For unknown reasons, many of those applications place the park's physical address miles away from its actual location. Planning on putting our park address into a smart phone app or GPS? It most likely will NOT bring you to the park. We are located at the end of Park Road 22, at the northern end of Padre Island in Corpus Christi, Texas. This website and information is about Padre Island National Seashore, the national park. An artificial waterway, Mansfield Channel, cuts through Padre Island at the southern end of the national park.The only way to drive from North Padre Island to South Padre Island is by driving inland, down Highway 77, and back out to the south end of the island –a driving trip of 3-4 hours. It is not possible to drive from the park, located on North Padre Island, directly south to South Padre Island. The two destinations are at opposite ends of the long, barrier island named Padre Island and are about 100 miles apart. South Padre Island is a resort community located near Brownsville with numerous hotels, clubs, and souvenir shops. Padre Island National Seashore is a national park located just outside of Corpus Christi that includes about 70 miles of undeveloped beaches and natural habitat. Sometimes Padre Island National Seashore is confused with South Padre Island, but the two are very different destinations.

Padre Island National Seashore and South Padre Island are two different places located over 100 miles apart.

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