• Aerial View of Padre Island National Seashore

    Padre Island

    National Seashore Texas

Operating Hours & Seasons

Operating Hours & Seasons

The park is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Malaquite Visitor Center is open daily, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., throughout the year. The visitor center is closed on December 25th, Christmas Day.
 

Did You Know?

The National Park Service arrowhead contains a white buffalo, an animal sacred to many native Americans.

Although Padre Nicolas Balli established the first permanent settlement on the island, the island was previously owned by his father and his grandfather, who obtained the original grant from the Spanish crown. More...