WELCOME TO PADRE ISLAND NATIONAL LAKESHORE? Are we a seashore or a lakeshore? Today it's really hard to tell with these tiny waves, especially at low tide shown here at 12:30. Low tide is a great time to go shelling and the lower the tide, the better. The lowest tides of the month will be: Sat 22 at 7:53 am Sunday 23 at 8:39 am Monday 24 at 9:49 am Christmas Day at 10:21 am. | Padre Island National Seashore

3.1K views · 112 reactions | CREATURE FEATURE: POCKET GOPHER Padre Island National Seashore is so much more than a beach. We protect one of the last stretches of coastal prairie. One of the many animals that call the grasslands and dunes home is the pocket gopher. Look for their mounds of dirt as you walk the Grasslands Nature trail or as you walk down to the beach on the ramp from the Malaquite Visitor Center, where this one was seen. | Padre Island National Seashore | Facebook

4.5K views · 507 reactions | HAPPY TO BE BACK! All services have resumed at Padre Island National Seashore. The Malaquite Visitor Center will be open starting at 9 am at the usual time. Campgrounds, restrooms, and dump stations for R.V.'s are also open. Hope to see you all at the beach! Video filmed and edited by Artist-In-Residence Jonathan Lisonbee | Padre Island National Seashore | Facebook