Souvenir collecting multi purpose wind resistant beach towel with hidden pockets

A beach towel, comprising:

• a towel portion;
• and
• a souvenir receiving portion adjacent to the towel portion;
• wherein the towel portion and souvenir receiving portion are made of a single piece of fabric and a portion of the fabric forming the souvenir receiving portion comprises shorter and tighter loops than a portion of the fabric forming the towel portion.

A beach towel method, comprising:

• providing a towel portion;
• attaching a compartment to the underside of one end of the towel portion comprising a top and bottom layer and forming an opening along the side of the compartment opposite the edge of the end of the towel portion where the compartment is attached that is accessible from the underside of the towel portion;
• providing one or more hidden pockets between layers of the compartment or between a layer of the compartment and the towel portion, wherein one or more of the hidden pockets has an opening recessed from an outside edge of the compartment such that the opening is not exposed to the environment and is not visible to passersby and one or more of the hidden pockets is accessible only through the compartment opening;
• and
• providing a souvenir receiving portion adjacent to and forming a perimeter around the towel portion and comprising one or more apertures for receiving one or more securing structures.