Padre Balli Park

My wife and I went in the morning and we were a little surprised at how crowded it was. Lots of surfers as the waves were pretty decent. We didn’t stay all that long because we were looking for a quieter place.

My favorite place to go when I come to corpus. This is my Hawaii!! Growing up this was where we went to get away. Could never afford a tropical vacation, but we definitely could come to the beach. And we do religiously. This is probably my 4th time in the past 4 weeks lol. The atmosphere is amazing, cool people, warm water and fun all day. If you want to enjoy the beach life and are close to corpus christi this is definitely the beach you want to come to.

We love camping here. It's always clean and safe. My children actually say they can go to school from here if we move to the camp site 😂😂😂😂. The staff is very humble and very nice.

This was our first time here at Padre Balli Park. It was nice and clean. There weren't too many campers so they had slots open. We were less than 5min. walking distance to the beach. The water was brown on the first day and very windy. The second and third days were very nice 87°F for the high and humidity was low. So very comfortable weather. The water started returning to it natural color and by Wednesday it was there. We went fishing and caught a few fish and released them back. The bath/shower house was clean and the laundry room was in working order. I wish they had more washer & dryers. The price for the premium sites are very reasonable. They do offer tent camping and have electricity to most spots. I would recommend getting a beach parking pass from the office at about $14.00 so you can drive on the beach ⛱️ and set up for the day. The pass is good for 1yr. It was really nice and we look forward to heading back there before the year end.

This is simply one of the cleanest waters this side of Texas compared to Galveston or Corpus Christi. Not a lot of establishments around the beach area save for ample charging outlets for RV's, which require a parking permit. Bring your own refreshments/food or you'll starve or dehydrate. Most other places, other than being free from entrance fees, one can simply park off-roaders (or an AWD) along the shore which, IMHO, is the reason I'll keep coming back here. Once on the beach, there are lifeguard chairs and a public restroom. By the way, one cannot see the beach from the main road or the access roads because of the elevated sand mound.

The whole stretch of this beach is maintained mostly by mother nature so please pick up trash you see along the shores. There are plenty of dried kelp/seaweeds washed ashore which (my wife and I discovered) is very useful to get the bits and pieces of tar sticking to your feet (not too many but i guess this was from the huge oil spill from way back). Also, the place have plenty of small wildlife scattered along the shore: shellfish, hermit crabs, birds, and a few which I will not presume to know the name of. I believe the further one goes south, the better chance of seeing turtle hatchlings. Make the most out of this. With the emergence of developments in and around the area, this is not going to remain pristine for long.