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Bolivar Flats
4.6★ · 406 Google ratings · Port Bolivar, Texas
✓ Short walk✓ Good for kids✓ Restrooms
At a glance
Parking
Reported adequate
Walk
210 ft · under a minute
Restrooms
Yes
Cost
Paid parking
Water
87°F
Tide
2 ft range today
Children
Reported good for young kids
Sand
200 yd from the water to the back
Map of Bolivar Flats
Guide
Good to know
Reported good with little kids
Visitors often mention shallow or calm water. This is what reviewers report, not a safety assessment.Mentioned by 6 visitors · 2017–2026
Excellent for bird watching year-round
The beach backs a bird sanctuary and attracts diverse shorebird species and migratory birds throughout the year.
Little shade reported
Visitors mention there is not much shade here.Mentioned by 2 visitors · 2017–2026
Buy the $10 annual permit
Rangers actively check vehicles multiple times daily and issue $250 tickets to those without the required parking sticker.
Visit weekdays, avoid holidays
Weekends and holidays bring crowds of loud trucks doing donuts and racing on the beach late into the night.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
89°F · clear
Water
87°F
Waves
1.2 ft · 3 s apart
Wind
5 mph from the NNW
Shelter
Offshore · wind blowing off the land
UV index
8 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 05:10 | High tide | ↑ |
| 20:45 | Low tide | ↓ |
Last updated Aug 25, 5:34 PM.
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Questions
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How far is the walk to the water at Bolivar Flats?
60 ft in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, under a minute. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does Bolivar Flats have restrooms?
No restrooms are mapped within 600 m on OpenStreetMap. That means nobody has mapped any, which is not the same as there being none.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
