Press & Media Kit

Press & Media Kit

A citable-resource directory and working press kit for journalists, editors, bloggers, and researchers covering Port Aransas, Cinnamon Shore, or the Texas Gulf Coast. Find the annual report, downloadable data, agency-fed tools, modeled clarity, graphics, and an embeddable badge—then property facts, coverage, photos, and reuse guidance.

Compiled by Beached Inn at Cinnamon Shore · Last updated 2026-10-02

Citable-resource directory

Choose a resource by evidence type. Agency observations and predictions, unverified legacy estimates, and modeled outputs are different kinds of information—not interchangeable measurements. The two CSVs are retained for transparency, not verified statistical citation. Consult the report methodology & sources, credit the specific resource and its original sources, and see reuse & citation before republishing.

Dated planning research

Annual report

  • The State of Port Aransas — 2026 Edition

    Annual source compilation with dated, claim-specific official links for coastal context, conservation, ferry operations, and events. It is not an original verified study or a live conditions feed. Its climate and drive tables are unverified legacy estimates, not verified statistical evidence. Consult the report's methodology and source notes, and prefer the original agency source for supported claims.

Unverified legacy estimates (CSV)

  • Download unverified legacy climate estimates CSV

    Retained monthly temperature and rainfall estimates from the report's climate table, with unverified-status columns. Their station, averaging period, and derivation remain unresolved: they are not verified NOAA 1991–2020 normals, observations, or forecasts and are not for verified statistical citation. The historical climate-normals.csv filename is retained only for link compatibility. Read the report's methodology before reuse.

  • Download unverified legacy drive estimates CSV

    Retained origins, mileage, drive-time estimates, and routes from the report's drive table, with unverified-status columns. No verified route-planner baseline, original-analysis record, or accuracy claim supports these rows; they are not for verified statistical citation. Consult the report's methodology and a current route planner rather than treating this CSV as validated travel data.

Agency-fed conditions & tide tools

  • Port Aransas beach conditions

    Aggregates NOAA / National Weather Service weather observations and forecasts, NOAA NDBC marine data, and NOAA tide predictions. Check the page's timestamps, station labels, and unavailable-data notices; offshore or nearby-station readings are not measurements at every beach. The site's Calm / Moderate / Rough summary is inferred, not an official Beach Patrol flag or swimming-safety assessment.

  • Port Aransas tide predictions

    Seven-day high and low tide predictions from NOAA Tides & Currents station 8775870 (Bob Hall Pier). Heights are in feet relative to MLLW and times are local Texas time. These are agency predictions, not observed water levels; wind and storms can produce different conditions.

Modeled water clarity

  • Port Aransas modeled water-color forecast

    Beached Inn's clear / mixed / murky estimate uses NOAA buoy, NWS rainfall, and USGS river inputs. The verdict and daily history are model outputs—not measured water color, turbidity, bacteria, or swimming safety. Official Texas Beach Watch links are provided separately on the page; cite the model as a model, not an agency reading.

Shareable graphics

  • Guide graphics & share pack

    Downloadable guide infographics and ready-to-post social captions covering local rentals, fishing charters, bonfires, and more. These are editorial summaries, not agency datasets or live price feeds. Read the linked guide for context, verify changing details, and retain Beached Inn credit and the guide link when sharing.

Embeddable beach-conditions badge

  • Beach-conditions badge & embed instructions

    A no-JavaScript iframe badge using the same agency-fed conditions as the beach-conditions page, with size and theme options. Copy the supplied embed snippet and keep its attribution link intact. The inferred conditions label is informational, not an official beach flag or safety clearance.

Reference guides & machine-readable indexes

  • Port Aransas FAQ

    Wildlife and water-safety reference: alligators, sharks, jellyfish (including Portuguese man o' war), sea turtles, dolphins, beach flag colors, hurricane season.

  • Port Aransas Fishing Guide

    Bay, jetty, pier, surf, and offshore deep-sea fishing in the Fishing Capital of Texas. Charter operators, public-access piers, seasonal catch chart, license info.

  • Best Time to Visit

    Month-by-month travel-planning guide to weather, water, crowds, and pricing. Consult its source notes and current forecasts; this directory does not certify its monthly figures as verified climate statistics.

  • llms.txt

    Machine-readable guide index for discovery. Follow the linked pages for source notes and current context; this index is not an independent data source.

  • llms-full.txt

    Machine-readable full-text guide export. Access for crawling does not grant permission to republish complete articles or reports.

  • sitemap.xml

    Complete URL inventory with last-modified dates.

At a glance

Beached Inn at Cinnamon Shore is a luxury 3-bedroom, 3.5-bath beach house in Port Aransas, Texas, sleeping 10. The property sits inside Cinnamon Shore — a planned New-Urbanist coastal community on Mustang Island, sometimes described as Texas's answer to 30A's Rosemary Beach. Defining feature: a private interior elevator servicing all three floors, useful for multi-generational and accessibility-aware travel.

The website at beachedinn.com also publishes independent guides to Port Aransas — weather planning, ferry operations, fishing, conservation, surfing, dining, and the local events calendar. Short excerpts may be quoted with attribution under the reuse policy below; statistical claims require their source context and limitations.

Property facts

Property nameBeached Inn at Cinnamon Shore
Brand scopeBeached Inn names this individual vacation rental; Cinnamon Shore is the surrounding coastal community.
LocationCinnamon Shore, Port Aransas, Texas (Mustang Island, Gulf Coast)
Property typeLuxury 3-bedroom beach house
Sleeps10 guests
Bathrooms3.5
Floors3
Distance to GulfProvider beach-access category: 500–1,000 feet; five houses from a dune crossover in North. Not a measured route or timed walk.
Defining featurePrivate interior elevator servicing all three floors
King suitesTwo king master suites: one on the first floor and one on the third floor
Outdoor spacesFive decks, three overlooking a pond
AmenitiesInfinity-pool view, smart TVs in every bedroom, captain bunks + trundle in third bedroom
CommunityCinnamon Shore — planned coastal community with beachfront pools, walkable village, golf-cart streets
BookingBeached Inn listing & reservations — Cinnamon Shore Vacation Rentals

Property facts checked against the Beached Inn property page on October 2, 2026. This is a review of the site's property description, not an independent inspection or a verification of the directory's datasets.

Story angles

Five hooks that travel and lifestyle editors have asked us about. We're happy to provide quotes, on-location access, or fact-check support for any of them.

  1. 1. Elevator access for multi-generational trips

    Beached Inn's private interior elevator serves all three floors. An angle for multi-generational travel and grandparents-and-grandkids stories; confirm specific accessibility needs with the property before describing a stay as accessible.

  2. 2. Village-style stays on Mustang Island

    Cinnamon Shore's walkable village, golf-cart streets, and coastal homes offer context for travel and design coverage. Comparisons to other beach communities are editorial framing, not an official equivalence or ranking.

  3. 3. Getting to Port Aransas by road

    Port Aransas is reachable without a ferry via the JFK Causeway. Use a current route planner with exact start and end addresses for travel coverage; the report's retained drive-time estimates are unverified and do not establish journey times or a population catchment.

  4. 4. Conservation: cranes and Kemp's ridleys

    Explore whooping-crane conservation through US Fish & Wildlife Service resources for Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, and Kemp's ridley recovery through National Park Service resources for Padre Island National Seashore. Use the report's claim-specific official links and dated source periods; check current agency guidance for viewing or release access.

  5. 5. Surfing on the Texas Gulf Coast

    A coastal recreation angle covering surf lessons, board rentals, and planning around changing Gulf conditions. Verify current operators and lesson availability; this kit does not establish a most-consistent-break ranking or guarantee surf conditions.

Coverage & mentions

Published pieces about Port Aransas, Cinnamon Shore, or Beached Inn. Where shown, excerpts are attributed to the linked publication; some pieces cover the destination or community rather than the property.

Photos

Editorial-resolution exterior, interior, pool, and Cinnamon Shore lifestyle photographs are available on request. Standard usage rights are granted free of charge for editorial coverage of the property, Cinnamon Shore, or Port Aransas, with a credit line of Photo: Beached Inn at Cinnamon Shore.

For a high-resolution photo bundle (zip), or for specific shot requests, contact us via the Beached Inn website using any inquiry form and note "press photos" in your message.

Reuse & citation

Press and researchers are welcome to quote individual figures, tables, and short excerpts from Beached Inn's editorial content with attribution and their limitations. Permission to reuse is not verification: the report's climate and drive tables and CSVs are unverified legacy estimates, not for verified statistical citation. Identify models as models, not agency measurements or safety advice.

Suggested citation (short)

Source: Beached Inn at Cinnamon Shore (beachedinn.com)

Suggested citation (full)

Beached Inn at Cinnamon Shore. (2026). The State of Port Aransas — 2026 Edition. Retrieved from https://beachedinn.com/state-of-port-aransas-2026

Reuse policy

Credit Beached Inn at Cinnamon Shore, name the report or guide, and include the specific resource URL when published online. For agency-sourced figures, also credit the original agency and retain the source period, units, and qualifications. For changing tools, record the observation or prediction time and your access date. CSVs and derivative graphics may be reused with the same attribution and context.

Check the report methodology & claim-specific sources before citing a statistic. Include the source ID, agency or organizer, source period, and access date for supported claims; retain the “unverified legacy estimate” label if discussing either estimate table.

Wholesale republication of paragraphs, sections, complete articles, or the full report requires written permission. Photographs require the credit line above and are limited to editorial use. Keep the supplied badge attribution intact. Third-party coverage excerpts remain the work of their original publishers; this policy does not grant rights to republish those articles or images.

Press contact

For interviews, fact verification, on-location access, high-resolution photos, or anything else — reach out via the Beached Inn website using any contact / inquiry form. We respond within one business day to verified press contacts.

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