Malaquite Campground | Established Campground

February 23rd, 2024 by laura_anderton

Nice little National Park campground. Super clean bathrooms. Lots of burrs in the grass, so don't go barefoot and watch out if camping in a tent.

It's nice to be a bit back from the surf - the dunes cut down the wind quite a bit.

We stayed 6 nights. My kids were scared to free-camp on the beach. Main issue is the huge class A's and 5th wheelers with their generators running all day, but at least there are quiet hours in the evening.

December 7th, 2023 by Danièle Delorme

Entré dans Padre Island National SeeShore, coût de la passe pour camper 25$ valide 7 jours. le camping coûte 7$ par jour. toilettes et douche (froide) bien entretenus. Il y a un surveillant sur place qui nous renseigne et aide au besoin. les emplacements sont sur l'asphalte et chaque site est large et peut recevoir de longs classe A, table de picnic avec ou sans toit selon l'emplacement choisi.

November 12th, 2023 by grizlys10

14$/nights. Quiet place in front of the beach. cell phone signal ok with booster.

May 10th, 2023 by puppypower57

$14/night unless you have ATB pass, then it's $7. no hookups but there is trash cold showers n bthrms. covered picnic tables except the tent area, n they set up on pavement. gravel pads for rvs. nice amount of space between sites. not directly on the beach, but behind dunes n a short walk. no cellular or internet. quiet. there is a camp host. self pay/ fill out a form, drop in the box. cash, card or check.

March 2nd, 2023 by Steven

Decent boondock sites. $14 per night or $7 with senior national park pass. Right behind the dunes from the gulf. First come first serve.
If full you can boondock camp on the beach just to the north.

February 10th, 2023 by A sudden leap into boondocking

If you have the means to park on the beach I would but this is great for anyone who wants to be near the beach and not drive on the beach. With America the beautiful interagency pass I paid no park entry fees and camping here was only $7.00 a night. No shells, lots of jellyfish, but was nice and felt very safe.

January 28th, 2023 by SolInvictus

The small "parking lot" style campground was full when we arrived midweek, but the camp host offered us the "overflow" spot at the northern end of the campground, next to three tent sites. A quiet place indeed, with only the sound of the ocean; fortunately nobody nearby ran any generators after hours.
The campground and the visitor center have flush toilets but only cold showers; visitor center showers were still under construction. Convenient dump and potable water location on the campground entrance road.
Beach was firm enough to ride ebikes, and also firm enough to drive a vehicle on, as several campers had done near the South Beach entrance. We didn't tempt fate by driving our 4WD Sprinter onto the beach since the park ranger explained that the sand worked like quicksand on heavy vehicles.

November 28th, 2022 by grizlys10

Très belle place sans service à 14$ par nuit. Dump Station avec eau potable à l'entrée du site. Plages magnifiques à perte de vue. Marche et vélo sur la plage. Partie de plage carrossable en 4 x 4 (environ 60 miles de long).

November 14th, 2022 by chuckhalikas

Self check-in. Pick a spot, fill out registration and pay $14/night with credit/debit/cash. There is a caretaker camped next to the registration booth. Showers are NOT hot and toilets are clean. Dump station and potable water just before entering campground.

January 26th, 2022 by SusieQfromNaptownaka

Nice clean and level, pave parking on one side of road with covered tables, gravel parking on the other. Small with approx 30 sites, 8 tent sites with covered tables.
Quite nice with flush toilets.
, COLD water showers. Tents can pitch right on the beach, picnic table included.

December 12th, 2021 by 3lkramer

Some parking lot style and some parking on rocks. Shower and flushable toilets. Cost $14 a night. Right next to the beach.