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Padre Island National SeashoreAn aerial view of the beaches taken probably in the 70s or 80s.
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Padre Island National Seashore
Pets
 
Pets are permitted, but must be on a leash.   Pets are permitted throughout the park, except for the Malaquite Visitor Center's deck and in the picnic shelter area on the beach directly in front of the Visitor Center.  However, guide dogs are exempt from this rule and are permitted throughout the park.
 
A pet lion that showed up one day in the 1970s
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This unusual pet showed up in the park riding with his owner one day in the 1970s.
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Did You Know?
The Laguna Madre is one of only six lagoons in the world termed "hypersaline" (i.e. saltier than the ocean)?
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Last Updated: December 23, 2006 at 21:17 EST