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Padre Island National Seashore
Plan Your Visit
 
Malaquite Visitor Center in November, 2002
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Wildflowers in bloom in front of the Malaquite Visitor Center.

Thank you for choosing to visit Padre Island National Seashore. Here, you will be able to get away from every day life, relax, and get back to nature.

 

 

 

To help improve your stay by planning your visit, follow the links above to learn about what you need to consider when traveling to the National Seashore, and what you might like to do or experience while you are visiting.

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Traveling Down Island
Learn how to prepare for traveling in the park's four wheel driving area.
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Camp
Camping
Click here to learn about the park's different camp areas.
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Beach wheelchairs are available for loan, but must be returned by the Visitor Center's closing time.  

Did You Know?
Padre Island National Seashore has one wheelchair designed for use on loose sand available for loan at no charge? Users must leave a driver's license or their personal wheelchair at the information desk while the beach wheelchair is on loan.
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Last Updated: March 09, 2009 at 18:01 EST