Padre Island Area

"On The Beach" RV park seemed a bit tight but it is indeed right on the beach. I think Magee (a Nueces County park) would be a better bet if you want to get within an easy walk to the water. The park has water and electric hookups with a dump station. You can also camp with no hookups right on the beach. The gulf water can be murky and brownish or greenish-blue. It's pretty much an easy hard sand drive along the beach as far south as you'd care to go. The salt is definitely hard on a rig and for my money I'd stay more inland. It's a short drive and a ferry ride to access PA from Aransas Pass, where there are several good parks. Rockport is a bit farther away but there are nice parks there as well. We usually load up the toad with a day's worth of reading, food, and beverages, and pitch camp for the day on the beach south of PA. Being able to drive on the beach puts a new spin on what you can take and where you can easily get to. Definitely check out the Port A Beach Lodge for a cold one, and get over to Refugio for one of their country opry shows.