Padre Island National Seashore Travel Planner

Getting to the Park:

Padre Island National Seashore is located southeast of the city of Corpus Christi, Texas, on North Padre Island. Visitors to Corpus Christi should head east through the city on South Padre Island Drive (Highway 358). After crossing the JFK Causeway and the bridge onto Padre Island, continue about 10 miles south on Park Road 22. The physical address for the Malaquite Visitor Center is 20402 Park Road 22, Corpus Christi, TX 78418. The nearest major airport is Corpus Christi International Airport. It is approximately 43 miles away. 

There is no regularly scheduled public or commercial transportation to the park and no public or commercial transportation within the park.

Padre Island National Seashore has 65.5 miles of Gulf beach. Of this, 4.5 miles (Malaquite Beach) are closed to vehicular traffic, 6 miles (North and South Beaches) are open to two-wheel drive vehicles, and the remaining 55 miles (Big Shell and Little Shell Beaches) are open only to four-wheel drive vehicles. The four-wheel drive area begins at the end of South Beach near the 5-mile marker.  

map courtesy of the National Park Service

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