Conn Brown Harbor Webcam – See How Busy the Boat Ramp Is

The Conn Brown Harbor Webcam looks over Harbor Point Park, the public boat ramp and park at the mouth of Conn Brown Harbor in Aransas Pass, Texas. The City of Aransas Pass runs the camera, and it pans through a set of fixed views: the ramp’s big paved parking lot, the floating docks where boats go in and out, a lighted fishing pier with a palm tree in front of it, the park restrooms and a covered pavilion beside the harbor sign. When the fishing is good, the lot can fill with pickup trucks and empty boat trailers, a quick way to judge how many boats are already out on Redfish Bay. Behind the pier, the arching State Highway 361 bridge carries traffic over the Intracoastal Waterway.

About Conn Brown Harbor

Conn Brown Harbor is the protected city harbor on the southern edge of Aransas Pass, opening onto Redfish Bay. Its entrance sits at mile marker 533 of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, and Harbor Point Park takes up the point where the harbor, the Aransas Channel and the Intracoastal Waterway meet. The whole harbor is a no wake zone. Water dominates this stretch of coast: about 79 percent of Aransas Pass lies under water, some 106 square kilometers (41.1 square miles) against 27.7 square kilometers (10.7 square miles) of land.

The park is open around the clock and free to use. Its redeveloped launch is a concrete six-lane ramp with a floating dock along each lane, backed by extensive paved parking, and the park adds fish cleaning tables, picnic shelters, restrooms and the lighted pier. On camera the restroom block stands out, painted blue with a large shrimp mural across its front, and the pavilion carries an Aransas Pass Lions sign next to the Conn Brown Harbor sign.

Aransas Pass was founded in 1909 after a promotional land lottery and grew up as a fishing village, with the first shipment of shrimp sent to San Antonio in 1912. Shrimping has been tied to the harbor ever since, and the local fleet still heads out into the Gulf of Mexico when the shrimp season reopens. The State Highway 361 bridge behind the pier is a known pinch point for boaters: a cruising guide to the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway lists its vertical clearance at only 48 feet (14.6 meters), the one exception among fixed bridges that otherwise clear 73 feet (22.3 meters) or more.

Weather and Climate in Aransas Pass

Aransas Pass has a humid subtropical climate shaped by the bay. From June to September, afternoon highs typically reach 30 to 32 C (86 to 90 F), and nights stay warm at around 25 to 27 C (77 to 81 F). These are also the wettest months, with roughly 95 to 115 millimeters (3.7 to 4.5 inches) of rain a month over the last decade. The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30.

Winters are mild. December to February highs sit around 18 to 20 C (64 to 68 F), with lows near 11 to 14 C (52 to 57 F), and February is the driest month at about 40 millimeters (1.6 inches). Passing cold fronts can bring a few days of cool north wind, which shows on camera in the palm fronds by the pier and the flag over the park. Spring warms quickly, with March and April highs of 22 to 26 C (72 to 79 F), while October still averages around 27 to 28 C (81 to 82 F) before November cools to about 23 C (73 F).

Things to Do Near Conn Brown Harbor

Fishing is the main draw here. The city lists black drum, flounder, redfish, sheepshead and speckled trout as abundant in the surrounding waters, and launching from Harbor Point Park puts a boat straight into the Redfish Bay flats. Anglers without a boat fish from the lighted pier. Paddlers head out along State Highway 361 to the Lighthouse Lakes Paddling Trail, a set of marked routes through the seagrass and mangrove marshes of Redfish Bay.

The same highway crosses the bay on a causeway to Harbor Island, where the free Port Aransas ferry runs across the channel to Port Aransas on Mustang Island. Port Aransas has Gulf beaches, and Mustang Island State Park lies to the south of town. North of Aransas Pass, Rockport is home to the Texas Maritime Museum, and the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge beyond it is the winter home of the endangered whooping crane.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Conn Brown Harbor located?

Conn Brown Harbor is in Aransas Pass, a coastal city in San Patricio County on the Texas Gulf Coast, northeast of Corpus Christi. The harbor opens onto Redfish Bay at mile marker 533 of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.

What can you see on the Conn Brown Harbor Webcam?

The camera pans around Harbor Point Park at the mouth of the harbor, moving between the boat ramp parking lot, the floating docks, the lighted fishing pier with the State Highway 361 bridge behind it, the restroom building and the pavilion by the harbor sign, so the picture often changes within a few minutes.

Does the webcam show the Conn Brown Harbor boat ramp?

Yes. Several of the camera’s views cover the ramp area: the floating docks between the launch lanes and the large paved lot where trucks and empty trailers park. A full lot is a fair sign that plenty of boats are out on the bay.

Is there a fishing pier at Conn Brown Harbor?

Yes. Harbor Point Park has a lighted fishing pier where the harbor, the Aransas Channel and the Intracoastal Waterway meet, and it appears in one of the camera’s views with a palm tree in front.

Can you see the shrimp boats on the webcam?

Usually not. In the views the camera cycled through when this page was checked, it stayed on Harbor Point Park, the ramp and the pier at the harbor mouth. The shrimp boat docks inside the harbor are not among its views, although boats entering or leaving the harbor can pass through the wider shots.

Is Harbor Point Park open 24 hours?

Yes. The city lists Harbor Point Park as open 24 hours with free admission.

What is the weather like in Aransas Pass?

Hot and humid from June to September, with highs around 30 to 32 C (86 to 90 F), and mild in winter, with highs around 18 to 20 C (64 to 68 F). Hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30.

Can you watch the Conn Brown Harbor Webcam at night?

Yes, the stream runs after dark. Floodlights keep the pavilion and the front of the lot visible at night, though the water and the far shore fade to black.

Source: City of Aransas Pass