THE 10 BEST South Padre Island Accommodation

From South Padre Island, Texas to the world, Sea Turtle Inc. protects sea turtles through conservation, medical care, applied research, and education. We are open Tuesday- Sunday.

The mission of the SPIBNCAS is to educate the public about the birds of South Padre Island and the Laguna Madre Coastal area, with an emphasis on conservation and environmental awareness. Our primary goal is to provide an excellent, one-of-a-kind birding opportunity coupled with interpretive tours on site and educational opportunities to learn about the flora and fauna of South Padre Island. The South Padre Island Birding, Nature Center & Alligator Sanctuary is a non-profit organization and all money received from fundraising events, entry fees, donations and sales are used for the sole intention of furthering our mission of education and conservation. Come by and visit with the staff and volunteers working here. You’ll witness the wonderful splendor of nature, what it has to offer, and leave our facility feeling positive and amazed!

This 1,500-foot boardwalk crosses four acres of marshland, where bird watchers can spot many coastal and migratory birds and numerous others tempted by the berries on the fiddlewood bushes along the trail

Hikers and bird watchers will love the park's Laguna Madre Nature Trail, while windsurfers head for the bay side. The park also has playgrounds and picnic pavilions.

Roller Coaster Go-Karts (Single and Double Karts), Skycoaster, Reverse Bungee, 18 Hole Miniature Golf Course, Kiddie Go Karts, Trampoline Ride, Climbing Wall and Arcade. Open nightly at 7:00 P.M. from March through August. Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 7:00 September through February (weather permitting).

The Whaling Wall is part of artist Wyland’s contribution to walls around the country. The Whaling Wall is featured at the South Padre Island Convention Centre and it’s located on the north end of the Island, approximately four miles north of the causeway. The title of Wyland’s Whaling Wall #53 is “Orcas off the Gulf of Mexico”. This magnificent mural takes up three sides of the convention center’s walls. Wyland’s purpose in painting these murals is to raise awareness to the dangers that these marine mammals face. Robert Wyland the artist was born in Detroit in the mid 1950’s. He has become famous painting enormous outdoor murals of marine life on buildings throughout the nation.

This one-acre park and fishing pier was once the Queen Isalbella Causeway.