Continuing on our coastal journey we passed by an enormous amount of damage caused by Hurricane Laura in August of 2020. Very few houses are salvageable and most of the properties are deserted. The people who came back are living in trailers and RVs.
At the border of Louisiana, the road continuing into Texas was washed out in 1989 by Hurricane Jerry so we took the little ferry across Sabine River, detoured north through Port Arthur, went west on I-10, and got off at Hwy 124 to go south to the coast and tiny town of High Island.
The remnants of Hwy 87 are scattered all along the beach at High Island. Sections of the concrete seawall are jutting out of the water. With all of the debris this is not a good beach for swimming or wading, however camping is permitted the entire way east to Sea Rim State Park. We camped on the beach close to the parking lots and walked/rolled about 300 yards east which is about as far as it was safe to drive. Conditions change often on beach roads so it’s best to walk the area before driving to avoid getting stuck in the sand.
The sand was hard packed and easy to roll along.
There’s room for any size RV in the parking areas. It may not be safe to take heavy vehicles on the beach road. Boondocking 29.54966, -94.38801
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