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Port Isabel Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels

city in Cameron County, Texas, United States

About Port Isabel

Setting: Port Isabel is on the coast at the southern tip of Texas,8mi (13km)from Mexico (24mi (39km)by car). The 2.6-mile-long (4 km) Queen Isabella Causeway across the Laguna Madre connects it to South Padre Island and the Gulf of Mexico. The gated community of Long Island Village is across a short swing-bridge to the south. A few miles westward along the shore of the Laguna Madre is the settlement of Laguna Heights and the Village of Laguna Vista. This group of communities are collectively known as the “Laguna Madre Community” or “Laguna Madre Area.” The four counties at the southern tip of Texas are called "TheRio Grande Valley" (the "Valley"). Commercial-industrial: The Port Isabel-Brownsville shrimping fleet is highest dollar-value commercial fishery on the east coast of the United St

Top Attractions in Port Isabel

Explore the best things to see and do in Port Isabel:

  • Austin Fishing Service
  • Bay Wind Sailing Charters
  • Black Dragon Pirate Cruise
  • Buccaneer Bay Fishing
  • Captain Gencho Fishing Service
  • Dolphin Docks
  • Doubleday Bar's Sports Memorabilia Collection
  • Fins to Feathers

Where to Eat in Port Isabel

Must-try local food and restaurants:

  • 🍴Davy Jones Ice Cream Locker
  • 🍴Dirty Al's at Pelican Station on the Bay
  • 🍴El Papa's
  • 🍴J & Bubba's Bar & Grill
  • 🍴Joe’s Oyster Bar
  • 🍴Krispy Krunchy Chicken

Where to Stay in Port Isabel

  • 🏨La Casa Rosa Inn
  • 🏨Port Isla Inn
  • 🏨Queen Isabel Inn
  • 🏨Southwind Inn
  • 🏨White Sands Restaurant & Bar Motel & Marina

Port Isabel Travel Guide Sections

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