Another Look at South Padre

In an earlier post I mentioned the top five cities to visit in the Rio Grande Valley, and I wanted to look at one more specifically, South Padre Island. South Padre Island, affectionately called SPI by locals, is a resort town located on Padre Island. It is home to many beaches, and activities such as waterspouts, fishing, horseback riding and Schlitterbahn among others. SPI is one of the most popular Spring Break locations in the country, having several thousand college students come throughout the month of March. The photos below show the beach at SPI during Spring Break and just a normal picture of the beach.

The Summer is the busiest time of the year for SPI, where it attracts families from all over the world, while the fall and winter months there is not many people. However, SPI is still popular because many people form farther north go there to escape colder climates.

South Padre is a great beach and definitely one of the benefits of living in the Rio Grande Valley.