Padre Balli County Park Campground

True, work is being done, asphalt área does have potholes, but they have received 1.75 million to renovate. Hope to see new changes soon. Plans to rebuild pier and restaurant as well. Beach very close by can hear the 🌊 🌊 crashing at night. Campsites not one on top of the other as in the luxury campsites and over priced in other parks.

50/30 amp full hookup for $50 per night, 30 amp and water hook up for $25. Nice showers. The old restrooms in the asphalt area closed but that is part of the rebuild.

Also have tent camping with water and electric hookup.

Does it have its work in progress yes, but it also has its relaxing and de-stressing ability. Would definitely stay here again.

Oh yeah, also has gated entry with passcode, and wifi.

We were little disappointed when we arrived. Didn't know the pier and restaurant were gone from hurricane Hanna 3 years ago. The park is undergoing some changes right now, they are soon going to eliminate the old section, also you can only stay 3 nights. Plans to rebuild pier and restaurant are in the works. We still enjoyed our stay with just a short walk to the beach and the temps were 75-80 all 3 days!!

I stay in an suv camper so my review is with that in mind mostly. It was December, 2022. Wind was 20-30 mph and temps were 50-60 deg F. I stayed in a tent spot near the bathhouse in the newer section. It was a very nice, level spot with electric, water, and picnic table. There are no trees, no poles, no coverings, so tents and tarps will have to be secured with very strong stakes and poles. If you need a better scenario for securing tarps with less wind, I’d suggest the older part that are closer to the dunes and they have covered picnic tables. BUT! The older pavement is not the greatest - plenty of potholes. Me, personally, prefer potholes over wind. The bathrooms and showers were very clean. The location is great - right next to the beach. It is gated and wifi is included. Staff are friendly. It was priced very reasonably! I was in site F. Shower water was nice and hot with great pressure. Bathrooms were flush toilets. Being December, it was not crowded. I played at PINS but stayed at balli.

Make a right hand turn onto the beach, after Beach Access Rd. 6 is open to camping. The annual pass which runs January to January is $12.00 and available at the pavilion at Padre Bali as well as local convenience stores. This enables you to legally stay in place for 3 nights in 21 days. The pass is honored on various beaches from north of Port Aransas to the National Seashore area. State and National parks are separate, the pass doesn't apply. Malaquite Campground has a dump station and potable water.

Only takes a couple minutes to walk to the beach, $25 sites have 30 amp service, water, and no sewer but there is a dump station on the northeast corner of the lot and the bathrooms are close enough that you may not want to fill up the black tank. $50 sites add 50 amp service, sewer hookups, and a concrete pad with grass around it, at the expense of being slightly further from the beach. I was very happy with the $25 lot, only complaint would be that the pavement is old and as a result, walking around barefoot isn’t very comfortable. But still. I’ve paid more for a tent site that was further from the beach.

We were disappointed in the old section of the park. It’s basically a parking lot in need of repaving. The bathhouse in the old section is horrible! The new section was really nice and I hear that amenities are new. The beach was disappointing because it’s a drive on beach and you have to try and enjoy the beach sandwiched in between vehicles. Would definitely stay somewhere else next time.

We were able to get 3 days as a walk-in I’m March during Sprin Break. Sites paved and concrete. Grounds nice. Showers and restrooms clean and big. Check in easy. You cannot see the beach but you can hear surf and there is easy beach access. We spent our time checking out free or low. Cost on the beach camping and plan to camp on port Aransas beach using $12 beach pass and then further south on padre National seashore