South Padre Island

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South Padre Island is a small resort town on the southern tip of Padre Island. It lies in Cameron County in south Texas, close to the border with Mexico. It is a popular spring break destination for college students.

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Understand

Incorporated in 1973, it lies just across Laguna Madre, the bay separating island from mainland.

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Get in

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By plane

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By train

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By car

Access via free causeway on Texas 100.

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By bus

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By boat

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Get around

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See

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Do

South Padre is known for its water sports, including jet skiing; bay, surf, and deep-sea fishing; parasailing, sailing, dolphin cruise, and windsurfing. Other island activities include bicycling, tennis, shelling, and horseback riding on the beach. The popular Laguna Madre Nature Trail for nature enthusiasts and bird-watchers is north of the city next to the convention center.

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Learn

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Work

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Buy

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Eat

Restaurants feature fresh seafood harvested daily from the Gulf.

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Drink

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Sleep

Visitors find wide range of accommodations from campgrounds and family motels to high-rise luxury hotels and condo rentals, marinas and seaside cottages.

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Budget

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Mid-range

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Splurge

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Contact

The South Padre Island Visitors Center provides detailed information about accommodations, activities and events related to boating, sailing, fishing, and seashore recreation. Open Mon. - Fri. 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Sat., Sun. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. a half-mile north of the causeway at 600 Padre Blvd. Telephone 956/761-6433, or 1-800-SOPADRE (767-2373) U.S. and Canada.

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