Malaquite Campground
Padre Island National Seashore
Write a Review Park Rd 22 Corpus Christi, TX 78418 361-949-8068 Official WebsiteGPS: 27.4304, -97.296
Overview of Malaquite Campground
$14.00/night or $7.00/night with an Interagency Senior or Access Pass. This fee is in addition to the park entrance fee.
Last Price Paid: $7
Reported by kartdoug on 5/3/2024
Longest RV Reported: 36 feet (Class A)
Reported by Meander Here and There on 2/23/2019
Number of Sites 50
Pad Type asphalt
Elevation 0 ft / 0 m
Max Stay 14
Tent Camping Yes
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Q&A - Ask the Community about Malaquite Campground
To ask questions of the owner or manager please contact the campground directly. 361.949.8068
Phuong Tran asked on 7/5/2021
My friends and I are going to camp on this campground for 3 nights the weekend after next. Do we have to put $14 in t...
Joecarm asked on 10/7/2021
What is the likelihood that we will get a site this sunday 10/10 if we arrive around 2-3pm? Is the park busy this tim...
Reviews of Malaquite Campground 30 people have reviewed this location.
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Last reported 5/4/2023
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Last reported 5/24/2022
“Our second time was the best yet”
Reviewed 5/3/2024
| Nightly rate: | $7 |
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| Days stayed: | 8 |
| Site Number: | 18 |
| RV Length: | 27' (Fifth Wheel) |
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We intended to stay 5 nights but ended up 8 nights. Late April, early May seems to be the perfect time to visit. Unlike earlier in the season, we had the campground mostly to ourselves. The snowbirds have headed north and it still a bit cool for the summer crowds. For us it was perfect. This was our second visit and it won't be ... more
We intended to stay 5 nights but ended up 8 nights. Late April, early May seems to be the perfect time to visit. Unlike earlier in the season, we had the campground mostly to ourselves. The snowbirds have headed north and it still a bit cool for the summer crowds. For us it was perfect.
This was our second visit and it won't be our last. We like this part of the Texas gulf coast. We walked the beach every day and never got tired of it.
Cell coverage on this visit was none existent but we have a booster so we got a couple of usable bars but very slow data. Only .5mb up and down.
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kartdoug would stay here again
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“Wonderful Views In A Secluded Area”
Reviewed 4/16/2024
| Nightly rate: | $14 |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
| Site Number: | 26 |
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We arrived on a Wednesday around 2:30, and there were only a few spots left. We stayed 2 nights and it was full every day. Nice level parking lot with spacious spots that had plenty of room for our TT and pickup. Beach access was great. We didn’t use the bathrooms/showers, but they looked nice and clean. $14/night, no hookups but dump ... more
We arrived on a Wednesday around 2:30, and there were only a few spots left. We stayed 2 nights and it was full every day. Nice level parking lot with spacious spots that had plenty of room for our TT and pickup. Beach access was great. We didn’t use the bathrooms/showers, but they looked nice and clean. $14/night, no hookups but dump station and water are near the entrance. Would definitely stay here again!
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camper-849677 would stay here again
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“Very nice experience.”
Reviewed 5/4/2023
| Nightly rate: | $7 |
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| Days stayed: | 14 |
| Site Number: | 10 |
| RV Length: | 23' (Class C) |
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From the moment I pulled into my first space, 34, I had trouble with my batteries. It turned out my 7-year-old batteries had had it. The camp host, John and Kitty, helped me out and gave me power thru the night so my refrigerator would run and not spoil my food. The next day, John gave me directions to Interstates Batteries where I pur... more
From the moment I pulled into my first space, 34, I had trouble with my batteries. It turned out my 7-year-old batteries had had it. The camp host, John and Kitty, helped me out and gave me power thru the night so my refrigerator would run and not spoil my food. The next day, John gave me directions to Interstates Batteries where I purchased new ones. Then a new space came up and I moved to the grassy side that looked out toward the gulf. It was then I had a medical emergency and John drove me to the ER and sat there for five hours with me not abandoning me. All the while his wife, Kitty, babysat my high-anxiety dog. I locked my keys in my RV as well, but that's another story. All of this happened within the first week of my stay. I just want to say thank you to both of you for being there for a single woman out on her adventure with her little dog. Had we not had two of the worst storms come through the area, I would say it was pretty near perfect. The beach was perfect and not crowded and if it wasn't for the unusual high tides, I would have camped on the beach, but God put me where I needed to be because there were two angels there to help me.
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Dishie would stay here again
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“Nice relaxing National Sea Shore. Secluded. Nearest eatery is about 8 miles away.”
Reviewed 3/2/2023
| Nightly rate: | $14 |
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| Days stayed: | 5 |
| Site Number: | 6 |
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Very basic but that is what we wanted. A bit hard to figure out who is in a spot by the board and some folks leave the OCCUPIED sign on their site when they leave so it looks OCCUPIED but it is not. Best way to go is ask the Camp Host what spots arecavailable if any. We were there last qeek of Feb and on our 5 day stay the place was... more
Very basic but that is what we wanted.
A bit hard to figure out who is in a spot by the board and some folks leave the OCCUPIED sign on their site when they leave so it looks OCCUPIED but it is not. Best way to go is ask the Camp Host what spots arecavailable if any.
We were there last qeek of Feb and on our 5 day stay the place was 100 percent full by 1pm.
Nearest eatery is a good 10 miles away. Good news is now there is a very well stocked grocery store also about 10 miles away. Ice..food..beer..general camping use supplies.
We saw a Coyote in the rv cul de sac around dusk so if you have small pets keep them safe.
The camp hosts on both of our stays were very nice and helpful people. The restrooms and showers looked well kept, not sure because we did not use either.
Dump and fresh water station at Entry/ Exit of parking spots.
NO DRIVING on the beach in this area. You can drive, camp, park on the beach bit South of the Visitors Center Boardwalk, or on North Beach.
Also if you can not find an available spit try the Bird Island area , bay side rv lots with great view and pic nic tables for about 8 dollars a night or so, no hook ups . None at Malaquite park either.
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camper-792267 would stay here again
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“Beautiful Location”
Reviewed 11/28/2022
| Nightly rate: | $14 |
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| Days stayed: | 4 |
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This campsite is a bit more luxurious than a parking lot, but it is just steps from the gulf. Clean bathrooms. The showers are not heated, but they were still nice. Have picnic table and shade structure.
Lang Fam would stay here again
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“Love the beach proximity”
Reviewed 11/14/2022
| Nightly rate: | $7 |
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| Days stayed: | 7 |
| Site Number: | 18 |
| RV Length: | 35' (Fifth Wheel) |
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I travelled here with a 35’ 5th wheel, long bed pickup and parked in site #18, a BI site for $7/night with a Senior Pass. The campground is dry camping but has a dump station and threaded potable water pumps to fill your tank. I loved my stay here. While it is basically camping on a parking lot, just being close to the beach is what I ... more
I travelled here with a 35’ 5th wheel, long bed pickup and parked in site #18, a BI site for $7/night with a Senior Pass. The campground is dry camping but has a dump station and threaded potable water pumps to fill your tank. I loved my stay here. While it is basically camping on a parking lot, just being close to the beach is what I loved. The road/sites are asphalt. The sites on the east do have a small amount of grass between sites, but on the west it is just asphalt and the sites back up to a dune. A large area behind the east side is open to the dunes by the beach. East side sites are very close together. My slide was only 5’ away from the neighbor’s picnic table. You can see the ocean from most of the sites. There are loops on both ends of the CG to be able to turn around easily. Backing in can be a bit tight depending on how the rig across from you is parked. Some picnic tables have covers on them along the east side. The ones on the west are totally open. There is no shade available which is good if you are running solar. The bathhouse was clean and there were individual rooms for the showers. I did not use the showers. Access to the beach is very easy and it is wide and flat. The Visitor’s Center is within walking distance and has recycling for all types of materials. The North Beach is open for camping and we saw several 5th wheels parked there. No cell signal or OTA in the campground. I was able to make calls on the upper deck at the Visitor’s Center and at the end of the pier in the campground. Only 2 bars LTE with Verizon. It was very quiet. I would definitely stay here again.
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“Close to the Beach and Closer to Neighbors ”
Reviewed 5/24/2022
| Nightly rate: | $14 |
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| Days stayed: | 7 |
| RV Length: | 30' (Travel Trailer) |
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This is essentially just a parking lot but it's only 100 yards from the beach. It was sparsely populated while we were there until the weekend - the non-beachside sites rarely had anyone in them. The beach side sites are very tightly packed. If you have loud neighbors, they'll be about 5 feet from your rig if they're at their picnic... more
This is essentially just a parking lot but it's only 100 yards from the beach. It was sparsely populated while we were there until the weekend - the non-beachside sites rarely had anyone in them.
The beach side sites are very tightly packed. If you have loud neighbors, they'll be about 5 feet from your rig if they're at their picnic table. Unfortunately, we had very loud neighbors for the last couple of days. The ocean is clearly audible if you open your windows.
Cell service with ATT and TMobile was usuable on the download side with around 10mbps with a roof mounted Pepwave antenna. Upload speed wasn't usuable for practical purposes at 0.5mbps. We relied on Starlink while we were here.
There is a fresh water fill and dump station at the campground entrance.
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Tin Tumbleweed would stay here again
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“Love this place!”
Reviewed 2/21/2022
| Nightly rate: | $7 |
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| Days stayed: | 7 |
| Site Number: | 15 |
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Clean flush bathrooms. Water and dump station. Gorgeous waterfront sites. Would come back every winter if I could.
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Julie H would stay here again
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“One dune away from the beach”
Reviewed 1/17/2022
| Nightly rate: | $7 |
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| Days stayed: | 5 |
| Site Number: | 28 |
| RV Length: | 31' (Travel Trailer) |
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I’ll start by saying we prefer the beach camping. However, this is a good port in a “storm”. The storm being high tides. For part of the 14 days on Padre Island, tides could have put our tires in the water. Decided to vacate the beach for higher grounds. The campground is a glorified parking lot. But for the location and the price, a ... more
I’ll start by saying we prefer the beach camping. However, this is a good port in a “storm”. The storm being high tides. For part of the 14 days on Padre Island, tides could have put our tires in the water. Decided to vacate the beach for higher grounds. The campground is a glorified parking lot. But for the location and the price, a good second choice.
Tide table printout available in the visitors center. Cel coverage was 0 to 1 bar most days.
Bluebeard would stay here again
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“Simple campground just a short walk from the beach”
Reviewed 4/22/2021
| Nightly rate: | $14 |
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| Days stayed: | 4 |
| Site Number: | 8 |
| RV Length: | 36' (Class A) |
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We were in site 8 for 4 days. Sites are first come, first served and spacing varied from fairly well spaced to somewhat close, but appeared to all be fairly level. The beach side campsites were asphalt surrounded by grass and these filled up first. The campsites on the opposite side were basically just parking lot stalls and general... more
We were in site 8 for 4 days. Sites are first come, first served and spacing varied from fairly well spaced to somewhat close, but appeared to all be fairly level. The beach side campsites were asphalt surrounded by grass and these filled up first. The campsites on the opposite side were basically just parking lot stalls and generally had several empty sites while we were there during the week. Showers were clean, if somewhat dated, but also rather chilly, i.e., no hot water. The beach was nice, but there was a lot of trash, debris and Man O’ Wars that had washed up. I found AT&T coverage to be essentially nonexistent here, without a signal booster. With out it, my iPhone fluctuated between no service and 1 bar, but no connectivity either way. However, with the booster, I was able to get 2-3 Bars of LTE service, with speeds up to 4.5 MB/s. Since there are no trees, satellite coverage is not an issue, so we didn’t try to get any OTA channels. When we pulled into the dump station, we noticed that one side had backed up on a previous dumper, so we used the other side, which worked fine. We notified the office, so presumably that has been resolved.
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Ray & Terri would stay here again
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