b'P u b l i cPa r k sCorpus Christi Marinaered basketball court and modernBill Witt City Park, Yorktown Blvd.Home to Padre playground equipment. Little League baseball, CC United Kickball, and Padre Cole Park, Ocean Drive at DelSoccer League, as well as a new dog park. Located Mar Blvd.This is the citys larg- in Corpus Christis booming south side, this park is est and most beautiful bayfrontcurrently under plans for improvement.park that features large, openLamar Park, Santa Fe St.A lovely park in a distin-grassy space, a concert amphi- guished neighborhood that features a very busy disc theater, a large concrete skategolf course and kids playground equipment.park, covered picnic pavilions,Tennis FacilitiesCity of Corpus Christi operates Selena Memorial on the Corpus Christi Seawall large kids playground, and a new,two full-service public tennis centers, both with pro The Corpus Christi Bay Area is blessed with anmodern fishing pier is under con- shops and lessons: HEB Tennis Center1520 Shely ample selection of free, public spaces for gathering,struction and will be ready for public use in 2022. St. off Ayers(361) 882-6013, and; Al Kruse Tennis exercise, boating, family fun and sports, and facilitiesOcean Drive ParksSouth of Cole Park down theCenter502 King St. off Staples(361) 883-6942.in Corpus Christi, on the island, Port Aransas andmost beautiful thoroughfare in Texas, Ocean Drive,Golf CoursesTwo golf centers with three courses Portland continue to expand and improve. are situated a number of simple, bayfront parks.are owned by the City: Lozano Golf Center4401 Seawall and Waters Edge Park on Shoreline Blvd These include Oleander Point, Ropes, Doddridge,Old Brownsville Rd.(361) 826-8016 [18-hole cham-Extending over a mile and a half from the EmeraldSwantner, Palmetto, and Poenisch Parks. pionship and 9-hole executive courses]; Oso Beach Beach Hotel to the south, to the Art Museum ofHans & Pat Suter Wildlife Refuge, Ennis Joslin Rd. Golf Course5601 S. Alameda St.(361) 826-8010South Texas to the north, this is the citys landmarkThis unique, half-mile-long nature preserve featuresNorth Padre Island Seawall, Windward Dr.Many public space. Waters Edge Park is situated towarda rugged hiking trail and a boardwalk that extendsvisitors to the city, and even island beach-goers, the southern end of the seawall and features a cov- over wetlands and into Oso Bay. have no idea that a 3/4-mile seawall boardwalk 52 THE COASTAL BEND TOUR+RELO+BUILD GUIDE TheCoastalBend.com'