Written by melissabowman on April 24, 2006
- For about 25 years college BSM's (Baptist Student Ministries) have traveled from all over Texas to come to Padre Island for the week and share the gospel with other people. These students come and stay...
Written by ilovecats on October 22, 2004
- I've been to Schlitterbahn at South Padre Island once. I enjoyed it! If you have ever been to the original park in New Braunfels, Texas, you will be very familiar with the fact...
Written by KristinaM on September 24, 2003
- South Padre Island is at the far southern tip of Texas. It is a barrier island, and as such is simply a large stripe of sand separated from the mainland by an aquamarine blue bay....
Written by kstraveler on March 3, 2005
- We drove down to Port Mansfield to see if we might want to stay there next winter. It was a pretty day, and we enjoyed the drive. Port Mansfield is a sleepy little...
Written by kstraveler on March 3, 2005
- We drove over to Kingsville on two separate days in order to be able to see the parts of the ranch we wanted to see. We took the Historic Tour of King Ranch and...
Written by monik on February 16, 2004
- It wasn't the best as far as the weather was concerned, but it offered a sight that was breathtaking! My sister and I stayed at the Inverness resort where all units face the Gulf of...
Written by Mrs. J on October 26, 2000
- Matamoros, Mexico is just across the border from Brownsville, Texas--about 30 miles from South Padre Island. It would be sort of a shame to visit South Padre Island and not explore Matamoros. Although...
Written by Julie Hood on July 17, 2000
- If you are looking for a beach holiday, watersports and offshore fishing, South
Padre Island is an excellent destination.
Many offshore and bay fishing trips are available. Don't forget the dramamine
as the offshore boats go...
Written by kstraveler on March 3, 2005
- We loved every minute of the month we spent on South Padre Island. The weather was warm (we mostly wore shorts and short-sleeve shirts), the views were wonderful, and the people in the community...
Written by kstraveler on March 3, 2005
- We asked where to find citrus trees and found that there were citrus orchards less than 30 miles from South Padre Island. At the first opportunity, we drove over and bought some oranges and...
South Padre Island
Tourism and Travel Guide