Bird Island Basin lies along Laguna Madre with easy access for fishing,
birding, windsurfing, and kayaking. There are 35 RV and tent sites and 10
additional tent-only sites. All sites are side by side on gravel. The tent-
only sites are walk up to a sand flat. This area is also for day use
activities. Vault toilets are available at the north and south ends with day
use areas in between.

Bird Island Basin lies along Laguna Madre with easy access for fishing, birding, windsurfing, and kayaking. There are 35 RV and tent sites and 10 additional tent-only sites. All sites are side by side on gravel. The tent-only sites are walk up to a sand flat. This area is also for day use activities. Vault toilets are available at the north and south ends with day use areas in between.

Camping side by side with unobstructed views of Laguna Madre, its wildlife and windsurfers.

Bird Island Basin Campground

RVs parked next to the Laguna Madre in Bird Island Basin Campground

For more information about camping and registration at Bird Island Basin, stop at the kiosk

Campground Registration

Are the white pelicans napping or thinking about the campers across the way.

White Pelicans, Laguna Madre and a campground

Camping at Bird Island Basin is a bit primitive but it offers a relaxed view of Laguna Madre.

BIB CG and Laguna Madre shore

Converted school buses are parked at Bird Island Basin Campgound.

Converted Schoolies parked at BIB CG

A flat sandy area that juts out into laguna Madre is a place for tent campers to set up camp and day users to fish.

Tent camping area for BIB CG

Accessible vault toilets are available at the north and south ends of Bird Island Basin Campground.

BIB CG Vault toilet

Malaquite Campground is open to tents and RVs on a first-come, first-served
basis (no reservations). It is between the dunes with beach access. There are
designated paved and gravel camp sites, restrooms, cold water showers, and
picnic tables. Some sites have grills and shade structures. No hookups but a
dump station and potable water are on the road to the campground. Campers with
a paid site in the campground can pitch a tent either at the site or on the
beach in front of the campground.

Malaquite Campground is open to tents and RVs on a first-come, first-served basis (no reservations). It is between the dunes with beach access. There are designated paved and gravel camp sites, restrooms, cold water showers, and picnic tables. Some sites have grills and shade structures.  No hookups but a dump station and potable water are on the road to the campground. Campers with a paid site in the campground can pitch a tent either at the site or on the beach in front of the campground.

Malaquite Campground is tucked in the dunes right next to the beach with 48 sites on pavement and gravel..

Malaquite Campground

All gravel sites are in a row that back up to a grass-covered dune with the gulf behind it.

Gravel sites viewed from boardwalk

A semi-accessible boardwalk from Malaquite Campground to the Gulf of Mexico has exhibits and picnic tables. Some say it is the best spot to catch a cell signal.

Boardwalk from campground to the beach

Back-in sites on gravel with a shade-covered picnic bench is a favorite camping choice.

Malaquite Campground Gravel sites

Every day is a great day to stroll the boardwalk to the beach.

Boardwalk from Malaquite Campground

So many choices from pavement or gravel, to grilling outdoors or eating in. Malaquite Campground offers options.

Malaquite Campground sites

Protecting sixty-six miles of wild coastline along the Gulf of America, the
narrow barrier island is home to one of the last intact coastal prairie
habitats in the United States. Along the hypersaline Laguna Madre, tidal mud
flats teem with life. Native Americans, Spanish explorers and cattle ranchers
have walked along its shores. Padre Island National Seashore is waiting to be
rediscovered.

Protecting sixty-six miles of wild coastline along the Gulf of America, the narrow barrier island is home to one of the last intact coastal prairie habitats in the United States. Along the hypersaline Laguna Madre, tidal mud flats teem with life. Native Americans, Spanish explorers and cattle ranchers have walked along its shores. Padre Island National Seashore is waiting to be rediscovered.

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