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Padre Island National SeashoreSunrise over the Gulf of Mexico
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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.
 
White-tailed buck (odocoileus virginianus)  

Did You Know?
The white-tailed deer on the island are not considered the island's largest native mammal, because they are believed to come across the Laguna Madre from the mainland? Coyotes are considered the island's largest native mammal.
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Last Updated: March 26, 2009 at 16:25 EST