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Port Neches Texas
The City of Port Neches is located in Jefferson County in South East Texas near Nederland and Port Arthur, and west of Bridge City.
It is situated entirely in the Texas Coastal Prairie, on the west side of the Neches River, and about 8 miles north of the Inter-coastal Waterway and Sabine Lake. The city was incorporated in 1927.
Among the many attractions in Port Neches are the following:
- Port Neches Riverfront Park
- Tug Boat Island Playground
- Port Neches Splash Park
- La Maison Beausoleil Museum
- Area golf courses
- Birding, fishing, hunting and boating
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Port Neches Chamber of Commerce |
| Population | 13,692 residents in the 2020 Federal Census |
| Area Code | 409 |
| Zip Code | 77651 |
Interactive Map of Port Neches Texas (courtesy of Google)
Map of South East Texas Counties and Major Cities
Scenes Around Port Neches
Port Neches City Hall |
Water Tower in Port Neches, Texas |
Tugboat Park in Port Neches  |
Sea Rim State Park
Offering more than five miles of natural Gulf of Mexico beach shoreline, Sea Rim State Park is where the marsh meets the surf, making it prime binocular-hunting grounds for numerous species. Bring a kayak or canoe (or rent one at the park) and paddle along one of its paddle trails, or comb the sand for sea treasures that wash up on the shore. |
Sabine Pass Battleground State Historical ParkThe location of a significant Civil War battlefield, Sabine Pass Battleground State Historic Site tells the story of Confederate Lt. Richard “Dick” Dowling and his 46 men who thwarted an attempted Union attack on Sabine Pass, a primary Texas port for Confederate shipments of supplies and vital to the war effort. Located at 6100 Dowling Road in Port Arthur. |
More East Texas Attractions
While visiting the Port Neches area, you may want to take other interesting day trips in several directions:
- Livingston - Polk County Memorial Museum, Pedigo Park, Trade Days, Locomotive No. 5, Lake Livingston, Sam Rayburn Reservoir
- Coldspring - Davy Crockett National Forest, Sam Houston National Forest, Lake Livingston, Double Lake Recreational Area
- Groveton - Ratcliff Lake Recreation Area, Davy Crockett National Forest
- Crockett - Houston County Museum, Monroe-Cook House, Houston County Lake, Silsbee Drive-Thru Safari, Piney Woods Fine Arts Association
- Center - Toledo Bend Reservoir, Shelby County Museum, What-A-Melon Festival, bird watching
- Lumberton - Big Thicket National Preserve, Village Creek State Park
- Port Arthur - Pompeiian Villa, Sea Rim State Park, Museum of the Gulf Coast, Sabine Pass Battleground State Historical Park, Dutch Windmill Museum and the French House
- Orange - Frances Lutcher Theater for the Performing Arts, Shangri La Botanical Gardens, W.H. Stark House, Stark Museum of Art, Blue Elbow Swamp & Tony Houseman WMA
- Beaumont - Ben J. Rogers Regional Visitors Center, Beaumont Botanical Gardens, Crockett Street Entertainment District, McFaddin-Ward House and Museum, Texas Energy Museum, Fire Museum of Texas, Babe Didrikson Zaharias Memorial Museum, St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica, and the Big Thicket National Preserve
