The Bay Area and Galveston are home to many beaches where visitors can enjoy swimming, fishing, recreational outdoor sports and leisure activities. This noncomprehensive guide includes beaches and beach parks in the Bay Area and Galveston.

Bay Area

El Jardin Beach

500 El Jardin Drive, Seabrook 713-740-7062 www.eljardindelmar.org This beach features a sandy shoreline where visitors can swim, sunbathe, picnic and enjoy children's play areas.
Sylvan Beach Park (temporarily closed) 636 N. Bayshore Drive, La Porte 281-457-0694 www.hcp2.com This park features sandy shoreline areas for swimming, a pier for fishing, children's play equipment and a pavilion for events.
Texas City Levee Kitesurfing Beach Skyline Drive, Texas City 281-508-6485 www.houstonkiteboarding.com This beach is popular for kitesurfing because of consistent winds and shallow waters. Visitors can kitesurf or enjoy grassy areas for walking and spectating.
Bayshore Park 5437 FM 646, Bacliff 409-934-8100 www.galvestoncountytx.gov This park features a boat ramp, fishing piers, picnic areas, a baseball field, practice backstops and a playground with swings. Visitors can enjoy leisurely activities along the grassy shoreline.
Texas City Dike Beach Dike Road, Texas City 409-643-5810 www.texas-city-tx.org This beach features a sandy shoreline, boat ramps, fishing piers, picnic spots and a covered pavilion. Visitors can swim, fish, walk or jog along the 5-mile shoreline.

Galveston

Stewart Beach

201 Seawall Blvd., Galveston 409-797-5189 www.galveston.com/stewartbeach This beach is a popular family-friendly beach in Galveston. Amenities include a pavilion, a children's playground, a gift shop, showers and restrooms, concession stands, chair and umbrella rentals and beach wheelchair rentals.
Crystal Beach Crystal Beach, Bolivar Peninsula [email protected] www.crystalbeach.com This beach is popular for its fishing opportunities as well as its permitting of camping and bonfires on the shore.
East Beach 1923 Boddeker Drive, Galveston 409-797-5000 www.galveston.com/eastbeach This beach is known for its festivals, concerts and annual sandcastle competition. Alcohol is permitted on the beach. Amenities include a boardwalk, an entertainment stage, a pavilion as well as chair and umbrella rentals, concession stands, restrooms and showers.
Beachtown Seaside Drive, Galveston 409-762-2222 www.beachtown.com This beach is quiet and hidden as the public entrance is nestled in between houses in the Beachtown neighborhood.