With the widespread development of Padre Island and the most recent visitor to the area—Space X -- Boca Chica Beach has lost its luster, for many.
For many years, Boca Chica Beach afforded Valley folks the nearest and most accessible beach before the building of the Queen Isabella Causeway at Port Isabel. The causeway was completed in February of 1954.
Allow me to take you on a journey to Boca Chica Beach that will rekindle the spirit of yesteryear.
Waves of fun…
Located at the end of Highway 4 out of Brownsville, it extended from the Rio Grande on one side to the Brazos ...