Copano Bay Fishing Pier

It was permanently closed in August 2017 following a collapse of one section and inspections which indicated severe deterioration of the over 80-year-old structure.

The pier was originally the causeway across Copano Bay for State Highway 35.

The State Department of Highways and Public Transportation (Now part of the Texas Department of Transportation) transferred ownership of the pier to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and the pier became a 5.9 acres (2.4 ha) state park.

On November 1, 2005, TPWD transferred control of the pier to the Aransas County Navigation District No.1 (ACND).

In 2013, the popular pier, open twenty-four hours a day, is the subject of a segment of Bob Phillips' syndicated television anthology series, Texas Country Reporter.