South Padre Island is on the world's longest barrier island. It is surrounded by the Gulf of Mexico to the east, and Laguna Madre to the west. The beaches are some of the cleanest and most beautiful in Texas.

South Padre  Island is an active resort town destination with something for the entire family.

Warm tropical temperatures are standard year-round, with the constant breezes making the 90°F summer temperatures very pleasant.

Water recreation includes swimming in the Gulf of Mexico, wind surfing, parasailing, riding jet skis or wave runners, boating, and more.

You can charter a boat and go deep-sea fishing for red snapper, grouper, shark, trigger fish, amberjack, beeliners, ling, dorado, mackerel, bonito, and more.

Other recreation includes golf, bicycling, roller blading, bird watching, and horseback riding. Dune buggy rentals are available.

South Padre Island also has a water park, a place to bungee jump, and gaming boats.

The island is just 25 miles from Brownsville International Airport, and it is easily accessed from the mainland at Port Isabel by the Queen Isabella Causeway.

In Progreso, a small tourist-friendly Mexican border town just 40 minutes away, you can walk the streets and search its shops and sidewalks for wonderful bargains.