Public Beach Access (with beach parking) #16

The Galveston ferry is free of charge it's a fun ride for the kids and most days the dolphins are out feeding and you can get some great pictures. Have fun but try to go during the week because of the long lines boarding.Its still worth the ride.

Beautiful place to enjoy the gulf. Not overcrowded.

Nice and quiet beach. The colourful bubbles seems to have been left by the little mermaid, who, in the legend story, was heartbroken as she resisted the spell to kill her loving prince. At the moment of the sunrise, she lost herself to the spell and melted down into beautiful bubbles on the beach... The witness might have been only the seagulls and sandpipers.

My favourite beach access point on the island. It's far enough away that you can avoid a bunch of the tourist stuff, right next to the state park, and not so far away that you have to deal with Jamaica Beach speed zones.

Hermit crabs galore on the first sand bar, decent surf fishing, and not too many houses nearby (thanks to the park). The road does tend to get washed out sometimes though, so just be aware of that (check before driving into water you can't see through).

This one is a little farther out. Quieter, if that is your goal. Park next to the water, don't need a permit. Lovely for some, isolated for others. BUT, there was a Snow Cone truck that stopped by and a vendor selling drinks.