Summer may be over but it’s still the perfect time to hit the beach.

Although the active hurricane season this year has affected many of the major beach destinations along the Texas coast, one Texas beach resort remains unaffected, the increasingly popular Port Aransas Mustang Island Corpus Christi area.

According to Ann Vaughan, director of the Chamber of Commerce and Tourist Bureau, more and more people are discovering Port Aransas this year since usual beach hotspots like Galveston and South Padre Island are still recovering from hurricanes.

Vaughan describes Port Aransas as having a unique, laid back attitude that’s full of ecletic boutiques, galleries and places to eat. Whether you are into fishing, birding, swimming, sailing, surfing or shelling, there’s a variety to do, she said.

For avid golfers, there is a newly built Arnold Palmer designed golf course across from the Island Moorings Yacht Club and Marina

Port Aransas also has over 18 miles of open beach and a new 3.5 acre salt marsh Wetlands Education Center.