To get to the free beach go north on the islands main road (towards Galveston), go past all the houses and beach access signs in town. After the houses end on both sides (less then a mile north) there is a dark blue sign with white writing "Public Beach access 1". Turn right there and the beach is about a quarter mile straight in fron... more

Free on the beach. Very awesome. Free area is in Rockport section 5 miles north of Surfside Beach (which doesn't have overnight camping). Just go past areas that are posted for $12 annual Surfside Beach annual pass.

Stayed one night on the beach and stared at the stars. How can it get any better.

We pulled into the beach access just east of Seaside. There is another access about 5 miles east of Seaside. The beach was hard packed sand with lots of room. There are trash cans all along the beach and it is fairly clean. We had thunderstorms this morning with hard rain and the sand the remained firm. I asked locals and they... more

Beautiful location, right on the beach for FREE. Just north of Surfside, Texas is Brazoria County Beach. At first we were a little confused of where we could park/camp. If you enter the north Surfside beach access road and go north on the beach. You will go past several posts in the middle of the beach with reflectors, that's th... more

I camped one night here in a tent. Some of the advice I'm giving is my own while some comes from other campers and locals I talked to. I would have stayed longer but had to go to an appointment. I still need to verify this on a map, but was told this beach sits on the Gulf of Mexico. (Some Texas beaches sit on the edge of a bay, verses... more

This place is beautiful. The pristine beach is wide and the sand is dense enough to easily drive on (for a 33 ft class A). It's incredibly clean and it's obvious the locals take a lot of pride in keeping it well maintained. We don't know how the swimming is because it's a little chilly. But based on wading in up to ankles, it's war... more