Friends of Galveston Island State Park, Inc.

A nonprofit organization

Fun Run 2012

Updated 1/19/12

FoGISP had the most successful event with 170 participants on January 7, 2012. Use the link on the left to see photos of the day.

Marsh Reclamation

Pictures of the amazing growth and spread of the cordgrass planted on the dredged mounds in January 2011

Updated 4/1/11

A 6 minute video of an aerial view of the park featuring the marsh reclamation dredging and filling area has been added. Just click on the "Aerial View of the Park" link at the left of this page. Have patience and you will be rewarded because it is a very large file and it may take several minutes to download. It was taken from a helmet mounted video camera worn by the pilot of a motorized parasail.

Updated 2/26/11

The nature activities schedule for 2011 has been published, especially the family fishing clinic dates are set. Click the Nature Activities and Board Meetings link to the left to see all dates.

Updated 1/20/11

The park has been fully opened just 18 months after repairs and cleanup of Ike's damage. Despite only 1/3 of the camping stations being available, the park income is 2/3 the pre-ike level, and the income is well beyond expenses. The park is helping TPWD to pay for the operating costs of other parks once more. We look forward to having the park rebuilt and fully operational again. To see how you can help persuade the Texas legislature to finance the rebuilding, click on the "GISP Tomorrow?" link at the left margin of any page.

Also go to the "GISP Today" link to see videos of the assets, hiking trails and bayou periphery areas of the park.

Updated 11/20/10

The Carancahua Cove Marsh Reclamation project was completed on schedule. On November 13, 2010, Cordgrass shoots were planted on the dredged in mounds in the terrace pools. Click on the link at the left margin to see pictures of the entire project.

On the activities page, kayak tours have been changed from regularly scheduled on Saturdays to being available on any day by phoning for an appointment.

Updated 06/25/10

Scene at the Park was updated to feature the removal of potentially dangerous dead pine trees at the boundary with Jamaica Beach.

Updated 02/23/10

"Rebuilding the Park" has been updated to include improvements to the beach access and the ground camping areas and to the headquarters building.

Looking for something to do this weekend?

Want to learn something or just have fun?

Click here for scheduled activities at the park

FoGISP Mission Statement

The mission of the Friends of Galveston Island State Park is to promote the interests of the park and its users through volunteer work, fundraising, and stimulating community interest in the park.

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Contributions and Participation

You are also welcome to join or volunteer.

Contact Us

E-mail FoGISP@aol.com

See the Contacts page for more information.

Last updated February 6,, 2009