular lodging includes Texas lake house rentals and gulf coast rentals.  Oceanside property includes Galveston vacation rentals and South Padre Island home rentals.

Regions in Texas

Texas lodging is in the following regions:

  • Panhandle Plains
  • Prairies and Lakes has many nice Texas lake house rentals including Lake Whitney Texas cabin rentals
  • Piney Woods has Texas lake house rentals
  • Gulf Coast includes Galveston vacation rentals, South Padre Island home rentals, and Corpus Christi vacation rentals.
  • South Texas Plains
  • Hill Country includes Texas cabin rentals in Austin and cabin rentals near New Braunfels
  • Big Bend Country
Sightseeing in Texas

Visitors coming to Texas have many options for sightseeing.  For example, they could consider the following sightseeing opportunity:

  • The Alamo in San Antonio.  Texas family vacation cabin rentals near urban cities are plentiful.  Texas cottage rental homes are also available throughout the Hill Country. 
  • Dolphins.  Guests staying in South Padre Island rentals can enjoy going on a Dolphin Sightseeing boat tour.
  • Mexico.  Vacationers lodging in condo rentals at South Padre island are less than an hour away from the border.
Outdoor Fun in Texas

Visitors new to Texas realize that Texas offers plenty of entertaining things to do outdoors.  Make sure to bring copious water.  Watch the heat.  Well-liked activities include: 

  • Tubing is a highly regarded method for locals and visitors to stay cool. The Comal River and the Guadalupe River are choice sites.  A Texas cottage rental around New Braunfels would serve wonderfully if you plan to keep cool by getting wet.   
  • Fishing.  Texas has an abundance of lakes, bays, and oceanfront for excellent fishing.  Texas lake house rentals provide easy access to choice fishing sites.  Lake Whitney Texas cabin rentals are prized by anglers who like catfish and smallmouth bass.  Lake Whitney Texas cabin rentals are 80 miles south of Dallas.
  • Diving and snorkeling are a main reason why adventurers reserve South Padre Island rentals.  Dive Masters have daily boat dives and shore dives scheduled from South Padre Island.
Gulf Coast Rentals

Many Texas Gulf Coast rentals provide vacationers with the total beach package:  direct beach access, private pools, easy access to shopping and dining, and superb views.  Texas gulf of Mexico vacation rentals are found in Galveston, Crystal Beach, Surfside, and Padre Island.   Beach rentals in Texas are available up and down the gulf coast.   Texas beach rental lodging helps make getting to the beach that much easier.   

Galveston rentals come in different shapes and sizes.  Options include the Galveston Texas beach house rental or the condo rental.  Condo rentals at South Padre Island are popular alternatives to larger homes.

Galveston vacation rentals are a pleasant get-away.  Galveston beachfront rentals are about an hour’s drive southwest of Houston.  Galveston vacation rentals include Galveston beach house rentals and condominium property.  Many Galveston beachfront rentals provide beautiful unobstructed ocean views.

Crystal Beach rentals in the Galveston area are highly regarded by people looking for quiet family vacations.  Crystal Beach rentals are easy to get to from Galveston via ferry or by car from Beaumont.

Surfside is another treasured site for Gulf Coast vacation rentals.  Surfside is about 50 miles south of Galveston.  Vacationers lodging in Surfside Texas vacation rentals appreciate Surfside’s small town atmosphere.

On the gulf coast’s southern end are Padre Island and South Padre Island.  Padre Island rentals are located about three hours south of Corpus Christi.  South Padre rental properties are about three hours south of Padre Island rentals.  A bonus for sightseers lodging in South Padre rentals is how close they are to Mexico. 

Shopping in Texas

Canton First Monday Trade Days is an opportunity flea market connoisseurs should not miss.  Canton is about an hour’s drive east from Dallas.  This flea market spreads over 100 acres and has 6,000 vendor spaces.  Many Texas Lake house rentals around Dallas and Piney Woods are close to Canton.

Food and Dining in Texas

Most vacationers staying in Texas lake house rentals or Texas Gulf of Mexico vacation rentals have a hard time resisting delicious local Tex-Mex cuisine.  Tex-Mex favorites include chalupas, fajitas, and chile con carne.  Visitors lodging in Texas beach house rentals usually end up having at least one Tex-Mex night.  Another favorite with Texas cottage rental guests are chuck wagon dinners.  Texas barbeque, macaroni and cheese, and potato salad are common dishes at a chuck wagon.  

Texas Weather

Texas is large enough to be in two temperate zones!  Guests staying in Texas lake house rentals in the bottom two-thirds of Texas face hot summers and warm winters.  Visitors lodging in Gulf Coast rentals can experience summer highs in the upper 80 degrees Fahrenheit and lows in the high 70 degrees Fahrenheit.  In the winter, lodgers staying in Galveston Beach rentals experience highs in the low sixties and lows in the high forties. 

When to Visit Texas

Texas is great year round.  Many guests reserve their Texas lake house rentals for one of these events:

  • Austin’s bats’ night flight.  The Bats take flight at night on Congress Street Bridge in Austin.  The best months are August and September. 
  • Oktoberfest in Fredericksburg, Texas is a lively event that happens annually.  Fredericksburg celebrates the Hill Country’s German heritage during Oktoberfest weekends.  Guests reserving a Texas cottage rental in the Hill Country will be centrally located to nearby festivities.   

Those who like vacationing at the seashore often reserve Texas Gulf of Mexico vacation rentals for the following events:

  • Crystal Beach’s Texas Crab Festival in April.
  • Any of the Bluebonnet Festivals in April.  The “official” Bluebonnet Festival held in Chappell Hill in April.  Chappell Hill is about a two-hour North West drive from for vacationers staying in Galveston beach rentals.

No matter when you plan to come or where you plan to stay, you will find the rental home perfect for your next trip. 

 
Big Bend Country Vacation Rentals El Paso (1) Gulf Coast Vacation Rentals Brownsville (2), Conroe (1), Corpus Christi (11), Crystal Beach (1), Galveston (57), Houston (2), Kemah (4), Magnolia Beach (1), Port Aransas (4), Port Lavaca (1), Rockport (6), South Padre Island (25), Surfside Beach (2), Treasure Island (1), Willis (1) Hill Country Vacation Rentals Austin (12), Bandera (1), Burnet (1), Canyon Lake (10), Fredericksburg (1), Georgetown (1), Kerrville (2), Kingsland (1), Lago Vista (13), Lake Travis (15), Lake Whitney (2), Lampasas (1), New Braunfels (11), San Marcos (1), Sunrise Beach (1), Wimberley (1) Piney Woods Vacation Rentals Daingerfield (1), Holly Lake Ranch (1), Lake Cypress Springs (2), Lake O the Pines (1) Prairies and Lakes Vacation Rentals Arlington (1), Azle (1), Cedar Creek Lake (2), College Station (3), Fort Worth (1), Granbury (1), Richland Chambers Lake (1), Smithville (2), Stephenville (1), Waco (1) South Texas Plains Vacation Rentals San Antonio (8), Zapata (1)