Camping on the beach at Padre Island

Good trick to get out of the sand.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pv507kqSruc

Here is a few Class A at Pismo Beach Ca.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fzCd0bGs1M

Kidoo wrote:

bob_nestor wrote:

barmcd wrote:
I don't know that I'd take something that heavy out on that sand. I've never seen a class A out there at the National Seashore. It's a pretty expensive tow is you get stuck.

There are 18-wheelers that travel the first couple of miles down the beach every day servicing the oil wells out there.

Ok, so the road must be pretty hard, sounds good. I do not plan to stay very long so the salt would not be a problem. I would wash it out right after.

The main part of the beach is actually considered a Texas State Hiway and it can be easily driven with any street legal vehicle for the first 5 miles or so. In fact, being a State Hiway it is technically illegal to operate a non-street legal vehicle on it. The sides closest to the roadway are packed pretty solid, but the closer up to the dunes you get the softer the sand gets. But over the years that I've been going down there I've seen lots of RVs, trailers, tents, etc camped near the dunes. And if you do get stuck there's almost always someone coming by that will lend a hand to get you out. A lot of locals run down there to surf fish and many of them have 4wd vehicles and they're typical friendly Texans.

I'd suggest stopping at the end of the pavement (there's a parking lot there and restrooms), and walking down the beach a way first to get a lay of the land before venturing out on the beach hiway.

Kayteg1 wrote:
Per my experience salty breeze is worse than sand on the beach.
We had car park couple miles from the sea and after 2 years had holes in the hood.
I spend weeks on Mexican sand and did not see any alarming corrosion.
My Prevost has SS siding, but still lot of black steel under.
There is sand and sand. The one on the picture right side is kind of wet and hold my 15 tons coach just fine, but I would not dare to drive on yellow sand close to the water.
But than, Mexicans drove their 2WD cars on it every day.

Nice place, I wanna go! Mexico will probably be my next travel destination

Per my experience salty breeze is worse than sand on the beach.
We had car park couple miles from the sea and after 2 years had holes in the hood.
I spend weeks on Mexican sand and did not see any alarming corrosion.
My Prevost has SS siding, but still lot of black steel under.
There is sand and sand. The one on the picture right side is kind of wet and hold my 15 tons coach just fine, but I would not dare to drive on yellow sand close to the water.
But than, Mexicans drove their 2WD cars on it every day.

bob_nestor wrote:

barmcd wrote:
I don't know that I'd take something that heavy out on that sand. I've never seen a class A out there at the National Seashore. It's a pretty expensive tow is you get stuck.

There are 18-wheelers that travel the first couple of miles down the beach every day servicing the oil wells out there.

Ok, so the road must be pretty hard, sounds good. I do not plan to stay very long so the salt would not be a problem. I would wash it out right after.

barmcd wrote:
I don't know that I'd take something that heavy out on that sand. I've never seen a class A out there at the National Seashore. It's a pretty expensive tow is you get stuck.

There are 18-wheelers that travel the first couple of miles down the beach every day servicing the oil wells out there.

Thanks for all your info.. I think I would go and check it out first. I know the sand beach is hard in some area but I don't think I would venture if I do not see any other MH.

I don't know that I'd take something that heavy out on that sand. I've never seen a class A out there at the National Seashore. It's a pretty expensive tow is you get stuck.

It really depends on your risk level or your experience level with beach camping. I stayed at the govt camp ground 4 or 5 days 3 years ago for $4/night with the senior pass. I saw quite a few 5th wheels and Class A's camping along the beach north and south of the CG for free. We drove our tow car 7 miles south along the beach and the sand was hard packed and the tires did not sink in. It looked like fun to camp and fish right on the shore line. I figured for $4/night why get myself stuck not knowing what I was doing. If you are going to stay for a while and fish it may be worth talking to someone that does it all the time.