The one at Cape Cod which I know intimately was a great step forward as was the one at San Francisco, and now we will have this one off the coast of Texas. As I said, these are three very exceptional sites which have been preserved for the people of the United States. I want to congratulate the Members of the Congress. Each of these areas has its unique characteristics-each is readily accessible to millions of Americans-each will offer an enduring opportunity for the renewal of body and spirit where the land meets the sea. Padre Island on the Gulf will now take its place with Cape Cod on the Atlantic, and Point Reyes on the Pacific. However, don’t think that you can sneak on the beach without paying because if you get caught, you will. It is accessed by taking North Beach Road, which oddly enough comes before the park entrance station where you pay your entrance fee. The Padre Island National Seashore is the third authorized by the 87th Congress insuring that this Congress will enjoy an honored position in the development of conservation in this country. Because the National Seashore endeavors to preserve Padre Island in its natural state, visiting the island is very much like stepping back into the past. Padre Island National Seashore’s North Beach is a 1-mile stretch of beach at the north end of the park. By preserving 80 miles of the island's scenic, untrammeled shoreland, this measure will make possible a broad range of year-round opportunities for recreation and quiet enjoyment of a natural environment for a large number of people. The 113-mile-long Padre Island along the Texas coast of the Gulf of Mexico, extending from Corpus Christi on the north almost to Mexico on the south, is the longest barrier island of the United States. 4, providing for the establishment of the Padre Island National Seashore.
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