Whitecap Beach

Whitecap Beach, is named after the white sands. You'll find Whitecap beach at the end of the Whitecap road. There is a mile-long seawall, which is called Padre Island Seawall. The seawall protects hotels and resorts. The seawall is elevated which makes it perfect for a sand-free path for biking, jogging, or walking along the beach.  We enjoyed many mornings/days on this beach. There is a $12 daily fee if you want to park directly on the beach. Passes can be bought at Stripes, H-E-B, Circle K, IGA Market or compliance officers.

Whitecap beach is a beautiful and clean beach in south texas. Growing up in a landlocked Texas city (Dallas), it made my heart happy to have access only a few hours away to a nice beach now that I live more south. Access to whitecap is very easy, we stayed in an air bnb 2 minutes away and we drove and parked right where the round-a-bout is. A parking permit is required, but thankfully our air bnb host had it for us. The water was actually clear, warm and shallow enough with small waves that you can get pretty far our there without having to swim. Its a great place for families to hang out and play games. As for this past month it has been jellyfish season so beware! Overall its pretty nice, but too many jellyfish to safely swim in the water for me.

Best beach in STX. It would take a lot to change my mind. I have a lot of emotional connection to this place.

Tip: Get the $12 beach sticker from a local beach store, grocery store or gas station. You can drive and park on all area city beaches with the sticker. Tip 2: Get there early and stake out your space. This place fills up by noon even during the week.Pros ... close to CC without driving as extra 15-20 miles to Port A or PI National Seashore. Easier to drive here on the beach than Mustang Island.Cons ... small setup area between water and road. Tourist everywhere. No showers to clean off as you leave.

We visited here in December. It had a heavy overcast but based on others pictures this is a beautiful beach. It wasn't crowded. You can drive right on the beach. Nice and calm area.

This beach is so pretty, even in 30 degree weather. Lots of drift wood and shells! We have never experienced beaches that people can drive on, but apparently you can here. The sand is super soft and I was surprised to see how clean the beach was. We did find a couple pieces of trash we picked up but for the most part, it was pristine. I feel like it would be such a romantic date night to drive out on the beach to have dinner, we are planning on doing that here soon. I liked that they also had tons of security driving up and down the beach, it's reassuring, especially since there were people swimming in the water with a red flag. Regardless, I think this is an awesome beach!

This beach was very close to our condo and wish the weather was better as we would've def spent more time in the water and on the beach. Crazy to me that these beaches can be driven on, so that was a cool and unique experience. Walking the beach is fun as you can find sand dollars, shells and jellyfish everywhere.

Nice calm beach. Everyone I come to this I enjoy my time and spend a great evening with friends

I absolutely love this beach area in Corpus Christi. There is so much beauty and sea life. However, I really don't know how environmentally conscience it is to have cars driving on the beach. I've read it causes shore erosion. I would reccomend parking over where it is free - near the Holiday Inn and other locations. Asides from the on the beach parking, the restrooms are gross and rarely maintained. There are not enough areas to clean and wash up, there used to be. It is enjoyable however, there's lots of sea and wildlife to admire. My children and I have seen all kinds of unique sea creatures wash ashore when walking from one end of the beach to another.

Pup friendly beach with FREE parking and bathrooms?Yeah, I dig!You can drive on the beach and park here but with a permit only (annual pass is $12, what a steal!) but there are lots around the beach with free parking. It was easy to access, walk over handset up camp for the morning. The sound of the gulf was music to my ears and the water on my toes gave me all the feels. You really can't beat this beach while in Corpus Christi.