Beach Parking Permit Information
BEACH PERMITS - $12.00
BEACH PARKING STICKERS ARE AVAILABLE AT CITY HALL, THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, LOCAL GROCERY AND CONVENIENCE STORES, AND AT VARIOUS VENDORS AND BUSINESSES IN TOWN AND ON THE BEACH.
1. The City of Port Aransas requires a $12.00 permit to park along the beaches. This includes the area from Marker (0) to Marker (62).
2. Free Parking areas include between the Jetties and Horace Caldwell Pier and between Markers 52-58.
3. RV Camping, tent camping and other non-self contained camping is permitted anywhere on the beach.
4. Recreational Vehicles (RVs), whether parked or camping on the beach must be parked perpendicular to the water’s edge of the Gulf of Mexico within the entire city limits year-round.
5. Camping is prohibited in all public areas within the corporate city limits except for allowable beach camping. Camping is prohibited within twenty-five (25) feet of either edge of the obvious driving lane and in any location that would impeded traffic or create an unsafe condition. Camping is also prohibited within two hundred (200) feet of any beach access road and within fifty (50) feet of the water's edge.
6. Tent camping is prohibited landward of the bollards and south of the last city approved lavatory facility.
7. There is a three (3) night limit for camping during any three (3) week period.
8. Small fires no larger than 3 ft. x 3 ft. are permitted on the beach.
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
Matt Calvert
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