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Follow rules for safe, fun time at beach





 

 

We Port Aransans are proud of our Gulf beaches, and we want visitors to enjoy them as much as possible. But we also have to take care of them, to assure our children and grandchildren can also enjoy them.

Here are the rules for beach users:

• A beach parking permit is required for areas between marker 0 and marker 62 with the exception of free parking areas (between the south jetty and Horace Caldwell Pier and between markers 52 and 58). Permits are available at any convenience store, at the Family Center IGA, at city hall or from the vendor located on the beach. A $12 permit allows parking for a calendar year (Jan. 1 to Dec. 31).

This youngster gets a bird's-eye view as he rides on his dad's shoulders for a stroll on the beach.

This youngster gets a bird’s-eye view as he rides on his dad’s shoulders for a stroll on the beach.


• The beach parking permit allows up to three nights camping in any three-week period. No water, electric or sewer hookups are available on the beach.

• Beach parking permits are not required in I.B. Magee Beach Park, which lies generally between Horace Caldwell Pier and the south jetty; but a park camping permit is required in that area if you’re going to stay overnight.

• Small bonfires are allowed, but no larger than 3×3 feet. City ordinances forbid burning of construction pallets or any other material that may contain nails.

• For everyone’s safety, no glass containers are allowed on the beach.

• The beach is a public street; all traffic regulations apply. The speed limit is 15 miles an hour. Driving within 50 feet of the water’s edge is not allowed.

• For the protection of our dune system, driving in the dunes is prohibited.

• Port Aransas has a law requiring dogs to be kept on a leash, and this law also applies to beaches. City ordinance also requires that owners clean up after their pets.

• For the benefit of our tourists, there will be no solicitation on the beach.

Money from beach parking permits goes to beach maintenance (not only cleaning the beaches, but providing safety parking areas, maintaining a drivable road way, trash barrels and restroom facilities, shower facilities and drinking water), beach safety (lifeguards and emergency medical services) and beach patrol (law enforcement for the beach area).

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