Because of its small size, South Padre Island is often grouped with other towns along the Gulf Coast of Texas, such as Port Isabel and Brownsville, both of which make great daytrips. The town of ...

a boardwalk that runs from the South Padre Island Convention Centre out to the Laguna Madre wetlands. This is also a major spot for bird-watching: Throughout the year, more than 300 species of ...

South Padre Island has the largest, most consistent, and best shaped waves on the coast of Texas thanks to its much shorter and deeper continental shelf. Picking almost all swell directions ...