The 2018 beach parking permit for Mustang Island and Padre Island beaches is now available at all Stripes stores, H-E-Bs and more. Courtesy photo

The 2018 beach parking permit for Mustang Island and Padre Island beaches is now available at all Stripes stores, H-E-Bs and more. Courtesy photo

Beachgoers will need new parking permits to bring vehicles onto the beach as of Jan. 1. The 2018 permits, which must be displayed on a vehicle’s windshield, are now available and good until Dec. 31, 2018.
Permits cost $12 for the year, no matter what time of the year they are purchased. Funds are used to clean and maintain beaches.
Permits are sold at the following locations:

  • • Stripes
  • • H-E-B (Aransas Pass, Corpus Christi, Portland and Rockport)
  • • Walmart (Flour Bluff and Portland)
  • • Academy (Corpus Christi and Portland)
  • • Naval Air Station-Corpus Christi/ITT Department
  • • Corpus Christi Convention and Visitors Bureau
  • • Nueces County Padre Balli Park Headquarters Office
  • • Dick’s Sporting Goods
  • • CVS Pharmacy (Padre Island location only)
  • • TAMU-CC (University Services)