Are they bringing back the pocket beaches? There used to be three. Not sure if it would work in…read moretoday's world. So many fond memories of the pocket beaches from mid 80s to early 90s. Mostly #3, but quite a few good times at #2. #1 usually had too many shoebies. We stayed at the Holiday Inn, which was terrible. The Tipsy Turtle is adjacent and was closed. Nice walkover wooden bridge. Showers and restrooms. We had a good time here. Try it. Have fun. Be prepared.

I like coming to this pocket park. I use to bring my daughters here when they were still in school…read moreand had a day off. The park has showers and restrooms which is a huge plus. They have a restaurant here now as well; Tipsy Turtle Seaside Bar & Grill. The patio for Tipsy Turtle is nice and quite large. You can order food and drinkie- drinks and take them onto the beach.

life's a beach, then they name one after you... A.R. "Babe"…read moreSchwartz's commitment to the gulf coast beaches and the folks who use them is the stuff of legend locally. While serving in the state legislature from 1955 - 1980 Mr Schwartz helped create the Texas Open Beaches Act, which guarantees free public access to beaches on the Gulf of Mexico. Galveston city officials named a 15-block stretch of beach west of 61st Street in 'Babe' Schwartz's honor on May 25, 2016. Adjoining the beach is the 61st Street Fishing Pier, a family friendly operation catering to the fishy set that should be reviewed separately. Striking views of the Gulf are included as part of the access fee with complimentary sunrises and sunsets daily.

Drove an hour thinking there were gonna be babes. Misleading. Change the name. No babes :(read more

Privacy! Do you a…read morefew streets down you can drive you truck on the beach but it's very crowded and you are like right next to people. This spot is much better in my opinion. You can't drive on the beach but you park literally 10 feet or less from the beach and walk on and guess what? You have privacy. You don't have people right next to each other. This was a much better choice. The beach where you drive on we saw parents that had their kids butt ass naked on the beach. I was like wth. That was very odd. So yeah if you prefer privacy and pretty much having the beach all to yourself I would suggest this spot. We parked. Walked on the beach and enjoyed it for a good three hours. I would also suggest coming at 6/7 because you will get some cloud cover and not get sun burn. We really enjoyed this beach. 3 mints from the beach house we rented.

Cute little beach behind the Spanish Grant homes. Follow the sea wall west until you see the blue…read morebeach access point 11 sign, and turn left onto Spanish Grant street. Parking in designated spots along the road. Not very busy, as there aren't many houses along this stretch of beach. Trash cans are available, but there are no restrooms or showers. It's purely a beach, which is all I'm looking for! So bring an umbrella, a cooler, and some friends and prepare for a relaxing day in the sun.

There is something about listening to the waves crash against the sand that is relaxing even if the…read morewater is brownish. Galveston beach has multiple sections. We tried the East beach first but there was flat fee to park. Since it was about to rain I didn't want to pay. We ended up at the beach closest to the pier. There was plenty of hourly pay to park beach street parking. We were able to easily rent 2 chairs and an umbrella. It was a nice relaxing time.

HOT, SANDY BEACH with plenty of street parking, eateries nearby, and a theme park boardwalk. I…read moreloved my time at Galveston Beach, I wish I had more time to stay here! The sky is clear, the sun is out, and the water is calm. The sidewalk was pretty clear as there was plenty of people trying to stay out of the sun! Bring an umbrella, my feet got a bit cooked! I wish more natural shade was provided, some trees are dearly needed.

We decided to take a day trip to Galveston and parked on the street. It was metered parking, but we…read morewere able to access the beach through this area. The water was brown, as usual, but the weather was actually quite nice. We arrived around 5 pm, which made a big difference since it wasn't nearly as hot. There were still plenty of people enjoying the beach from playing in the water, swimming, and relaxing. Overall, it was a nice little escape from Houston. I just wish there were actual restroom facilities nearby. If you're going to have a beach this close to Houston, having accessible bathrooms would make the experience so much better!

This beach is one of the best in Galveston and most visitors don't even know about it. It's a free…read morepublic area, parking included, but sneakily placed in a sprawl of luxury condos and residential beach houses. Unlike the noisy, scalding, and car-dominated pavement on Seawall that most of Galveston beaches border, access 1C only touches grass, sand, and water. Hitting the popular main beaches has its own time and place. But if you're looking for a more peaceful experience and plenty of personal space, look no further.

Pirates Beach is my favorite beach on Galveston Island. It's private and doesn't allow vehicles,…read morewhich makes the beach more family friendly and safe.

Great place to rent a beach house. We use Sand and Sea…read moreproperties to rent beach houses. They have several in pirates' beach to choice from. Pirates' beach has no driving on the beach; so it makes it almost private. They subdivision is so peaceful and serene. We will continue to rent here until we buy a place of our own.

What a cute and most chill (we didn't go in the summer) stretch of beach! We didn't go in the water…read morebut enjoyed strolling with our dogs and sitting in the sand. The people next to us had seen a few sharks so we stayed clear of the water lol but I'd recommend in an off season if you just want to get away for a bit

Jamaica Beach is a public access drive on beach in the Gulf Coast just west of Galveston. Jamaica…read moreBeach is a municipality. The beaches are packed sand making it easy to drive on. It is a great family friendly atmosphere!

If you make your way out of Houston to Galveston, make sure to check out the whole island, namely…read morethis beach that's off the map. There's lots of clearly expensive development over here but it's open to public access. Galveston isn't overcrowded anyway but this part of the island is gorgeous. The neighborhood is similar to what I imagine the Hamptons might be like, with lots of greenery and seclusion. Definitely do a drive through at least if you make the trip down here.

We were staying on the west end of the island and wanted to do some exploring. We got on the main…read moredrag, and drove east past the seawall and kept driving east until we hit the sign for East Beach. The drive back to East Beach is a little dicey, lots of sand on the road which did freak me out a little bit as my car did fishtail a little. But if you keep driving, you'll finally end up at East Beach. We only wanted to stay for a little while and do a walk so we chose to park in the free parking, which is right at the beginning of the parking lot. The free parking area isn't large, but when we were there, it was fairly empty. It was early on a Sunday morning, and the beach volleyball areas were packed, it looked like it was a league of some kind. The beach itself was deserted, and we walked to the east towards the point of the island. It was the day after July 4, so there was a fair amount of trash on the beach, probably from all the celebrations the night before. But as we were leaving, we saw park workers that were picking up the trash. At the eastern end of the beach, they don't permit swimming, but the beach itself was enjoyable to walk, and we found some nice shells. We also met some nice fishermen, who pulled in a small black tipped shark while we were there. They were fishing directly from the beach, so to be honest, the rest of the week we were a little nervous about being in the water, knowing that those sharks were swimming so close to shore. On our way out of the East Beach area, there are some pull off areas where you could see fisherman. We did pull off in one area to take a photo of the large tankers out on the water, and almost got stuck in the deeper sand, so be careful about that. We were glad we explored this area of the island.