Port BolivarThe west tip of the Bolivar Peninsula at the free Galveston ferry — Fort Travis, the North Jetty, and the Bolivar Lighthouse

Port Bolivar is the unincorporated west tip of the Bolivar Peninsula in Galveston County, wrapped around the free TX-87 Galveston-Port Bolivar ferry landing. The 5-mile Bolivar North Jetty (granite-block wade-and-cast fishery for redfish, speckled trout, and bull-run drum) runs from the 350-acre Big Reef Nature Park out along the Galveston ship channel; the 1898 Fort Travis Seashore Park's coastal-defense bunkers anchor the bayside; the 1872 cast-iron Bolivar Lighthouse stands two miles inland on TX-87 in a cattle pasture; and the Gulf-side beach east of the ferry landing is the quietest, least-driven-on stretch of the whole 27-mile peninsula.

Our Port Bolivar inventory leans into 2nd-row Gulf-view cottages, a small set of bayfront and Intracoastal-side homes, and a handful of stilted family beach houses for groups of 8-12. Most rentals are 2- to 4-bedroom homes; a few larger 5- to 6-bed compounds work for family reunions. The free ferry runs every 20 minutes (18-minute crossing) to downtown Galveston and the Strand. Houston Hobby (HOU) is 75 minutes north via I-45 and the ferry; arrive on the Galveston side before 11 a.m. or after 7 p.m. to skip the summer ferry queue. Most weekends run 2-night minimums; summer weeks are 6- or 7-night Monday-or-Friday turnover.