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.

<p>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.</p>

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

Bird Island Basin Campground

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

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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

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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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