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1 posted on 10/04/2022 6:08:06 AM PDT by US Navy Vet
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Galveston, Corpus Christi, and South Padre Island.


2 posted on 10/04/2022 6:09:27 AM PDT by ShadowAce (Linux - The Ultimate Windows Service Pack )
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South Padre would be the best. Port Aransas next best.


3 posted on 10/04/2022 6:10:23 AM PDT by comps4spice (Show me the incentives and I'll show you the outcomes --Charlie Munger)
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padre island and corpus .... Galveston?..... yeah not so much.


4 posted on 10/04/2022 6:11:47 AM PDT by Still a Patriot
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Corpus Christi, and South Padre Island.


5 posted on 10/04/2022 6:13:36 AM PDT by mabarker1 ( (Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!! A fraud, a hypocrite, a liar. I'm a member of Congress !7)
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South Padre Island is the only nice beach in Texas. The rest of the beaches have a lot of seaweed and brown water.
6 posted on 10/04/2022 6:21:33 AM PDT by thegagline (Sic semper tyrannis )
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Keep driving, until you get to Destin, FL’s sugar white sand beach.

Unfortunately, Texas does not have pretty beaches, being on the dirty side of the Gulf.

Avoid Galveston, whatever you do.


7 posted on 10/04/2022 6:24:43 AM PDT by Jane Long (What we were told was a “conspiracy theory” in 2020 is now fact. 🙏🏻 Ps 33:12)
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If you have 4WD, try north padre island, all primitive, no electricity but beautiful blue water, great place to camp but you have to bring everything with you.


9 posted on 10/04/2022 6:29:08 AM PDT by eastforker (All in, I'm all Trump,what you got!)
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Don’t expect a lot of white sand.
Sand is more brownish.


10 posted on 10/04/2022 6:32:03 AM PDT by deport
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Port Aransas has the best sand. Galveston is huge, but hard as concrete in places. Some pretty cool attractions in the city though. Corpus Christi’s beach seems more like broken shells than sand. South Padre Island used to be the place to go, but, IMO, it’s gone downhill over the years ... and it’s a very long drive to get there.


13 posted on 10/04/2022 6:35:46 AM PDT by al_c (Democrats: Party over Common Sense)
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You are about to find out how big Texas is if you try to drive to south padre island


15 posted on 10/04/2022 6:38:00 AM PDT by BereanBrain
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I’ve never been to South Padre Island, but I’ve heard its top notch.


16 posted on 10/04/2022 6:38:49 AM PDT by july4thfreedomfoundation (Disband and Defund the putrid FBI. America does not need an out of control Gestapo)
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South Padre Island.


20 posted on 10/04/2022 6:48:52 AM PDT by Semper Vigilantis (I have a BS degree in Austrian from the Obama Language Institute. Where's my $20K?)
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Dad lives on South Padre Island, and my cousin lives close to Destin. We always go to my cousin’s for a beach vacation. Never understood the appeal of SPI beaches. Navarre Beach, Ft. Walton Beach, and Pensacola Beach are all great alternatives to Destin without as many tourists.


24 posted on 10/04/2022 7:05:17 AM PDT by gop4lyf (Gay marriage is neither. Democrats are the party of sore losers and pedophiles.)
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For the actual beach, South Padre or Port Aransas, Corpus Christi would be third.

For historic purposes, and some beach experience, go to Galveston, see The Strand and visit some historic homes open to the public, but for the beach, go to the midwest part of the island (west of Galveston City) and there are some pretty nice/decent beaches. If you go to the beach along Seawall Blvd, in Galveston, it is AWFUL!


26 posted on 10/04/2022 7:08:05 AM PDT by ExTxMarine (Diversity is necessary; diverse points of views will not be tolerated.)
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Padre Island. North or South. I’d recommend South Padre Island.


31 posted on 10/04/2022 7:49:38 AM PDT by 38special (I should've said something earlier)
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Go to Victoria.


32 posted on 10/04/2022 7:53:54 AM PDT by Agatsu77
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Moved to Texas almost 40 years ago from the west coast. I love Texas, but I cannot recommend its beaches with the possible exception of S. Padre.
33 posted on 10/04/2022 8:13:00 AM PDT by TexasKamaAina (The time is out of joint. - Hamlet)
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We prefer Port Aransas and Rockport. South Padre is pretty but really a long drive.

In September the kids are back in school and it is usually before the snowbirds arrive. You can walk for miles on the beach in Port Aransas. It’s close to Corpus if you want a city landing.

Rockport and Port A are also not far from San Antonio and the hill country (Boerne, Kerrville and Fredericksburg).

We’re friendly but carry...haaa!


37 posted on 10/04/2022 10:33:16 AM PDT by YouGoTexasGirl ( )
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The closer you get to the Mexican border the better. Galveston beach is about a 4 (scale of 1-10). If you plan to dig in the sand just don’t in Galveston. About 3 inches down and it is sludgy and greasy.


38 posted on 10/04/2022 11:07:34 AM PDT by rfreedom4u ("You may all go to hell and I will go to Texas")
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If it’s a white beach that you want, try White Sands National Monument, just a few miles west of El Paso.

No water, but miles of white beach…lol

39 posted on 10/04/2022 11:22:41 AM PDT by Night Hides Not (Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Gonzales! Come and Take It!)
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