Texas Gulf Coast · TX
South Padre Island
A spring break island within sight of the Starbase launch pads.
- Population
- 2,066 (2020 census)
- Incorporated
- 1973
- Causeway
- About 2.5 miles, 1974
Then
- 1950s
The first causeway connects the island to Port Isabel.
- 1973–1974
South Padre Island incorporates, and the Queen Isabella Causeway opens.
Now
South Padre Island is a spring break destination. SpaceX Starship launches from Boca Chica can be watched across Brazos Santiago Pass.
Port Isabel and the Laguna Madre share this stretch.
10 tide stations around South Padre Island
- Queen Isabella Causeway (east end)2.3 mi
- South Padre Island C.G. Station2.7 mi
- PADRE ISLAND (south end)3.1 mi
- Queen Isabella Causeway (west end)3.1 mi
- South Padre Island, Brazos Santiago Pass3.2 mi
- South Bay entrance4.2 mi
- Port Isabel4.6 mi
- San Martin Lake Channel11.1 mi
- Realitos Pennisula, Laguna Madre12.7 mi
- Matamoros26.8 mi