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Beach Accesses

Beach Access #9

Parking, access and field notes for Beach Access #9.

The Bluewater Circle Beach Access sign beside a rope-lined path, with beach houses behind it.
The Bluewater Circle sign marks Beach Access #9 at Gulf Blvd.Beach Access #9, Bluewater Circle · · SouthPadreInfo contributors
The Access 9 surf-conditions sign explaining the warning flag colors, above a No Motor Vehicles sign and a rip current sign.
The flag key, the no-vehicles rule and a rip-current warning on the Access #9 path.Beach Access #9, Bluewater Circle · · SouthPadreInfo contributors
A blue Mobi-mat runs from a wooden ramp between rope fences over the dunes toward the Gulf.
The Mobi-mat over the dunes at Beach Access #9.Beach Access #9, Bluewater Circle · · SouthPadreInfo contributors
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  • Official name: Bluewater Circle Beach Access #9 in the access guide; Blue Water Circle on

the parking map.

  • Jurisdiction / operator: City of South Padre Island, Shoreline Department.
  • Location: Blue Water Circle at Gulf Blvd, near E Dolphin St.
  • How to reach it: Paved, with a boardwalk laid with a Mobi-mat.
  • Parking: Own lot — 25 general spaces, no ADA spaces mapped.
  • Fees / hours / seasonality: No fee or hours published; No Overnight Parking is posted.
  • Amenities: Portable restrooms. Bike rack, bench, garbage can, Mobi-mat boardwalk. No shower

listed, and no ADA parking is mapped despite the size of the lot.

  • 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: Six signs including No Motor Vehicles and Clean Up After Pets.
  • 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.

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