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Discover the beauty of Boca Chica, South Padre Island
Attend a festival on Galveston Island East Beach
Stroll through the bird sanctuary at Rockport Beach
Fish on the Horace Caldwell Pier at IB Magee Beach
Take the kids to Magnolia Beach
Enjoy great bird watching at Matagorda Bay Nature Park
Take a day trip to Mustang Island
Tour Padre Island National Seashore
Attend the sand castle building competition on Port Aransas Beach
Find colorful shells on High Island
See the wildlife sanctuary on San Jose Island
Relax on South Packery Channel Beach
Go for a stroll on Surfside Beach
See the large dunes on Whitecap Beach
See the attractions near North Beach
- Texas has a huge variety of beaches, most long and hard-packed with fine white sand, on the mainland and on the barrier islands.
- There are great party beaches such as Galveston Island East Beach and quiet deserted ones like Boca Chica on South Padre Island where people go for solitude, romance, and to enjoy unspoiled nature.
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