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Texas T Party 2023
Friday October 20
Tour from Rockport to Goliad via Refugio
133 miles round trip


Today's tour involves driving from Rockport to Goliad, with a coffee stop in Refugio. A Tex-Mex style lunch is provided at the Presidio La Bahia in Goliad, This page provides driving instructions only.

Tour Outline


Distance from Rockport to Refugio 40 miles
Distance from Refugio to Goliad 26.5 miles
Total one way 66.5 miles
Total for the day 133 miles

Schedule


9:00 AM       Depart Hotels
10:30 AM     Coffee & donut stop at the Heritage Park in Refugio
11:00 AM     Drive by the Refugio elementary school.
Lunch           Within the wall of the La Bahia Presidio in Goliad
Afternoon       Goliad town square. See goodie bags for details & discounts.

Exiting Rockport


From Fairfield Inn

Head north on Business 35

Turn left onto Broadway / 3036
From Hampton Inn

Head south on Business 35

Turn right onto Broadway / 3036
All

Head west on Broadway / 3036

Turn LEFT onto 1781 at TLC Boat & RV storage

Proceed south on 1781, about ½ a mile

Turn Right to stay on 1781 at sea green apartments

Turn Left at stop sign by Hoots Country Kitchen to stay on 1781

Keep going on 1781 about 2 miles

Turn RIGHT onto W. Market Street / HWY 1069

Proceed on Market / HWY 1069 about 5 miles

Turn RIGHT onto TX 188

Proceed 7.5 miles on TX 188

Turn RIGHT onto TX 136 at Sunray country store

Proceed on TX 136. Drive through Bayside. TX 136 becomes TX 2678. No turn required. End to end is about 22 miles.

Turn LEFT on TX 774. Sign says to Refugio

Refugio & Heritage Park


Turn RIGHT onto S. Alamo Street (HWY 77)

Turn LEFT onto W. West Street – at Circle K Gas Station

Turn RIGHT onto Swift Street

Heritage Park is a few blocks on the right hand side.

The Goliad Community Center entrance is opposite from the park

From Refugio to Goliad


Turn Right onto Swift Street when exiting Heritage Park

Mini-Parade going past the elementary school


Turn left onto TX 183 at the end of Swift Street. Police will be directing traffic to assist this turn.

Proceed on TX183 towards Goliad. About 23 miles.

The Presidio La Bahia is on the right (heading north) of TX 183 about one mile before reaching Goliad. A Tex-Mex style lunch will be provided within the walls of the Presidio by a local caterer. After lunch, TTP participants are encouraged to go the short distance into Goliad and the wonderful stores around the court house square that includes an old fashioned ice cream parlor and a very nice winery. The Fannin Memorial is close by the Presidio and the ‘Our Lady of Loreto’ Chapel is on the other side of the main road.

Returning to Rockport from Goliad


Head south on HWY 183

Approaching Refugio, turn RIGHT onto HWY 77, at Shell gas station

HWY 77 runs through Refugio. A good place to get fuel. 40 miles to Rockport !

Refugio


Turn left on HWY 774.

Turn right onto HWY 2678. Sign says to Bayside & Rockport. About 22 miles to next turn at TX 188.

HWY 2678 becomes HWY 136. No turn required.

Pass through Bayside

Turn left onto HWY 188. Around 7.5 miles until next turn.

Route back from Bayside through Rockport to the base hotels


Turn left on HWY 1069 at STOP sign

Turn left onto HWY 1781, second turn after passing Hardly Dangerous Automotive, which has a distinctive skull on its sign by the road

Go straight several miles on 1781

Turn RIGHT at stop sign by Hoots Country Kitchen to stay on 1781

Turn LEFT at sea green apartments to stay on 1781

Turn right onto HWY 3036 / Broadway

Hampton Inn people, turn left onto HWY 35

Fairfield Inn people, turn right onto HWY 35

CONTENTS

Front Page

Section A
Section B
Section C
Section D

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