US Southwest Padre Island National Seashore

[DarnellC]

Work permitting I should be there =)

 

[roots66]

Thought I'd add a little info about driving the beach for those who haven't been before.

Driving Down Island - Padre Island National Seashore (U.S. National Park Service)

www.nps.gov

 

[Raw Xpedition]

I don't think we are going to be able to make it.. sad face

 

[Mean Green 2018]

@Roots66 I plan on caravanning down with you from Georgetown...looking forward to this adventure

 

[roots66]

@Roots66 I plan on caravanning down with you from Georgetown...looking forward to this adventure

Thanks John. Nice to see you on the board.

 

[bowdy85]

Anyone bringing kiddos? Thinking about bringing my 11 year old but I know he will get bored without other kids there.

 

[Dice9309]

Depending on work I'm in.
Driving down from Houston.

 

[roots66]

Anyone bringing kiddos? Thinking about bringing my 11 year old but I know he will get bored without other kids there.

Last time we went with our two youngest (both teens at the time), they enjoyed the beach and playing in the water, but did get bored with the long drive. This time will be kid free for us.

 

[Anazlu]

Me and my wife are in. We are going to be down on the 10th. We both work on the 9th and can't get off. But we are coming in from the College Station area. And won't be there until early Saturday or noon Saturday. Depending on when we leave


We will be bringing our little dog to see how he handles it.

This will be a good practice trip we are planning this exact trip just longer in May.

 

[roots66]

Me and my wife are in. We are going to be down on the 10th. We both work on the 9th and can't get off. But we are coming in from the College Station area. And won't be there until early Saturday or noon Saturday. Depending on when we leave


We will be bringing our little dog to see how he handles it.

This will be a good practice trip we are planning this exact trip just longer in May.

Not sure what time Sat morning we will be making our way down the island. Keep an eye out for a red Colorado. I will also have the small OB flag attached to a pole on the rear basket.

 

[Anazlu]

Me and my wife are in. We are going to be down on the 10th. We both work on the 9th and can't get off. But we are coming in from the College Station area. And won't be there until early Saturday or noon Saturday. Depending on when we leave

We will be bringing our little dog to see how he handles it.

This will be a good practice trip we are planning this exact trip just longer in May.

Me and my wife are in. We are going to be down on the 10th. We both work on the 9th and can't get off. But we are coming in from the College Station area. And won't be there until early Saturday or noon Saturday. Depending on when we leave


We will be bringing our little dog to see how he handles it.

This will be a good practice trip we are planning this exact trip just longer in May.

Not sure what time Sat morning we will be making our way down the island. Keep an eye out for a red Colorado. I will also have the small OB flag attached to a pole on the rear basket.

Yes as we get closer I'll message and try to see where everyone is.

 

[roots66]

Yes as we get closer I'll message and try to see where everyone is.

Just FYI for everyone, there is zero cell service on the island. I will have my GMRS set to channel 16 (freq 462.575) for those who have them.

 

[Anazlu]

Just FYI for everyone, there is zero cell service on the island. I will have my GMRS set to channel 16 (freq 462.575) for those who have them.

Yes I knew that. I have a hand held GMRS Radio. I've posted under the communication threads. I'm hoping to have a Rig Radio before this trip.

 

[Sudingusnavy]

I could possibly meet up with yall before you head down beach.

 

[Anazlu]

I could possibly meet up with yall before you head down beach.

Ok. I'll be able to give a better idea on when we will be getting to the beach a few days before hand.

I'm also working on getting a GMRS radio so I can do call outs and try to find the group

 

[bowdy85]

Burn bans have been popping up in the area, so it will be something to watch as we get closer.

Currently no burn ban is in place on the island.

 

[roots66]

Burn bans have been popping up in the area, so it will be something to watch as we get closer.

Currently no burn ban is in place on the island.

Good to know.
We'll be using a rocket stove to cook, so no real open fire here.

 

[bowdy85]

Currently, there is work going on at the far south end of the island, and we may not able to go past mile 59(Mansfield Cut and jetties). I am not sure about the timetable for them to wrap things up, but they have been working on it for the past few months. Beach access is unrestricted to that point though. Looking forward to my first rally!

Update: Scheduled to end work in March.

Alerts & Conditions - Padre Island National Seashore (U.S. National Park Service)

www.nps.gov

Update: all work on the south end of the island has been completed and equipment has been removed. The area is now back open for public use.

 

[roots66]

Weather and tides look good.

Corpus Christi, TX Weather Calendar | Weather Underground

 

[roots66]

Fun fact: I just heard that after Hurricane Hanna (July 2020), the beach is now about 20-30 yards wider.