Padre Island National Seashore

The adventure begins before you even get to your campground! This all-exclusive primitive paradise is accessible only through the 4WD area of South Beach and by boating down the Laguna Madre. To find the campground, drive to the 15-mile marker and backtrack approximately 100 yards. Look for a notch in the foredune ridge, turn right, and you’re the Read more...

The South Beach Campground is very similar to North Beach Campground, but it’s south (obvi. ), and runs along the Gulf of Mexico from the end of Closed Beach to Mansfield Channel. All camping in this area is primitive, and open to RV and tent camping. There are no marked sites, so just close your eyes and pick a spot! If you’re looking for facilit Read more...

Just a half-mile north of the visitor’s center, Malaquite Campground features 48 semi-primitive sites. Camp at your site, or pick out a sweet spot on the beach! The campground provides flush toilets, cold-water showers (who needs coffee in the morning when you have a cold shower?), and picnic tables for each site. Take note: the twenty cash transf Read more...

Save that cash and buy your honey a bouquet of flowers, this camping area is free of charge! The North Beach Campground runs along the northernmost part of the National Seashore, along the Gulf of Mexico. All camping in this area is primitive, and open to RV and tent camping. There are no marked sites, so just close your eyes and pick a spot! If y Read more...

Located on the waters of the Laguna Madre, the Bird Island Basin Campground is a great place to windsurf, kayak, boat, bird, and fish to your heart’s desire. Let’s talk about that windsurfing though. . . This area is ranked by Windsurfing Magazine as the “best flat water sailing site in the continental USA. ” Sounds like a good place for beginners Read more...