Brazoria Beach Dispersed Camping

Excellent beach with water warm enough to swim in March and soft sand under your feet. The location has a vacation vibe with beach houses all around. The beach filled up during the day (spring break week) but there were only a few campers at night. There was even an icecream truck driving the beach several times throughout the day. We read some reviews about bad mosquitoes but we never saw one bug. It’s amazing that camping is allowed right on the beach and it’s free. There are trash cans too. AT&T worked fine for us. We will definitely make a point of returning here in the future.

We got at the campsite just before sunset and it was amazing! Beautiful scenery and not very many people, but it could be because we went during the off season. We weren't bothered. Just make sure you are out of the city limits. Turn left at the red light after the bridge. Look for the "Freeport City Limits" sign. We entered access 2 but I believe there are 5 different ones to use. A lot cleaner and nicer than Galveston!

Just note, the mosquitoes were no joke so be sure to bring something for those!

Beautiful beach with lots of space between the dunes and tide to park the rv. We talked to some locals, there was no concern about the tide. The sand was hard. We parked up near the dunes. Enter at Access Road #1. There will also be a large Brazoria Beach sign at this beach entry. See photos. There was a few other rv’ers, vans and big rigs, but lots of room. No permit required. Felt safe, this area is quite isolated, just a lot of local fishers. We stayed one night and the local Sheriff cruised the beach in the morning and came to say hello and see where we were from. Beautiful sunny morning for coffee time and shell picking.

Fairly peaceful in the offseason. Easy to get to. Not crowded. Have some bars of signal, especially with a booster.

NOTE: where the pin is for this is NOT free camping but within Surfside city limits. You CANNOT stay overnight within surfside city limits. Access the beach from the coordinates at seagull avenue. Turn left. Keep going until you pass the signs saying “Surfside city limits”. Otherwise you WILL get the knock like I did, even in off season. Patrolled regularly, although the police were very polite even at 0100.

I stayed overnight without a permit. Will likely pick up one the next day to continue my stay as I arrived late.

It was our first time to camp there with our RV. Nice place and clean beach. The water appears to be cleaner than Galveston or Cristal Beach. The view was magical. Make sure to have the beach permit, which could be purchased at the local stores for $13( food mart or gas station, etc). Also, make sure you camp outside the city limit; otherwise, the police will knock on your door ;). Safe place!

Amazing place to camp for free, the whole family had a great time and this was our first experience of free camping. The problems were mosquitoes and somebody shooting a gun at approximately 4am.. there were about 6 or 7 shots.. sounded like it was trying to kill something (or someone. lol) Pretty creepy when you are laying in a tent with your family to hear shooting. You going to crawl out of the tent with a flashlight to see what's going on? Now we are rethinking the tent and considering a travel trailer. :)

We've camped here many times. The sunrises are amazing and post card worthy. Depending on the tides and the direction of the wind, the beaches can be wide or not so wide. Pay attention to the weather. SE winds and high tides will push the water onto the beach. If you're lucky enough to arrive right after a cool front with a northerly wind, the surf will lay down and the beach will be very very wide.

Overall our experiences here have been great. We try to arrive on a Sunday afternoon to find the typical crowds that you would expect. And as expected, the crowds leave as the weekend ends and we have the beach to ourselves. It's amazing.

During the week (off season), the beach is deserted. In the afternoons the locals wander out to enjoy this amazing resource as they should. Even then no one was parked within a 1/2 mile of our campsite. We enjoyed the sun and the waves, exchanging pleasantries with the folks as they drove by.

Yes the mosquitos come out at dawn and dusk for a couple of hours. Moreso at dusk. There isn't enough bug spray to win that battle... go inside if you can.