Surfside Beach
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🏖️ Beach · Surfside Beach
4 hours · Free · No reservation needed
- 🚗About 60 min driveFrom Sugar Land · Parking: Driving on the beach requires a beach parking permit (about $12 per year, sold at convenience stores); lot at Stahlman Park
- 🎒Carrier recommendedTerrain isn't stroller-friendly; a carrier is easier
- 🌳Little shadeGreat on sunny days · Handles heat · Wind-OK
- ⏱️Typical visit: 4 hoursBest seasons: Summer · Spring · Fall
The closest beach for Sugar Land and Pearland families: take 288 all the way down to this quiet Brazoria County beach, where you can drive right onto the sand and turn your trunk into a beach cabana. More shells than Galveston and surfers to watch at sunset. A spur-of-the-moment half-day beach trip.
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