Bird Island Basin Campground

CampgroundPaid38 km from Corpus Christi, Texas

Bird Island Basin Campground at Padre Island National Seashore at dawnPhoto: Jennifer Rangubphai / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Plot of OpenStreetMap data

Fee: Paid
Website: nps.gov/pais/planyourvisit/bird_island_basin.htm

Water and dump stations nearby

Potable water
No drinking-water tap is mapped within 93 miles.
More water fill stations nearby
RV dump station
Dump Station · RV dump station, near Corpus Christi · Fee not recorded
More RV dump stations nearby
17 mi from Bird Island Basin Campground, in a straight lineDirections to Dump Station in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

Straight-line distance from Bird Island Basin Campground. From OpenStreetMap: "fee not recorded" means no fee is tagged, not that it's free.

Recreation.gov

Book Bird Island Basin Campground on Recreation.gov

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…

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Data: Recreation.gov (RIDB), provided by federal agencies, updated October 13, 2026. Not endorsed by Recreation.gov or the U.S. Government.

Services & facilities

Drinking waterNot recorded
Waste disposalNot recorded
ElectricityNot recorded
ToiletsNot recorded
ShowersNot recorded
Wi-FiNot recorded
Dogs allowedNot recorded
Wheelchair accessNot recorded

"Not recorded" means OpenStreetMap has no tag for it yet, not that it's missing.

Prices & opening

A fee is charged. Opening hours are not recorded. Check current prices on their website.

Getting there (GPS, access, height)

GPS coordinates

27.46656, -97.31336

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No height limit recorded. Check access and signage on arrival.

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