Malaquite Beach Campground
The campground at Malaquite Beach is a great location to enjoy camping in the
dunes along the Gulf of Mexico. Camping at Malaquite has limited amenities. Only
toilets, fresh water rinse showers and picnic tables are provided. There are 50
designated sites (8 sites are for tent camping only, 26 are for tent or RV
camping, and 16 are for RV's only). There are no hook-ups. However there is a
gray water dump station and potable water filling station prior to entering the
campground. Generators can not be run after 10 p.m. which can make July and
August summer evenings a little warm. No reservations are taken for camping at
Malaquite Beach but the campground is rarely full. During fall, winter, and
spring usually less than half the sites are occupied. Camping permits can be
obtained in the campground from campground host, the entrance station or at the
Malaquite Visitor Center a 1/2 mile south of the campground.
Located in front of the Malaquite campground is a beach that is closed to
vehicular traffic. The beach is about 4 1/2 miles long. The closed beach
runs from the southern end of North Beach past the Malaquite Visitors Center (Malaquite
Beach) to the northern tip of South Beach.
Please enjoy the photo gallery:
The beaches along the Malaquite Beach Campground are ideal for enjoying the
Padre Island National Seashore
at it's best. Staying in the dunes on Padre Island one can easily relax into
a sub-tropical trance as the crashing waves and coastal breezes let time
slip away. The Malaquite Beach campground provides campers with beach access
just steps away. The views of the Gulf of Mexico are dramatic and peaceful.
Visitors can be sure they will have an opportunity to see the wildlife of
Padre Island. Gulf of Mexico fishing is available in the surf. Kayaking
and wade fishing are easily accessed at the
Bird Island Basin
With a year round tempature of 71 degrees just hanging out on the beach
reading is a pretty good activity when your On Padre Island!