Quintana Beach County Park
Photo: Patrick Feller · CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
🏖️ Beach · Quintana
3 hours · Free · No reservation needed
- 🚗About 65 min driveFrom Sugar Land · Parking: Free park lot
- 🍼Stroller-friendlyFlat surfaces — bring the stroller
- 🌳Some shadeGreat on sunny days · Handles heat · Wind-OK
- ⏱️Typical visit: 3 hoursBest seasons: Spring · Summer · Fall
This small county park across from Surfside is the easiest way to take toddlers to the beach: a boardwalk leads from the parking lot to the sand, with covered picnic pavilions, a playground, a fishing pier, showers and restrooms. The beach slopes gently and is uncrowded, so even a 2-year-old can play on their own all afternoon.
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Quintana, Texas
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