5 Reasons To Visit South Padre Island

1. Experience the Island Life in Texas

Texas is one of the last places you’d expect to book your next beach getaway but the barrier island of South Padre Island, more notable for its spring break bashes, has some of the best waters and beaches around. With only a slight difference in latitude from Nssau, Bahamas the average temperature in the winter months is around 70 degrees. Talk about a tropical paradise.

2. Water Sports Galore

Surrounded by water, the island provides the perfect setting for a multitude of water sports. These include but are not limited to wind surfing, stand up paddle boards, parasailing, jet skis, flyboarding, and closest to our hearts, kitesurfing. While kitesurfing generally refers to kiting in the surf, the bay side of the island provides shallow calm waters, perfect for downwinders, beginners or perfecting that front roll you've been working on.

3. Here fishy fishy...

Look no further to experience the best fishing that the Gulf of Mexico has to offer with deep sea fishing, bay fishing and pier fishing. You can book a charter with a guide or cast out right from the beach. Speckled trout, flounder, black drum, redfish, tarpon, red snapper, mahi mahi, amberjack, and blue marlin are just a few types of fish commonly caught here in South Padre.

4. Recreation Outside of the Water

If your idea of vacation isn't ripping on a kiteboard or chartering out into the deep blue sea, there's plenty of other options to satisfy everyone. A short drive down the island to the
Adventure Park and you can find horseback riding, ziplining, and even a relaxing massage. And if you’ve got the itch to see the whole island all at once, you can always head to Skydive South Padre Island .

5. Sea Turtles…. Enough said.

In 1977, Ila Fox Loetscher also known as “The Turtle Lady of South Padre” founded Sea Turtle Inc. to protect the local turtle species. Their mission is to rescue, rehabilitate, and release sea turtles, along with educating the public and assisting in conservation. And to boost your karma you can adopt a sea turtle ! Funds go to a range of efforts to protect and rehabilitate the sea
turtles.

5 Reasons To Visit South Padre Island

1. Experience the Island Life in Texas

2. Water Sports Galore

3. Here fishy fishy...

4. Recreation Outside of the Water

5. Sea Turtles…. Enough said.

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