Looking for a good beach that's a bit off the radar. We did surfside beach and it was great, but way too many people. The sand was perfect though ( for texas beaches anyways).
BmtAg96 said:
Crystal Beach is pretty chill. You can drive your vehicle on it too
Three minutes from my house...wildmen09 said:
We went to White Cap Beach just south of Port A. The kids loved the sand, awesome to drive on to just need the pass. The waves were pretty rough but we had a blast!
lawless89 said:BmtAg96 said:
Crystal Beach is pretty chill. You can drive your vehicle on it too
Crystal beach is the opposite of chill.
Besides the weeks around SB, South Padre is pretty low-key. No vehicles on the beach and a lot of families.COSCAG67 said:
I have little kids so my flavor is fewer drunken idiots dropping f bombs and speeding up and down the beach.
AggieKO said:lawless89 said:BmtAg96 said:
Crystal Beach is pretty chill. You can drive your vehicle on it too
Crystal beach is the opposite of chill.
Parents have a place there so we go very often. Can confirm, opposite of chill
And make SURE it's 4WD because you won't have cell service the second you hit PINS...txags92 said:
Take a 4WD a few miles south of the 4WD only signs on the Padre Island National Seashore and you will have the beach to yourself most of the time.
Disagree.txags92 said:
Great beach, but not worth the extra drive to get there if all he is looking for is a quiet beach. North Padre fits the bill and is alot closer to most of Texas.
I don't know; we hit N Padre annually (was at Gulfstream two weeks ago) and yes it is better than the nonsense you encounter further up the coast but it still does not compare to S Padre. As you pointed out though, one should consider whether or not the extra drive is worth it.txags92 said:
Great beach, but not worth the extra drive to get there if all he is looking for is a quiet beach. North Padre fits the bill and is alot closer to most of Texas.
I think the water clarity and sand is significantly superior to most other Texas beaches. Sand is a lot lighter and finer than Galveston.COSCAG67 said:
I've never been to padre… does the sand / water have the same appearance as the rest of the texas beaches, or is padre any better?
JFC...during covid, this wasn't the case. We drove 10 miles down PINS numerous times and there were still lots of people. Prior to covid that wasn't the case.txags92 said:
The water is still not crystal blue like the caribbean, but it is significantly clearer the further south you go along the coast. North padre is way better than anything around galveston/surfside/bolivar, but south padre is a little better.
As far as traffic on the beach, if you get a mile or two beyond the 4wd only signs on PINS, you are not going to have to deal with hardly anybody else unless you are there on a holiday weekend. We were there memorial day weekend a few years back and we went to about 15 miles south of the signs and had nobody within a quarter mile in either direction.
Do NOT get me...or anyone else on the island...started on Canales. She screwed EVERYTHING up.txags92 said:
I think some of that was because the beaches within municipal limits were being closed due to power hungry idiot politicians. I haven't been down there post Covid, but I would be surprised if it is that crowded now with everything open.
JMac03 said:AggieKO said:lawless89 said:BmtAg96 said:
Crystal Beach is pretty chill. You can drive your vehicle on it too
Crystal beach is the opposite of chill.
Parents have a place there so we go very often. Can confirm, opposite of chill
So glad someone else said this. I grew up going to that beach. Can't ever imagine recommending it to someone.
Which is the worst thing about Texas beaches. Actually, the people might be the worst thing. It's close. To me it's worth the 8 hour drive to visit Gulf Shores/Orange Beach, Alabama. Cleaner beaches, cleaner water. No idiot bros speeding down the beach. No thugs.BmtAg96 said:
Crystal Beach is pretty chill. You can drive your vehicle on it too
username checks outlawless89 said:Crystal beach is the opposite of chill.BmtAg96 said:
Crystal Beach is pretty chill. You can drive your vehicle on it too
Don't get me wrong I love going down there with friends and fishing and chilling on the beach. But as someone mentioned above, it's definitely not a family beach. More of a day drinking/party beach.JMac03 said:AggieKO said:lawless89 said:BmtAg96 said:
Crystal Beach is pretty chill. You can drive your vehicle on it too
Crystal beach is the opposite of chill.
Parents have a place there so we go very often. Can confirm, opposite of chill
So glad someone else said this. I grew up going to that beach. Can't ever imagine recommending it to someone.