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Grasslands Nature Trail

Padre Island National Seashore

  • 30 - 60 minutes
  • 12 tour stops

This 0.75-mile (1.2 km) loop trail takes hikers through one of the last intact coastal prairie ecosystems in the United States and is fully paved to accommodate all visitors. Several benches with limited shade are located throughout the trail. Throughout the trail, numbered posts correspond to the tour stops on the NPS App that offers insight to the native plants growing in the grasslands.

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