Texas Coast - boondocking near park with hookups?

We toured pretty much the whole length of Padre Island last winter. There are miles of beach open for boondocking if you are so inclined. Most places require a "parking fee", but they are minimal - usually like $12/year. There are also RV Parks scattered up and down the coast - obviously in the more developed areas. The closest to Corpus is Port Aransas on Mustang Island, and there are several RV Parks there as well as beach access. Most of the RV's we saw on the beach were truck campers on 4WD trucks, or 4WD trucks with smaller, lighter trailers.

Friends don’t need friends that need hookups!

1995brave wrote:
Where on the Texas coast. There is a good 1000 miles of Texas coast.

South, I think near Corpus Christ. I’ve read there’s approximately 60 miles of beach open to boondocking.

Where on the Texas coast. There is a good 1000 miles of Texas coast.

I'll bite. Why are they insistent on hookups?