Oct. 24, 2026 · Boca Chica Beach and Highway 4 close Sunday, Oct. 25, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., with Monday as the backup day

October 24, 2026 · City of Starbase · Beach and roads

Boca Chica Beach and Highway 4 close Sunday, Oct. 25, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., with Monday as the backup day

Map card: an aerial of the Boca Chica area with State Highway 4 and the Boca Chica Beach shoreline highlighted in blue and labeled closed, a dot marking the launch site at the end of the highway, and a tag pointing west to FM 1419 (Oklahoma Ave.) — What closes Sunday: State Highway 4 east to the beach, and Boca Chica Beach. Highway line: TxDOT. Shoreline traced from the aerial. Aerial: USDA NAIP, June 2022, public domain. Labels: Gateway to Mars.

Starbase Mayor Bobby Peden's Order No. 2026-24, declared Friday, Oct. 23, at 4:09 p.m., closes Boca Chica Beach, State Highway 4 and the FAA hazard areas on Sunday, Oct. 25, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Central time, "during SpaceX conducted spaceflight activities." "Should SpaceX not complete its planned spaceflight activities during the Primary Closure Period, SpaceX may use the alternate date": Monday, Oct. 26, same hours.

The road: the city's notice lists Highway 4 from FM 1419 (Oklahoma Ave.) to the beach entrance.
What for: the order says "spaceflight activities" and calls the days "launch or test dates" without saying which.
Tonight: the city also lists a road delay from 11:59 p.m. Saturday to 4 a.m. Sunday, "Production to Masseys."
Today: "Boca Chica Beach is open," the city's beach page said Saturday morning.

For the city's updates on beach access, text BEACH to 1-866-513-3475.

Sources: City of Starbase, Mayor's Order No. 2026-24 (declared Oct. 23, 2026) · City of Starbase, beach and road access page (read Oct. 24, 2026) · TxDOT roadway data (Highway 4 line) · USDA NAIP aerial, June 2022 (USGS National Map)