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    Padre Island

    National Seashore Texas

Bookstore

Malaquite Visitor Center bookstore

The Malaquite Visitor Center bookstore is operated by Western National Parks Association.

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At the Malaquite Visitor Center, the Western National Parks Association operates a small bookstore carrying postcards, magnets, posters, bookmarks, and a wide variety of books on local history, birds, sea turtles, other local wildlife, and much more. The bookstore is co-located with the park museum and information desk.

Please note that School teachers are eligible for a 20% discount at the Malaquite Beach bookstore.

For more information contact the Malaquite Visitor Center at (361) 949-8068 or e-mail us.

Please follow this link to the WNPA website.

Did You Know?

A Kemp's ridley returns to the Gulf with a radio transmitter so that her travels outside of nesting season can be tracked.

Kemp's ridley sea turtles are both the smallest and the most endangered sea turtles in the world.  Padre Island National Seashore is one of only a few places in the world where Kemp's ridley sea turtles come to nest. More...