East Beach 1923 Boddeker Drive Galveston, TX77550 Phone: (409)762-EAST

Galveston's East Beach is the coolest and biggest beach in Texas. Famous for its great beach parties, East Beach has major outdoor concerts, special events, promotions, bikini contests, live bands, and other activities that are described in the Galveston.com calendar of events.

Unlike most beaches, drinking is legal on East Beach.

Chairs and umbrellas are available for rent on weekends May thru August. East Beach is "Houston's Playground," located just 45 minutes south of the fourth largest city in America. So come get down, get funky and get loose on Galveston Island's East Beach. Mingle with the crowd or slip away to a quiet spot and chill out.

East Beach holds about 7,000 cars on a huge wide open beach and is a perfect setting for ticketed outdoor concerts and festivals. East Beach welcomes national and local promoters, advertisers and beach enthusiasts.

Admission
Cars: $8
Buses/RV's: $16

Hours of Operation
Weekday Hours:
March thru May: 9am - 5pm
June thru September: 9am - 6pm

Weekend Hours:
March thru May: 9am - 6pm
June thru September: 8am - 7pm

Note: Park hours are weather permitting and subject to change due to holidays and special events. Hours may be seasonal and subject to change.

Payments Accepted
Cash

From Bolivar Peninsula:
Travel Highway 87 to the Galveston Ferry. Ride the ferry to Galveston Island. Exit ferry, and continue down Ferry Road to Seawall Boulevard. Turn left on Seawall. Continue down Seawall until it ends, then turn right on Boddeker Drive and follow signs to East Beach

During special events, the traffic may become slow on Broadway. In that case, take I-45 South and stay in your right lane as you cross the Galveston Causeway. Immediately after you drive to the bottom of the bridge, take the exit ramp that is called the "Harborside Drive & Teichman Road." This will lead you to a stop sign where you need to take a left to Harborside Drive and follow it all the way to Ferry Road. At Ferry Road, take a right that will take you up to the Seawall. When you reach the Seawall, take a left on Seawall and follow the signs to East Beach. This is normally clean sailing to East Beach and can also be used to avoid all of the traffic heading back to Houston!