North Padre Island

Island · Kleberg County

North Padre Island

Island · Kleberg County

Texas

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Beautiful beaches for relaxing, camping, and stargazing

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Becky Reeves

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Went there for the Barefoot Mardi Gras 3/1/2025 It was awesome & alot of fun on the Beach!!

Cristina Zavala

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Love this beach! Always clean and nice tourist center. Only downside is no WiFi or phone reception. But we can live with that!

Isaac Scott

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Currently at North padre island and it’s beautiful, lots of stuff to do. The water is pretty chilly as I’m visiting in December the 26th-30th, after a while the water it’s pretty tolerable. Mostly went to Whitecap beach and it seems to have a red flag pretty often, meaning you can only go in to your waist. I have been here a couple of times but never in the winter and there are a few things to note. It seems to be extremely foggy around the coasts with less than a mile of visibility. Also I do not know if this is common but at night there were hundreds quite possibly thousands of the Portuguese Man o’ War siphonophore brought in with the tide and washed up on the beaches so be extremely wary of that and be sure to wear shoes so as to not make yourself a victim of an incredibly painful sting. Stay safe and have fun!

maria briseno

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Great place just to relax and recharge with the beautiful waves 💕

Tony Sebren

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We love this place!!! We go every year and primitive camp on the beach. We bring a generator that we run overnight for the A/C. Nice clear, clean water and the beach is packed so you can pull a camper without worrying about getting stuck. Highly recommend if you like boondocking.

Susy Chang-Torres

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Beautiful views, remote, and really fine sand! The best part is seeing all the stars at night!

Tasnim Ara Islam

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During our Corpus Christi tour in 2021, along with South Padre, we thought of exploring North Padre Island too and we decided to visit Whitecap Beach. North Padre Island offers driving on the beach with a $12 parking permit. But an unfortunate thing happened, our front-wheel drive Camry got stuck on the sand. So, my advice is to take any four-wheeler or if you don't have that choice, take your two-wheeler and drive near the water on the wet sand. The beaches on North Padre Island offer all - camping, beach fires, fishing, biking, jogging, surfing, and tranquil walks. Open 24/7 with clean facilities, showers, and dressing rooms, it's perfect for a day of fun. The sunset we enjoyed while strolling on the sugar-white, velvety sand was simply breathtaking! Highly recommend this spot for a memorable beach experience.

Sibel Nadir

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My one true favorite place to be other than home! Nothing more beautiful than a day at the beach. Wether a solitary walk at sunrise, a family walk at sunset, or a day of fun in the sun! Beach bum for sure right here...