The Padre Island National Seashore beaches never close. There’s even junk that defies description. There are fishing nets, five-gallon buckets like you’d find at Home Depot, buoys, plastic bottles…you name it, you’ll find it.
At another is a collection of plastic dolls. At one post marking the mileage along the beach is a collection of hard hats that flew off the heads of oil rig workers. How bad is it? There are monuments to trash. The Yucatan and Loop currents converge near the island, and as a result, much of the trash that ends up in the Gulf of Mexico ends up on the beach. Disgrace is the best word to describe the amount of trash that washes up on the beaches. If you don’t believe humans are destroying this world, a trip to Padre Island will change your mind. Unfortunately, all is not well in paradise. Visitors can also camp on the beach, and that includes both tent and RV camping. In addition to beaches on both the Atlantic and bay sides of the island, Padre Island National Seashore has a Visitor Center, picnic areas, a short nature trail, paddling and windsurfing opportunities, and two developed campgrounds. This narrow channel separates Padre Island from South Padre Island. Those with 4-Wheel Drive vehicles can travel beyond the hard-packed sand all the way to the Mansfield Channel, a total of 60 miles from where the park road ends. Beyond the five-mile point, the sand tends to become looser.
Vehicles of all types can continue south for at least another five miles on sand that is as hard packed as a typical dirt road. After entering the park, the paved road runs another 4.5 miles until ending at the entrance to South Beach. The National Seashore lies a few miles to the south of the causeway. Kennedy Memorial Causeway at Corpus Christi, Texas. Visitors can reach the island via the John F. Padre Island National Seashore protects the longest stretch of undeveloped barrier island not only in the United States, but also in the entire world. If you get confused on the way or have more questions after reading our directions, call the Malaquite Visitor Center at (361) 949-8068.Padre Island National Seashore’s South Beach PARK OVERVIEW So once you get on Park Road 22, just keep going until you reach the end and the park entrance station. The park entrance station is a booth that is located literally in the middle of the road. Fortunately, getting to the park is easy once you find out that the road coming out here – Park Road 22 – actually dead ends into the national park.
For unknown reasons, many of those applications place the park's physical address miles away from its actual location. Planning on putting our park address into a smart phone app or GPS? It most likely will NOT bring you to the park. We are located at the end of Park Road 22, at the northern end of Padre Island in Corpus Christi, Texas. This website and information is about Padre Island National Seashore, the national park. An artificial waterway, Mansfield Channel, cuts through Padre Island at the southern end of the national park.The only way to drive from North Padre Island to South Padre Island is by driving inland, down Highway 77, and back out to the south end of the island –a driving trip of 3-4 hours. It is not possible to drive from the park, located on North Padre Island, directly south to South Padre Island. The two destinations are at opposite ends of the long, barrier island named Padre Island and are about 100 miles apart. South Padre Island is a resort community located near Brownsville with numerous hotels, clubs, and souvenir shops. Padre Island National Seashore is a national park located just outside of Corpus Christi that includes about 70 miles of undeveloped beaches and natural habitat. Sometimes Padre Island National Seashore is confused with South Padre Island, but the two are very different destinations. Padre Island National Seashore and South Padre Island are two different places located over 100 miles apart.
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