Thursday, February 26, 2015

Padre Balli Park - 2/15/15

Today we packed a picnic lunch and headed for the beach. While it was breezy and longly about 60 degrees, it was wonderful to be in the sun and sand. We headed south from the RV park where we are staying to Padre Balli Park on Padre Island (about 8 miles).

Padre Balli Park is a beachfront park that provides access to the Gulf, beachfront activities, recreational vehicle and camping access.


There are 54 RV sites with electricity (30 amp) and water with a dump station nearby. Tent camping sites (35) are also available. We used Access Road 5 to get to the beach where we drove our car a short distance and parked near the sand dunes.


Sadie, the frisbee dog, had a blast!



Sandy feet and paws.


Check out the oil rigs in the Gulf.


Once we started eating our picnic lunch, the birds became very interested in us.




We met this lovely family as we walked the beach to the Bob Hall Pier. This dad, Sean, and two of his three kids, Sophie and Reid, were enjoying the beach. We enjoyed meeting them and Sadie loved the attention from the kids. Sophie kept crawling after Sadie and Reid had a toy shark. What fun!


The Bob Hall Pier extends 1,240' into the Gulf of Mexico. Fishing, bait and tackle can be purchased or rented here. There is also a restaurant as you can see by the photo below. The pier also helps generate favorable surfing conditions year round.



Under the pier...

Picnic shelters near the pier.


It was a gloriously beautiful day, and we all enjoyed it immensely.



For more information about this park or other Nueces County Parks, please see their website.

Website: www.nuecesbeachparks.com

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