SpaceX
Watch a launch from the deck.
History is being made across the bay at SpaceX's Boca Chica Starbase. The Texas Beach House sits with a direct line of sight, close enough to feel the launches.
SpaceX
History is being made across the bay at SpaceX's Boca Chica Starbase. The Texas Beach House sits with a direct line of sight, close enough to feel the launches.
Across the bay
SpaceX's Boca Chica facility, known as Starbase, is a working test site for Starship, the largest rocket vehicle ever built. From South Padre Island the launch tower is visible across the bay, and the third-floor deck of the Texas Beach House is one of the better viewpoints on the island during scheduled launches.
Launch dates and times change constantly. Wind, weather, and the FAA all have opinions. The way locals do it: keep an eye on SpaceX's launch schedule the day-of, then bring chairs to the deck about an hour before the window opens.
The sound carries. If you're not paying attention, you'll feel the test fire before you hear it.
From Texas Beach House across Laguna Madre Bay to the Boca Chica launch pad.
From the third-floor deck, with nothing in the way once you clear the dunes.
Check spacex.com/launches the morning of and an hour before. Winds change the window.
Plan a launch trip
The third-floor wraparound deck is the spot. It also holds twenty for cocktails, so you can invite the friends you keep telling about it.
See Floor Three