Decided to take my family for our annual Corpus/Beach road-trip during Spring Break, 2009. As usual we had a great time staying some place cheap, eating at small local joints, and spending most of our time on the National Seashore. While many other popular beaches were over-run with hormone-raging college kids, the National Seashore was a pleasant surprise. Lots of... more

Visited last weekend. Despite the incredibly hot temperatures, the strong breeze coming off the water kept the heat at bay; although you had to be careful to keep the sunscreen on. Water was relatively clear and the ideal temperature - cool and refreshing but not chilly. Accessed the beach from the beach road just north of the National Seashore Visitor's... more

1. Right on the beach - Literally parked car on beach 30 yds from ocean 2. Cheap ($10 per car for a week) 3. Isolated - next camp 1/4 mile, (no screaming kids, besides your own) Summary: If you like camping, you will like beach camping even more. If you don't like camping, you still love this for a couple... more

Billed as 60 miles of pristine beach, it seemed to be anything but. The upper water line is littered with large amounts of plastic trash stretching on till the entire beach is given over to SUV traffic. You can actually see the dark haze of the the exhaust fumes as you walk towards that part of the beach with a... more

Do NOT be fooled by the pictures on the official website of a pristine beach and clear water or the glowing reviews describing a hidden paradise. Those pictures only apply to an area of about 500 feet of the entire 65-mile beachfront. We paid the $10 fee to get in and since that clean area was the place with the... more

Great day at the beach. We drove onto the beach, which was great as all our stuff was in the back of the SUV which made it easy to unload once we backed into a perfect spot on the beach. Time flew by as we sat in the surf in our beach chairs and played in the gentle surf of... more

I've grown up going to Texas beaches my entire life. Seen them all-- Galveston, Corpus, South Padre, Port A, etc. But, this place was quite the gem and has to be one of Texas' best kept secrets. It was very scenic. Great water temperature. Soft sand and so clean. We just got back (went during the busy summer season of... more

description misleading - the waters really aren't as warm as some further southeast may be. more

My boyfriend and I visited the Padre Island National Seashore and had a blast! The sand dunes are really pretty, as is the white sand and warm blue water. We found some awesome shells too and had a great time walking! Don't skip the Visitor center! There's a lot of educational pictures and stuff that tell you about the Island's... more