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    Home » Things to do » Beach

    Sylvan Beach Pier and Park... Play, fish and picnic

    Modified: Jul 9, 2021 by Jill Jarvis · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads · #sponsoredpost · 4 Comments

    Head to the Sylvan Beach Pier and Park in La Porte.  Here you can play at the beach... without driving to Galveston.

    Sylvan Beach Park has a small white sand beaches, a playground, a skate park, picnic areas, restrooms, showers, a fishing pier and boat ramps. Learn more about it HERE.

    Sylvan Beach Park Ocean

    In La Porte, not too far from the San Jacinto Monument and Battleship Texas is the big park full of families.

    Parking is free and you only need to pay for the fishing pier.

    The white sand beaches are small, but we do not need much room to dig and splash. Plus, we get to watch a lot of huge ships pass through the bay!

    Sylvan Beach Park Playground

    The beach area is full sun, but there are a lot of shaded picnic tables close by. The playground is also new since our last visit... and also has some shade.

    The Sylvan Beach pier is in the middle of the beaches.  You need to pay a fee to use (and can find the latest HERE). Once you pay, you get a wristband that may be checked on the pier.

    Right next to the park is the La Porte Heritage Society. On weekends you can tour the old depot and an old caboose.

    We do like our trips to Galveston best... but this is a fun stop when we're east of Houston!

    Check out all the pictures below.

    Sylvan Beach Park Spinner
    Sylvan Beach Park Swing

    Click on the address for the map: 636 N Bayshore Dr, La Porte, TX 77571

    Or click HERE to find more Houston area parks.

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    About Jill Jarvis

    Jill Jarvis is the owner of JillBJarvis.com, a BigKidSmallCity.com and Things to Do in Houston, with Kids, blog!

    She is the mom of five and started the website years ago... when she was tired of constantly cleaning up the same mess in the family room.

    Another mom showed her that you could just go do fun things in Houston, without hours of planning.

    This inspired the blog and changed everything about how she enjoyed life in Houston, with kids!

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    1. Richard Canedo says

      August 07, 2021 at 9:55 pm

      Where do I get the wristbands to use the fishing pier?

      Reply
      • Jill Jarvis says

        August 08, 2021 at 5:01 pm

        Stop by the bait shop/store.

        Reply
    2. Yadi says

      June 04, 2022 at 8:40 am

      Are there any built in bbq pits in the picinic Beach area?

      Reply
      • Jill Jarvis says

        June 10, 2022 at 5:47 pm

        I'm not certain! I've seen people BBQing... but I've looked through my photos an can't tell if they were from built in grills or not.

        Reply

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