I have never camped in that area but it sure is a beautiful drive through...
Corpus Christi and the Padre Island is a great place... Not sure how far south you can drive down the Island however...
I spent about a month at Raymondville TX at a Electronic work site a few years back...
The RIO GRANDE Valley State Park is known for its bird viewing...
Texas is sure getting its share of flooding this season - almost biblical proportion it seems... The Trinity and Brazos Rivers almost cut the large Texas state in half and when they flood it is pure havoc... We lived in North Texas for several years...
Roy Ken