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SOUTH PADRE ISLAND
EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBERS

Call 911 first for all emergencies.
South Padre Island EMS 956-761-5454

South Padre Island Police Dept. 956-761-5454
South Padre Island Fire Dept. 956-761-3040

U.S. Coast Guard Station - SPI 956-761-2668
Cameron County Parks Police 956-761-5283

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND
OCEAN RESCUE AIR AND WATER TEMPERATURE COMPARISONS
The goal of the South Padre Island Ocean Rescue is to WATER TEMP JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC
monitor beach activities and provide rescue services
as needed on the City’s beaches. The long narrow South Padre Island 58 60 64 70 77 79 79 80 83 78 71 64
beaches of South Padre Island do not lend themselves Galveston, TX 54 55 61 71 78 83 86 86 83 75 67 59
to traditional stationary lifeguard towers; therefore a Freeport, TX 53 56 62 71 77 82 84 85 82 75 66 59
“mobile patrol” is used to cover all of the City’s beach Pensacola, FL 56 58 63 71 78 84 85 86 82 74 65 58
area. However, there are lifeguard towers at the area
hot spots such as Clayton’s Beach Bar, Wanna Wanna, AIR TEMP JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC
Boomerang Billy’s and the hotel area on the south end
of the Island. They not only respond to calls for assist- South Padre Island 67 70 75 79 84 88 89 89 87 83 76 69
ance and caution people on the beach about potentially Galveston, TX 62 64 70 75 81 87 89 89 87 80 71 64
hazardous actions, they also provide minor first aid for Freeport, TX 63 65 72 77 83 88 90 90 87 80 72 65
jellyfish stings, scrapes, cuts, etc. The Ocean Rescue Pensacola, FL 61 64 70 76 83 89 91 90 87 79 70 63
members also act as ambassadors for the City by pro-
viding information to our visitors on such far ranging
topics such as “what kind of fish it that” to “where is a
good place to watch the sunset”. Please feel free to flag them down for any questions you may
have. The primary goal of the team is “PREVENTION”. The Ocean Rescue is an essential part of
making our visitors trip to the beach a happy and safe experience.
SPI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Located at 610 Padre Blvd., the SPI Chamber of Commerce provides information to tourist,
local residents, and those looking to relocate to our beautiful Island, about services and
supplies provided by their business members. For more information go to www.spichamber.
com, email info@spichamber.com, follow them on Facebook and Instagram@spichamber, call
956.761.4412 or stop by their offices – staff members love to talk about things to do and places
to go in Paradise (aka South Padre Island).
SPI VISITORS CENTER
Located at the new Island Metro Multimodal Facility, the SPI Visitors Center has a selection of
flyers, coupons, and brochures, along with digital marketing, and much more. Staff is always
available to answer questions and provide any other assistance visitors and residents might
need. 956.761.6433
BEACH AND PARKING ACCESSIBILTY
People come from all over the world come to enjoy the beautiful beaches on South Padre Island,
and making them accessible is a top priority for the City. To promote accessibility the City has
25 beach access points along the less than 3 mile stretch of Gulf Blvd. Of the 25 beach access
points, 21 are developed, and currently provide 267 parking spaces, of which 25 are accessible,
and even the 4 undeveloped access points have mobi-mats to the beach. In addition to these
parking spaces, there are an additional 310 public parking spaces along Gulf Boulevard, and 7
accessible parking spaces. 15 of the side streets off of Gulf Blvd. provide an additional 437 public
parking spaces.
There is also additional parking, not located on Gulf Blvd. On the south end of the Island there
are 126 parking spaces, with 6 being accessible, at the Island Multi-Modal Facility. Across the
street is the Pearl South Padre Resort which has an accessible walkover to the beach. A short
distance north is a smaller parking lot with 27 public parking spaces across from La Copa Inn
Beachfront Hotel. (continued on page 15)
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