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Beaches

Beach Access Map

Explore mapped beach entrances, open their guides and find directions. Includes the source date and practical limits of the map.

Beach access map

Compare the 28 locations in the city's Beach Access map layer. The guide and directions links work without loading the interactive map.

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Locations and directions

  1. PearlGuideDirections (opens in a new tab)
  2. La CopaGuideDirections (opens in a new tab)
  3. #1 Harbor CircleGuideDirections (opens in a new tab)
  4. #2 Ocean CircleGuideDirections (opens in a new tab)
  5. #3 Gulf CircleGuideDirections (opens in a new tab)
  6. #4 Beach CircleGuideDirections (opens in a new tab)
  7. #5 Sea Island CircleGuideDirections (opens in a new tab)
  8. #6 Seaside CircleGuideDirections (opens in a new tab)
  9. #7 Surf CircleGuideDirections (opens in a new tab)
  10. #8 White Cap CircleGuideDirections (opens in a new tab)
  11. #9 Bluewater CircleGuideDirections (opens in a new tab)
  12. #10 Riviera CircleGuideDirections (opens in a new tab)
  13. #11 Treasure IslandGuideDirections (opens in a new tab)
  14. #12 Day Dream CircleGuideDirections (opens in a new tab)
  15. #13 Moonlight CircleGuideDirections (opens in a new tab)
  16. #14 Bougainvillea CircleGuideDirections (opens in a new tab)
  17. #15 Poinsettia CircleGuideDirections (opens in a new tab)
  18. #16 Neptune CircleGuideDirections (opens in a new tab)
  19. #17 Starlight CircleGuideDirections (opens in a new tab)
  20. #18 Aquarius CircleGuideDirections (opens in a new tab)
  21. #19 Aurora CircleGuideDirections (opens in a new tab)
  22. #20 Gay Dawn CircleGuideDirections (opens in a new tab)
  23. #21 Good HopeGuideDirections (opens in a new tab)
  24. #22 Fantasy CircleGuideDirections (opens in a new tab)
  25. #23 Sapphire CircleGuideDirections (opens in a new tab)
  26. #24 Sunset CircleGuideDirections (opens in a new tab)
  27. #25 Whitesands StGuideDirections (opens in a new tab)
  28. Butterfly ParkDirections (opens in a new tab)

Source: City of South Padre Island Interactive Island Map (opens in a new tab); snapshot checked .

This snapshot is not a live closure, parking, restroom, accessibility, beach-condition, or safety feed. A marker does not guarantee that an entrance is open, usable, legal, maintained, or suitable for a particular traveler. Recheck current official information before relying on a location.

A tan SUV parked in a marked space beside a blue-painted curb and white-hatched accessible aisle, with a wide sidewalk, palms and houses beyond.
Accessible parking and a wide sidewalk on a sunny, palm-dotted island street.See on map (Google Maps, new tab)
A sign points to Beach Circle Beach Access 4 beside a parking area.
A sign marks Beach Circle Beach Access 4.See on map (Google Maps, new tab)
Prickly pear cactus, trailing green vines and dry grass cover a low dune beyond a concrete curb and paved lot, with a long boardwalk and the Gulf beyond.
Prickly pear and beach vines blanket the low dunes, with a long boardwalk and the Gulf in the distance.See on map (Google Maps, new tab)