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Beach access

20 views from South Padre Island. For places, access details and planning notes, continue into the beach guides and trip planner.

Teal Sunset Beach Access 24 sign with a right arrow on a stucco wall, beside a trash can, a wooden fence and a grey portable restroom.
The Sunset Beach Access 24 sign points the way, with a portable restroom and trash can alongside.See on map (Google Maps, new tab)
Bilingual Code of Ordinances sign beside a boardwalk railing, yellow flag and Gulf beyond, with the back of a person's head in the lower corner.
The bilingual Code of Ordinances sign at the boardwalk's end lists the beach rules, from no glass and no overnight camping to leashing your pets.See on map (Google Maps, new tab)
Bilingual Code of Ordinances sign listing beach rules in dune vegetation behind a wooden railing, with a hand on the rail and the Gulf beach to the left.
Read the beach rules on the bilingual Code of Ordinances sign before you step onto the sand.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)
A no overnight parking sign stands beside parked vehicles.
A parking restriction sign stands beside vehicles.See on map (Google Maps, new tab)
A Beach Circle sign lists surf conditions and access restrictions.
A sign lists surf conditions and access restrictions.See on map (Google Maps, new tab)
Two portable restrooms stand near a beach access.
Portable restrooms stand near a beach access.See on map (Google Maps, new tab)
A roped dune path leads toward a beach beneath a white flag.
A roped path crosses the dunes toward the beach.See on map (Google Maps, new tab)
Vine-covered dunes with a long shadow across them, a yellow beach flag on a post at right, and a canopy, distant beachgoers and the blue Gulf beyond.
A yellow flag flies over the dunes above the Gulf beach; the flags change with conditions, so check the one flying when you visit.See on map (Google Maps, new tab)
A railed boardwalk with wire-mesh panels crosses dune vegetation toward palm trees and multi-story buildings in bright, hazy sunlight.
A railed boardwalk crosses the dunes toward palm trees and beachfront buildings in the late-day sun.See on map (Google Maps, new tab)
Blue Sea Side Beach Access 6 sign with surf-flag legend, no-motor-vehicles and rip-current notices beside a sandy dune path and wooden railing
The Sea Side beach access, No. 6, posts the surf-flag colour code, rip-current safety tips and the beach rules right where the sandy path heads over the dune.See on map (Google Maps, new tab)
Wooden South Padre Island code-of-ordinances board with bilingual beach-rule panels beside a metal railing, dune grass and palm trees
Beach rules posted at the access, in English and Spanish, include no glass, no overnight camping, leashed pets only and no e-bikes on the sand.See on map (Google Maps, new tab)
A teal White Cap Beach Access 8 sign with a left arrow and restroom symbol sits on a white stucco base near palms and a road.
White Cap is Beach Access 8, and the sign notes an accessible restroom nearby.See on map (Google Maps, new tab)
Cars parked in a palm-lined beach lot in low evening light, with a wooden walkover climbing over the dune at the far end.
Long evening shadows cross this beach parking lot, where a wooden walkover climbs over the dune at the far end.See on map (Google Maps, new tab)
A red-and-white sign on a wooden post reads No Overnight Parking in Public Beach Access Spaces, 2:01 AM to 6:00 AM, above the roof of a parked car.
Parking in the public beach access spaces is off-limits overnight, from 2:01 to 6:00 a.m.See on map (Google Maps, new tab)
A smiling man in a red cap carries a blue portable fan and gear past the Coco Beach Club Hotel signs beside a beach access stairway.
Hauling gear past the Coco Beach Club Hotel signs at the Surf Circle beach access, with the dune stairs just to the left.
Surf Circle Beach Access 7 sign with a surf-conditions flag legend, a no-motor-vehicles notice and a rip-current warning beside wooden stairs to the beach.
Stop at the Surf Circle Beach Access 7 sign to read the surf-condition flag legend and beach rules before heading up the wooden stairs to the sand.See on map (Google Maps, new tab)
Bilingual South Padre Island code-of-ordinances sign board beside wooden walkover stairs and a ramp, lit by low evening sun.
A bilingual code-of-ordinances board stands beside the stairs up to this beach walkover, listing rules like no glass, no littering and leashed pets; check the current official rules before you go.See on map (Google Maps, new tab)
Sandy path between low wooden dune fences leading out to the Gulf beach, with a pale flag on a signpost and distant beachgoers near the water.
A sandy path between low dune fences leads straight out to the Gulf beach, where a pale flag flies from the signpost at the end.See on map (Google Maps, new tab)
A child stands looking down on a sandy beach-access path through the dunes at dusk, with a blue mobility mat leading toward the Gulf ahead.
A dune path with a beach mobility mat, at dusk.See on map (Google Maps, new tab)

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