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Sylvan Beach, La Porte
4.6★ · 548 Google ratings · La Porte, Texas
✓ Short walk✓ Free✓ Restrooms
At a glance
Parking
Reported adequate
Walk
175 yd · 2 min
Restrooms
Yes
Cost
Free
Water
89°F
Tide
2 ft range today
Sand
140 ft from the water to the back
Water quality
Mixed · 16% of 95 over the limit · 2025
Crowds
Quietest Fri 8am
Map of Sylvan Beach, La Porte
Guide
Good to know
Free parking reported
Visitors report no charge to park here.Mentioned by 14 visitors · 2018–2026
Come early on weekends
The beach gets noticeably crowded after 8:30am on Saturdays and Sundays, with limited sandy area.
Plan to leave by 8pm
Staff close the beach area at 8pm even when daylight remains, blocking access to the sand.
Watch for jellyfish in fall
September visits reported significant jellyfish presence in the water and sand.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
90°F · mostly clear
Water
89°F
Waves
0.6 ft · 3 s apart
Wind
4 mph from the NNW
Shelter
Cross-shore · wind running along the beach
UV index
8 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 01:12 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 11:18 | High tide | ↑ |
Last updated Aug 25, 5:33 PM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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Questions
Common questions
How far is the walk to the water at Sylvan Beach, La Porte?
110 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 Sylvan Beach, La Porte 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 Sylvan Beach, La Porte least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Fri 8am and the busiest at Sat 4pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
