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Andy Bowie Park
Located on the northern end Mayors’ Monarch Pledge initia-
of South Padre Island, this park tive. Mayor Barry Patel signed
provides beachfront picnic the pledge on October 22, 2016,
pavilions, concessions, children’s declaring the City’s support for
playground, shower facilities, 18 Monarch initiatives. The park
full hook-up RV spaces, and a features a covered picnic bench
area, butterfly statue, many var-
ranger station. Group rental facili-
ties are also available with prior ieties of native Rio Grande Valley
plants, and beautiful views of
arrangement for beach parties. the Gulf.
Call 956.761.3704 for more infor- John L. Tompkins Park
mation. The John L. Tompkins Park is
Edwin K. Atwood Park the core of the citywide system
Located 1.4 miles north of of parks and open space, and
Andy Bowie Park on Park Road the diverse park facilities include
100, Edwin K. Atwood Park has an playgrounds for tots and kids,
elevated plaza with five pavilions, a cultural exhibit area, basket-
new restrooms, a community ball court, skate park, soccer
rinse station, two new beach dune field, exercise benches, walking
walkovers for pedestrians to access trails, seating, public restrooms,
the beach, an environmentally and parking. Access is available
friendly permeable pavement from both Padre Boulevard and
parking lot, a parking area for the beach creating a systemic
four food truck concessions, and connection between inland and
a beach novelties and umbrella onshore. The park is located in
concession. There is also a vehicu- the 6200 block of Padre Blvd.
lar beach access road which opens Lis Memorial Park was
up twenty miles of beach driving made possible by a generous
for the more adventurous. Call donation by Dr. Joseph C. and
956.761.3704 for more informa- Jeanne K. Lis. This neighborhood
tion. green space consists of a bench
Blue Star Memorial that overlooks a wetland area.
Queen Isabella Memorial

The Blue Star Memorial Park is located in the median
Highway Markers and By-Way near the crossover at the foot
Markers are dedicated to all the of the Queen Isabella Causeway.
courageous men and women of Located on this site is a monu-
the United States Armed Forces ment to the victims of the 2001
who so bravely have fought Causeway Collapse, and a bronze
and gave their lives so that we statue of Padre Balli, the Island’s
may all be free. The City of namesake.
South Padre Island is honored to Turtle Park is dedicated to
have one of the By-Way markers Ila Loetscher, also known as the
located in front of the city hall “Turtle Lady”. She was a pioneer
building located at 4601 Padre in Sea Turtle research and pres-
Blvd. ervation as well as the founder of
City Parks the Sea Turtle Rescue Center also
Butterfly Park, located at located on South Padre Island.
4316 Gulf Blvd., is part of the Turtle Park is located along E.
National Wildlife Federation’s Morn ingside Street and consists of
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