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Making America's Best Idea Even Better
Padre Island National SeashoreHatchlings are about two inches in length, more or less, depending on their species.
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Padre Island National Seashore
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.
 
The National Park Service arrowhead contains a white buffalo, an animal sacred to many native Americans.  

Did You Know?
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.
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Last Updated: March 26, 2009 at 16:25 EST