Bay City (Texas)

Bay City is a small city in the Gulf Coast region of Texas. It's on SH-35, about two hours from Houston, at the Colorado River.

Get in
Access exclusively by private car. From Houston, locate SH-35 (it crosses IH-45 just south of down town, inside the loop), and go south for about two hours.

Get around
Car, foot, bike, or taxi

Go next

 * Lake Jackson is a nearby city with some things to do.
 * Surfside and Surfside Beach, Bryan Beach, and Quintana Beach are south of Lake Jackson on SH-36. There are wide stretches of beaches with vehicle access and few people (at least compared to Galveston).  The fishing is often very good, especially for shark and redfish.
 * West Columbia has some interesting buildings about a hundred years old.
 * Palacios is about a half hour south on SH-35 and has lots of old interesting houses and interesting restaurants.
 * Galveston makes a great day trip and scenic drive. Head north on SH-35 to Lake Jackson, then south on SH-36 until you come to the Bluewater Highway (CR-332).  Head north east (left) and follow the coast.  The toll bridge at San Luis Pass costs about $2.  The road then becomes San Luis Pass Road (CR-3005) and continues to Galveston.
 * Houston is a major city with endless things to see and do, and is about ninety minutes north on SH-35.