Port Aransas Beach
Beach Mile Markers & Life Guard Towers
Rip Currents
Headed to the beach? Educate yourself about Rip Currents before you go.
Rip Current Warning
Rip Current Survival Guide
Surf Rescue/Lifeguards
Under the Parks and Recreation Department, Port Aransas Beach Guards oversee the beach area between Marker D and Marker 9
Daily Memorial Day through Labor Day
Thursday - Sunday Labor Day through Halloween
Job Listing - Beach Life Guard
Beach Walk
Mustang Beach
Beach Permits
Camping
Fires
- Small campfires 3ft. x 3ft. are allowed on the beach. Please use water to extinguish.
- The City of Port Aransas provides trashcans along the beach to keep litter from spoiling the beach scene.
- Between the sand dunes and the wooden post markers, the beach is a two-lane Texas roadway, subject to all applicable traffic laws.
- From the posts to the waterline, people can kick back and relax, read, enjoy the sun and play beach games (Frisbee, volleyball, football).
- The water is great for swimming, bodysurfing, boogie boarding, and surfing.
Colleen Simpson
Parks & Recreation Director
Phone: 361-749-4158
Kristina Stevens
Community Program Coordinator
Phone: 361-749-4158
Ken Yarbrough
Recreation Program Coordinator
Phone: 361-749-4158
Joey Farah
Surf Rescue Manager
Phone: 361-244-6459
Camerson Ainsworth
Head Beach Lifeguard
Phone: 361-749-4815
Derik Boles
Head Beach Lifeguard
Phone: 361-749-4815
Adam Johnson
Pool Manager
Phone: 361-749-2416
Christina Wren
Assistant Pool Manager
Phone: 361-749-2416
David Lown
Supervisor
Phone: 361-749-4158
Rae Mooney
Nature Preserve Manager
Phone: 361-749-0081
Justin Quintanilla
Natural Resource Specialist
Phone: 361-749-0081