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Bolivar Peninsula Beach
4.7★ · 122 Google ratings · Gilchrist, Texas
✓ Short walk✓ Good for kids
At a glance
Parking
Reported adequate
Walk
125 yd · 2 min
Cost
Paid parking
Water
86°F
Tide
1 ft range today
Children
Reported good for young kids
Water quality
Mixed · 6% of 87 over the limit · 2025
Crowds
Quietest Mon 11am
Map of Bolivar Peninsula Beach
Guide
Good to know
Go for wildlife and relaxation
The beach offers excellent pelican watching, shrimp boat viewing, and shell hunting in a generally clean setting.
Reported good with little kids
Visitors often mention shallow or calm water. This is what reviewers report, not a safety assessment.Mentioned by 4 visitors · 2020–2026
Visit early or at night
The beach gets busy with vehicle traffic during daytime hours but becomes quiet and peaceful after dark.
Purchase annual beach pass
A $10 pass is valid for the entire calendar year and can be bought at local retailers.
Expect vehicle traffic on sand
The beach allows driving and camping on the sand with various vehicles including cars, four-wheelers, and dune buggies regularly present.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
90°F · clear
Water
86°F
Waves
1.2 ft · 3 s apart
Wind
5 mph from the NW
Shelter
Onshore · wind blowing straight in off the water
UV index
8 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 00:13 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 10:29 | High tide | ↑ |
Last updated Aug 25, 5:35 PM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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Questions
Common questions
How far is the walk to the water at Bolivar Peninsula Beach?
125 yd in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, about 2 min. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does Bolivar Peninsula Beach 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.
When is Bolivar Peninsula Beach least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Mon 11am and the busiest at Mon 6pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
