Category: Texas

SandCastle Village is just off Padre Boulevard on the Laguna Madre side of South Padre Island, Texas, on West Ling Street.

There are plenty of shops, restaurants and hotels along Padre Boulevard – the main thoroughfare running north and south through the island.

There are popular waterfront bars on the Laguna Madre side of the island.

South Padre Island is a barrier island on Texas’ lower coast of the Gulf of Mexico.

The gulf side of the island is lined with hotels and condos that face the wide beach and the waves.

The dunes on the gulf side of South Padre Island are covered with the usual dark green beach vegetation. In late June, there are purple and white flowers to liven things up.

Brown pelicans are found all along Texas’ lower coast of the Gulf of Mexico.

You can see them at South Padre Island flying over the water or perched on poles in the Laguna Madre.

The Queen Isabella Causeway crosses the Laguna Madre from Port Isabel to South Padre Island along Texas’ lower coast of the Gulf of Mexico.

Texas Highway 100 East runs through Port Isabel to the Causeway and becomes Padre Boulevard on South Padre Island.