Galveston County welcomes new residents and visitors. Every year, approximately 2 million people visit Galveston County. A recent survey by Texas A&M University found that "85% of visitors indicated the likelihood of returning was either ‘high’ or ‘very high’" (Galveston County Visitor Study, 2009).

The County of Galveston seeks to provide first class services to its visitors and part time residents.There’s plenty to do with hundreds of miles of beaches and shoreline for swimming, boating, and fishing, world-class entertainment, historical and cultural destinations and attractions such as:

Kemah Boardwalk

Galveston Historic Pleasure Pier

Moody Gardens

Galveston Strand District

NASA Space Center.

Visitor Breakdown:

• Day visitor: 45%
• Family/Friends vacationer: 38%
• Second home/timeshare: 6%
• Summer vacationer: 5%
• Business traveler: 3%

County Forms for Visitors