The Great Gorda Hunt

Apr. 19, 2025 | 10:00am - 3:00pm

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A coastal nature center with blue-roofed buildings, palm trees, signs, and a flagpole, located near a bay with sandy beaches and grassy areas at Matagorda Bay Nature Park.

Celebrate spring on the Texas coast!

Join us on Saturday, April 19 for The Great Gorda Hunt at Matagorda Bay Nature Park. Instead of hunting eggs in your backyard this year, why not try our park where the Colorado River meets the Gulf? Tell your friends and family because we know they'll want to come along.

$10 - General Admission (ages 4 and older)

Activities include:

Egg Hunt
Bounce House
Relay Races
Mini Golf
Illustration of a blue heron holding a basket of colorful Easter eggs in its beak, with text: The Great Gorda Hunt and Matagorda Bay Nature Park below. Wheat stalks are in the background.

who will find the most eggs?

The Great Gorda Hunt is a family-friendly event filled with outdoor fun to celebrate the arrival of spring. This inaugural event will begin at 10:30 a.m., where kids will participate in the ultimate egg hunt across the park to capture treasures and a chance to win the grand prize! Enjoy a variety of activities, such as axe throwing and mini golfing, or arts and crafts including egg dying and pottery. During the event, we'll be joined by the Easter Bunny for anyone looking to take their next family portrait.

Come out to the coast for a spring celebration you don't want to miss.

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A child wearing a helmet and harness smiles while bouncing on an outdoor bungee trampoline. In the background, people sit on benches under trees in a grassy park area.
A flock of pelicans flies low over the ocean near a sandy beach, with a few people and a red kayak visible in the background under a bright, partly cloudy sky.
A woven basket tipped over on green grass, spilling out colorful plastic Easter eggs scattered across the lawn.
A smiling boy in a black shirt stands under a shaded area with other children nearby. Sunlight is visible in the background, and some kids appear to be playing or interacting behind him.
A mini-golf course features a green putting surface with a hole in the foreground and a pipe tunnel set among large rocks in the background.

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