Labor Day Weekend
in Corpus Christi

Permit stickers are $12 and available year-round at:

• Corpus Christi Visitor Information Center
• Stripes convenience stores (Padre Island, Flour Bluff, and select stores in central Corpus Christi)
• Circle K convenience store (Padre Island and Flour Bluff)
• H-E-B grocery stores (Aransas Pass, Corpus Christi, Calallen, Portland, and Rockport)
• Corpus Christi City Hall – Central Cashiering
• Naval Air Station-Corpus Christi – ITT Department
• Nueces County Padre Balli Park Headquarters Office
• Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi (University Services)
• Corpus Christi Parks & Recreation Beach Operations Office

Permit Required:

• Whitecap Beach - Gulf Beach
• JP Luby/North Packery Beach - Gulf Beach
• Padre Balli County Park - Gulf Beach

Entrance Fee / No Permit Required:

• Mustang Island State Park - Gulf Beach
  • $7 per person 13 years & older
  • $70 Texas State Parks Annual Pass
• Padre Island National Seashore - Gulf Beach
  • $10.00 per vehicle for a 1-day pass (expires at midnight)
  • $25.00 per vehicle for a 7-day pass (valid for 7 days from date purchased)
  • $45.00 per vehicle for a 1-year pass (valid for 12 months from date purchased)
  • $5.00 per person for bicyclists and pedestrians for a 1-day pass (expires at midnight)
  • $15.00 per person for bicyclists and pedestrians for a 7-day pass
  • $5.00 per motorcycle for a 1-day pass (expires at midnight)
  • $20.00 per motorcycle for a 7-day pass

Free Paved Parking:

• North Beach - Bay Beach
• McGee Beach - Bay Beach
• Michael J. Ellis Beach & Seawall - Gulf Beach

Texas State Aquarium

• Open daily, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• H-E-B Splash Pad, open Saturday and Sunday, 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Open Labor Day)
• Wildlife Rescue Center, open Saturday and Sunday, 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. 

USS Lexington Museum

• Open daily, 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
• Labor Day, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History

• Open Tuesday - Saturday, 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
• Closed Mondays (including Labor Day)

Art Museum of South Texas

• Open Friday and Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.; Sunday: 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• Closed Monday (including Labor Day)

South Texas Botanical Gardens & Nature Center

• Open daily, 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Texas State Aquarium

• Groups 10+ people
• Seniors 65+
• Memberships available

USS Lexington Museum

• Military (with valid ID)
• Senior 60+

Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History

• Military (with valid ID)
• Senior 65+
• Memberships available

Art Museum of South Texas

• Student (with valid ID)
• Senior
• Memberships available

South Texas Botanical Gardens & Nature Center

• College (with valid ID)
• Military (with valid ID)
• Senior 60+
• Memberships available