- Official name: Harbor Circle Beach Access #1. The parking guide shortens it to "Harbor Beach
Access #1".
- Jurisdiction / operator: City of South Padre Island, Shoreline Department.
- Location: Harbor Circle, off Gulf Blvd, near Harbor St. First numbered access in the city
series and the southernmost.
- How to reach it: Paved, with a boardwalk laid with a Mobi-mat over the dune.
- Parking: Own lot — 13 general spaces, no ADA spaces mapped.
- Fees / hours / seasonality: No fee or hours published; a No Overnight Parking sign is posted.
- Amenities: Portable restrooms. Bike rack, bench, garbage can. Mobi-mat boardwalk. No shower,
picnic table, pavilion or playground listed.
- Vehicles on sand: Prohibited (citywide ban, Code of Ordinances § 18-4), and a "No Motor Vehicles" sign is posted here.
- Camping: Not addressed by the city guide.
- Rules specific to this spot: Seven signs — Public Beach Access, Code of Ordinances, Rip
Currents, No Overnight Parking, No Motor Vehicles, Clean Up After Pets and an anti-litter sign the
guide spells "Unlitter".
- Hazards: Rip currents signed.
- Nearest food / water: Not published by the city as of 2026-09-02.
- Sources: [1], [2]
Plan this beach stop
Check the island conditions strip above before leaving, keep dune vegetation and marked nesting areas undisturbed, and use the Town of South Padre Island's current access information when parking or accessibility details affect your day.