South Padre Island, Texas
South Padre Island is a resort town in Cameron County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Brownsville–Harlingen Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,066 at the 2020 census. The town is located on South Padre Island, a barrier island with the Laguna Madre situated to the leeward of the island and the Gulf of Mexico on the windward flank, along the Texas Gulf Coast. South Padre Island is accessible via the Queen Isabella Causeway from the town of Port Isabel. South Padre Island is named after José Nicolás Ballí, a Catholic priest and settler.
South Padre Island, Texas
South Padre Island beach in June. Boardwalks provide access over the dunes.
A street in SPI with residences and condominiums
A person taking an early morning walk on the Gulf side of the island
Cameron County, officially the County of Cameron, is the southernmost county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 421,017. Its county seat is Brownsville.
The Cameron County Courthouse in Brownsville Administration Building
View of SpaceX's launch pad at Boca Chica Village near Brownsville
SN15 and SN16
Starship and SuperHeavy production site