Isla Blanca Park is located on the southernmost tip of South Padre Island and is the crown jewel of the Parks system. Located within the park, there is over a mile of pristine beach along the Gulf of Mexico that offers an abundance of water-front recreational facilities.  Our beachfront facilities make the clear gulf waters accessible to all.  Isla Blanca Park offers two large beachfront pavilions with onsite food and beach rental concessions, ample parking, walking trail, jetties and surf fishing, a jetties bait stand, over 600 full hook-up R.V. sites, cabana rentals, tent sites, a boat ramp, numerous restroom/shower facilities and shaded picnic areas.  The park also offers a number of concessions that provide an array of recreational amenities.  Some of these amenities include a world class water park, an assortment of restaurants, bay and offshore fishing trips, water sports (e.g. snorkeling, diving, jet skis, parasailing, etc.) and a full service marina.

Isla Blanca Park 

The park is located on the  southern end of South Padre Island.  It’s a very popular RV campground with hundreds of sites and multiple loops.  This very large site is a little overwhelming in size but offers a number amenities for the RV and camper community.  The park has a new outdoor picnic pavilion with the bathrooms, outdoor showers, grills, and a huge picnic table area under a large canopy.  They offer parking areas for boats and the camp has ample restroom and shower facilities.  The sites have picnic tables, water, and electric. The sandy beach is huge and great for families.  They provide lifeguards during the summer months.  This park is very crowded on weekends and holidays and reservations for RV sites are highly recommended.  Just outside the cafe they have pub but most of the restaurants and other sites are a few miles to the north by car or bike.   This is also the dock for ocean site seeing boats.  This may be a good choice for RVs looking for long term stays or locals enjoying a day at the beach. 

Large County RV and Day Use Park  

This campground is on the South tip of South Padre Island. You are on the Gulf and also on the inter coastal waterway. You are just a short walk to a beach or fishing. We love it here and there is so much nearby to check out. There is not much shade here.

Great location

The park was nice, close to the beach, and had pretty low traffic compared to the rest of the island. The roads weren’t great and needed to be resurfaced. I picked a premium site that didn’t happen to be very premium. While the location of the site was perfect, all of the sites around me had concrete pads but mine... (I guess they hadn’t upgraded my site pad yet) the online map was showing a finished park with a boardwalk, showers and restrooms right behind my site (hints: the reason I chose this site) but it was all still under construction and not available for access. Other than those minor issues, it was an okay experience and for the size of the park, it was pretty quiet.

4 star stay on a 5 star budget 

We stayed here a couple nights. Close proximity to the beach with full hookups and close to all the SPI has to offer. Restroom and showers were clean and in good repair. Sites are not too close together and an easy walk to the beach. Can’t beat the price for a county park. Check in could have been easier. Spent almost 30 minutes for the process. Overall though, very satisfied and will stay here again.

More than a beach

Our specific site was probably what influenced my five star review. This is a huge rv park where they cram rigs very close together, which is not my usual idea of a good time. But we decided to try it out anyways, and we chose our own site off the map on their website. It’s off-season in January, and still it’s packed. site S24 offered much privacy. We could see the water and were surrounded by cactus and agave instead of other RVs. It’s clean and quiet. Really a nice place. Dog friendly. Right on the beach and board walk. It’s a couple miles away from most of the restaurants and shopping, yet still walkable.

Surprisingly nice

The sites were fairly level, but with some broken concrete areas the need for levelers were necessary. Sticker burrs were legit and everywhere. I liked the fact that you could easily access the beach or the bay. The beach was not too busy during the week when I was there. Umbrellas and beach chairs were available for $30.  I’m not sure there are any sites that can actually see the water, maybe a couple. The dunes and the other 599 campers block most all views. Close to neighboring campers, but to be expected I guess. My particular site did not have a picnic table. 

Huge park

Great location and great beach. Good for viewing spacex launches too. Roads, sites, and lawns are poorly maintained and quite varied in condition from site to site. Checkin procedures are odd, where you have to supply all the info they already have when you made the reservation. Then you have to read like 6 pages of rules and agree to them and don't get a copy (I asked). They don't enforce rules and there's noone to call anyhow (neighbor had 5 cars in his 2 car site and played loud music until midnight). 

Nice location, poorly maintained

So close to the beach. Bathrooms were clean and they have a lock so only campers can use. Pickle ball courts were used every morning. They did not allow wood fires. 

Close to beach

Stayed an entire month and loved every single day! Beach area is one of the best and well maintained. Sites are small in certain areas, but others are generous. 