Easy parking! Free and $10-$20 closer to the beach depending on if its a busy day or not. Theres changing rooms, bathrooms, showers, and a bar. Sometimes there food trucks and snocones. Alcohol is allowed but NO glass!! Theres chairs with umbrellas you can use, you usually pay, the price is higher on busier days. If its very slow theyre free. This beach isnt usually as busy as the ones near pleasure pier, its very laid back and nice.

Its different from the central and West beaches. There is a free lot and $15 to park closer to the water. It has a place to get cold drinks and some food. Very relaxed, but beware of the flooding when you drive in.

Nice beach. Clean and not super crowded. Friendly staff at the snack bar.

Came here for Latino Mix 2019. Beach was really nice. Sand and water looked great. Only wish the event was more organized w the amount of ppl that attended. Other than that the beach is worth checking out.

Still open on a Monday. Nobody around! It was serene!

Cool place to just relax and enjoy the ocean.

Life guards on duty. Had a great time with my husband. We did pay $12 for parking which isnt horrible. There is free parking further away but bring something with wheels otherwise its quite a walk.

This beach is great and clean. Families and their kids can have lots of fun here.You can stay here all day and listen to the ocean and relax.

Calm, not crowed, East beach, entrance 6 down Sewall.

Really nice beach. Pretty clean water considering its a Texas beach. Really well kept facilities! They had a shower and changing rooms that were super clean! A lot of maintenance staff around too to help if needed.

At least its food, but the dollar store taquitos hey sell are literally the same ones you buy like 20 for 3.99 at the grocery store. Plave should have a better food selection really. Quality wise and being so close to east beach, would make a killing if it did though and they advertised right

Fantastic place with police security, very clean restrooms and beach cafeteria where you can get nice and, soft and hard drinks! Ideal to expend time with the family. Some amenities have additional $. It worth every penny!

Great place to get a way

They have actual restrooms! I prefer this place to the main drag beach. No seawall so today was brutally windy with sand blowing into our faces but thats nature! You can pay $10-15 and drive/park closer the water, but we just park in the free area and walk.

Went in March. Wasn’t crowded and no problems with having my dog off leash.

This was such a nice beach. Parking was $13, but free parking is available too. There’s a playground by the little bar, and large bathrooms. Sadly, no showers. The beach was clean, there was a lifeguard, and it wasn’t super busy or full (we went on a Sunday afternoon)

Parking is free (May 16) the place was basically empty, it felt like a private beach. The ships going to/from Houston pass by and become entertainment. Great place to spend a day.

We had fun for Memorial Day.. The beach had alot of folx there but wasnt crowded.. They really fixed the beach up now.. New, clean, silky beige sand, no seaweed full of flies n mosquitos and the water was actually clearer.. Only drawback was that u can no longer drive on or up to the sea line any longer so u have to carry your stuff a very long distance to and from the parking areas.. They also now charge a fee per car to park on the beach area or u can park behind their allotted area which is an even further walk.. Its messed up for having to pay a large $15 fee and having to walk n not park at the water & sit outta your cars..

Our favorite beach spot in Galveston! Youve got a bar and restrooms there, some people sell fresh food at the seafront, theres also a mobile bar - perfect! You can find parking spaces for free (3min walk to the water). A good mix of people: not too many children (alcohol is permitted here), some young college crowds, couples, older people - I love it!

The beach was clean the sand nice and firm for building sandcastles the water perfect there is a small childrens park for ages 3 to 5 perfect for that age group there is showers and changing stalls available in the park area all in all this is the perfect beach for small children and families

The bartender was cool! Great service

Lots of space no crowding and cheap rent chairs and umbrella

Great beach, but be careful with parking. Make sure the sand is solid. We had to push a few cars out because people tried to get too close to the beach.

Every time I come to the beach I always come to this one. I find it clean (and always low on the bacteria in the water) and being able to shower before going home is the best. Been coming for year and I will continue to go.

The security in here is a racist and he made me feel threatened he had followed me out of the park. Just fyi dont ever do that to any one, following people. Gonna follow the wrong person one day and it could be a different outcome.i need to speak to someone ASAP ABOUT this. If they had reckless people driving all over the beach and didnt do anything about it

If youre looking to party, the R.A. Apffel East Beach is your ultimate destination! Located at the far eastern tip of the island, East Beach is famous for its great festivals and live concerts held throughout the summer months. The beach park is home to a pavilion, boardwalk and entertainment stage as well as restrooms, showers, chair and umbrella rentals, concessions and other amenities. Unlike most of Galvestons beaches, alcohol is permitted at East Beach. Each summer, the park hosts the annual American Institute of Architects (AIA) Sandcastle Competition where thousands flock to see elaborate structures built from sand.

Great place to swim and free parking

Wish they did not shut off the outdoor showers. There were quite a few folks with kids wanting to rinse off not realizing the showers would be turned off as the sun was going down.

I love this beach. It was not real crowded, a beautiful cool breeze coming from the ocean. A great place to bring children and enjoy a day at the beach.

First time coming to a concert at a beach!!!Awesome experience with amazing and beautiful people.

Had a great time and it was not trashy.

Easily accessible and pretty beach without too much debris. We found a more secluded part of the beach further down to the left of where everyone else had their setup. We were able to take the dogs off leash (although we put them back on when the park rangers were driving by haha). The dogs had a blast too

Had a great time at the Sand Sculpturing contest. My First time at this event. It was a great experience. So much fun and activities going on. Truely a beautiful day.

It was my sons first Ocean Experience. Fun to watch him as he navigated the waves. This beach had a serious shell zone about 3-4 feet in the water. Stewart beach was a nicer, yet busier beach. If you are looking for a low-key beach time, East Beach is the place to go.

It was awesome. I didnt get any pics but I found alot of beautiful shells. They were everywhere.

Nice flat beach, plenty of parking. There are outdoor showers and dressing rooms to change clothes. One can park and have tent and grill close by. Beach was clean and there were plenty of trash cans. There is a $15 entry fee w/in-out privileges.

Attended the Sandcastle competition 2019. Great public beach option for Galveston visitors. Theres free parking and outdoor showers. Theres also changing stalls and a playground, in addition to manned lifeguard stations and port o pottys at various stretches. Traffic is pretty terrible so plan accordingly. It took 35 minutes to get from Stewart Beach to East Beach parking on the main drag because of the event. It would be smart to park at a hotel and take the event parking shuttle if you have that option. Im not sure if the kona shaved ice stations are there daily, but they were today.

Drove right up to the waters edge. Its quiet and out of the way. Very relaxing.

We will come back nice beach with plenty of parking

Excellent breakfast, excellent service. ... people that made you feel at home. Will definitely go back.

It was nice it was sand castle contes

This is a great beach if you want to stay on the beach all day. $15 to park on weekends, and $38 to rent umbrella & 2 chairs. We got there around 11 and stayed until 6--our boys are teenagers and we enjoyed the entire time. The snack bar is adequate, but I would recommend bringing food/drinks.The free section looked very nice as well, but to get a premium spot you need to get there early.

Looked really good and it was clean. Liked that they ask people to get out of the water when the tides are stronger than usual.

Ran the sandcrab 5K last Saturday. Running on the beach there was amazing, particularly at night. The waves were hypnotic. The course was not very well laid out; you had to run into everyone elses flashlights on the way back and it was hard to see. There were also floodlights at the finish that were blinding. I ran into the side and another runner trying to find the finish line.

Was a fun rainy day, and cool night. Chill

It was a great time. Clean beach. I love how the lifeguards were always around and it was patrolled by police. Kids had a blast.

$15 a day is very steep... Especially when you love going to the beach .... We drove to far not to pay... The beach area was clean but the water was nasty .... Couldnt even go swimming.... But we made the best if it and BBQed it up... All was going fine till the gnats came and literally attacked everyone on the beach.... Our babies where crying people running to their cars.... Im not exaggerating... It was horrible .... Most likely we will not go back ever again...

Military and Veterans park free. Great day trip to the beach!

Fun, my friend spent his last weekend here before he passed.

Clean private beach this place is huge andOPEN EVERY DAY

Great beach at the end of Galveston. Parking is generally $12... food and drinks are available for purchase as well. Chairs and umbrellas are $35... Bring cash! Free parking is also available but very limited and a bit of a walk to the beach. Nice crowd on the weekend... nice and quiet during the week. Enjoy!

Its good but you have to pay to park there. However theres an outside parking lot that you can park for free if you want to walk to the beach. Its a bit of a walk though.

Looks like a nice place. However do to the only 2 ways always to actually get in. I would stay away during busy events orbgwt there damn early

This place is cool there is a place to shower after a swim and they seal beer there

Love this place. Its worth the price to get in.

Nice, clean and family friendly beach.

The wife and I live going here off season. Its peaceful, great views, far from the mainstream Galveston and its free. During the summer season you have to pay to park anywhere near the beach. Free parking is about 1/2 mile from the beach.Off season is very quiet. There are a few people fishing but thats about it. We like to walk along the beach, take pictures and hunt for sea shells. There are a few sand bars around that make great sitting and/or picnic spots. During the summer season they have umbrellas along the beach, its understandably much more crowded but its still better than along the seawall if you want to spend the day on the beach.One warning, its ALWAYS windy here. That means the dry sand areas will be picking up sand and depositing it all over your body and if you dont tie down your light items youll be chasing them down the beach all day. Come prepared.

This side of East Beach is undoubtedly the best beach in all of Galveston. I always come here when visiting from Houston and most who are looking for a relaxing, less stressful spot are as well. There is free parking and the beach has a lot less restrictions than the others. The free part is really what matters the most. No worries, just drive there and chill or dive in. You can set up tents, drink, smoke (tobacco of course :) and kick it with your family, friend, loved ones, whatever. Also, the beach is very secluded from the rest of the island and stretches out quite far. So if you were wondering where the best place to go is, congratulations you found it

Had a great time didnt catch any fish and didnt have a net the shrimp were jumping had fun and so did my kids.

Came in January. Nice clean vacant beach.

Beautiful quiet spot for for a nice peaceful afternoon. I wish I couldve come when it was warmer, but it made for a beautiful afternoon and I still took home a sunburn to remember it by

The water is not the best clarity wise and there is an odor when you pull up to the parking lot. However, my family and I had a great time catching waves and frolicking on the beach once we got past the smell. I think the horses nearby have something to do with the odor. At any rate, we had a fun time.

Shower situation is terrible. Id expect better from a beach even in underdeveloped countries. We left without being able to wash off the sea water. On the way out we also encountered a rude jerk worker of this place. Total waste of money. Wont return.

Galveston beach should not be called beach, place always clean but the water always brown and not clear also very wavy.

Only beach I got to when in town. You can drink freely and the waves are good for body surfing

Great place away from downtown Galveston and enjoy the sand!

Awesome place for hook fishing. Ive now learned its best to wear sports cleats with metal spikes when walking over the rocky man-made wave wall. Bait can be easily caught with a cast net on shore. Can walk a mile in water on the left side of wall before it gets really deep, good for using the cast net as well there

The day we went it was super clean!

Went for the Big metal detecting game had a good time. Place was clean. Sand was very gritty!

I have lost a setof keys here and was hoping someone had turned them in by now. I am unable to call the number 409 number provided as it leads to a mailbox that is full. Please open the phone line or message my google account so that I may have a chance to find my keys.

No shower wash down, very over crowded, the worst is that they dont allow you to bring your own tent(umbrella is ok), you have to rent an umbrella and two chairs for $44 on top of $15 entry fee. Very commercialized.Just go to any of the beach along seawall blvd, beach is free, parking max $10, cheaper if u dont park all day, much less crowded, and no restriction on what kind of tent.

Love its right on the beach and the jello shots are good

Clean and quite this time of year.A good place to find shells and watch the ship channel. Take a walk on the Levi if the water isnt too rough.

I really like it but the entrance fee is expensive

Probably the best beach in Texas. Sand is usually hard packed but clean and there is a wide strip. Free parking in the back or $15 closer to the water. Facilities are decent although outdoor showers could be improved. Playground area for kids, bar in pavillion for adults.

East beach has for a very long time been my favorite beach in Galveston. Of course the water is gross, as youd expect from our area of the gulf, but the beach is usually kept pretty clean. The crowd gets a bit wild sometimes so not a great place to bring a family. fires MUST be contained and Please clean up after yourself!

Omg it was the best not too deep at all good waves fu overall

Really beautiful soft fresh oysters the Big Ships coming into the harbor and they had free parking

We went in off season. Not much going on but a big area to play around in. Had a small kids playground and some port-a-poties. Why do all my reviews have bathroom info? Plenty of parking. No entrance fee when we went in February. Had fun. Watch out for the mosquitos!

Great place to hang out while kids play beach volleyball!

Was not as crowded for a holiday like other beaches

Nice beach I really did enjoy it.

The best place to be on the beach. Clean restrooms, snack bar, & showers to rinse off.

Nice ok - mild day in December - Main season closed , no entrance fee , donations only - right after you pass the entrance gate turn right to go down to a less crowded area - cant drive ON the beach anymore close to the water in the Galveston area like we could as a kid - parking areas fifty or a hundred yards away - have to go down to Jamaica Beach to drive ON the beach a little.

No free parking any moreNot as well kept as Stewart

Love this place!!! Just wish I could have gotten a closer parking space.

Galveston is lowkey a cool beach. We enjoyed it.

Guess Im just spoiled being used to the beaches around Panama City Beach. Sand on this beach is a muddy grey. The water was muddy. They charge $15.00 just to park. Ill take PCB over this place any day of the week.

East end beach. Its a little more lively on this end. It is considered the party beach where you can drink maybe because it isnt right on seawall it seems more like traveling out to the beach with the dunes, nature walking area, and the fishing spots.

Its a pretty good beach. Not so crowded. But the water is very dense, you cant see anything in the water even with goggles on. Theres quite good waves. You can even find quite some big snails on the beach if you are a knee deep in the water. Id recommend it for a family recommendation

Cool place except for they close the restrooms and showers by 7! Not cool!

We have been going to east beach for almost 30 yrs ..today. I Was very dissapointed..we are leaving about 7:30 ish and the water is turned off,to take showers ! Omg ..mind you , they now charge 15. 00 to park...and you cant even take shower...they still had 100s of people there unreal !!!!!!.

Not much here apart from signs describing what WAS here, which is OK by me. Cool watching the big ships on their way through to or from Houston. East End beach is not far away. I guess there is good fishing around here

A waste of time especially when the beach water looks like dirty tub water..then they have the nerve to charge $15. to enter but dont want you to jam your music out there..Fuk Galveston i will be going to Kemah or Corpus Christi for now on..

I dont like it very much. Its just a dry beach. Not cleaned. Sand looks like dirt. Stayed here for 15 min only. Just the birds are nice.

This is the least crowded beach in Galveston and my preference by far. You can use a radio flyer wagon to haul an ice chest, chairs and umbrellas out near the water which I highly recommend versus carrying everything.The restrooms and snack bar are a bit far but theyre better than a port-o-potty. If youre nice to them, the umbrella guys will let you borrow their electric screwdriver to drill into the sand for your umbrella. This helps get it down deep enough so it doesnt blow away. Otherwise, plan to bring your own because the wind will pick up and theres a lot of room for your umbrella to travel.

Nice beach to relax and gather your thoughts

For our first time to Galveston it was nice . Not too crowded.

Nice, free parking but its kinda far. $15 if you want to be in the beach. There were a lot of birds which equals lots of bird poop on the sand. We lost our plastic blue shovel and a green Frisbee, the ocean ate then and we could not find them.

Awesome place.. Had lots of fun.. Loved it..