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Padre Island National Seashore

Type: Trail

Length: N/A

Elevation Gain: N/A

Cost: Free

Rating:

(2.00)2

Difficulty: 1star

(1.00)

Solitude:

(4.00)

ADA Accessible: N/A

Bikes Allowed: N/A

Dogs Allowed: N/A

Interpretive Guide: N/A

City: Corpus Christi

County: Kleberg

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You actually "hike" along the beach on the Gulf of Mexico. (Photo by Lone_Star)

You can drive out onto the beach and camp there, too! (Photo by Lone_Star)

This is a nice place to collect sea shells. (Photo by Lone_Star)

When I went, there were lots of jellyfish washed up on the beach. (Photo by Lone_Star)

This is the sign to the park. (Photo by Lone_Star)

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Padre Island
By BigFrank3 on 7/6/2008
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Distance: 1.00 Mile Duration: 1 minute

The last few times I've been to the Island, the seashore has been really busy. Great place to go if you want to sit by the beach or fish, but not much for hiking.

Interesting Beach
By Lone_Star on 2/28/2008
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Distance: 2.00 Miles Duration: 45 minutes

Padre Island National Seashore offers access to the beach (Malaquite Beach) and more. It covers the expanse of North Padre Island so you could hike a very long distance down the island if you chose to. Cars are allowed on the beach, but you should have four-wheel drive before you attempt it because it could be a very bad place to get stranded if your car gets stuck.

I only walked down a small portion of the beach. It was very windy and there were a lot of dead jellyfish washed ashore.

This park is fairly expensive (unless you have a National Park Pass, which I did), so if you had to choose between this one and nearby Mustang Island State Park, I would choose the latter. It's less expensive and a little nicer, albeit much, much smaller.