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Gulf Islands National Seashore

Gulf Islands National Seashore is an outdoor activity in Ocean Springs, MS. Cost: free.

3500 Park Rd (Davis Bayou Area) · Ocean Springs, MS

Why you should go…

Gulf Islands National Seashore protects barrier islands and coast in Mississippi and Florida. Davis Bayou in Ocean Springs is the only part of the Mississippi side you can reach by car, with a campground, hiking trails, a fishing pier, a boat launch and boardwalk overlooks for wildlife watching. The William M. Colmer Visitor Center has exhibits, a park film and an observation deck. Offshore, parts of Horn and Petit Bois islands are protected wilderness, and Fort Massachusetts stands on West Ship Island.

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What's around here?

The closest stops to Gulf Islands National Seashore, ordered by straight-line distance.

Museums
Rainy-Day Pick
Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art
Under $25
View George Ohr's pottery and changing art exhibitions on a Frank Gehry-designed campus set among live oaks.
4.8 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums
Stay
Date Night
Beau Rivage
Free
Stay, dine and play at a waterfront casino resort on the Biloxi beachfront, the tallest building in Mississippi.
6.0 mi awaySwitch it up: Stay
Sightseeing
History Buff
Biloxi Lighthouse
Under $25
See an 1848 cast-iron lighthouse standing in the median of Beach Boulevard, with guided tours offered each morning.
6.6 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing
Sightseeing
History Buff
Beauvoir
Under $25
Tour Jefferson Davis's restored 1852 beachfront home, his presidential library and a Confederate cemetery on Gulf Coast grounds.
11 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing
Attractions
Family Favorite
Mississippi Aquarium
$25–$50
See dolphins, otters, alligators, sharks and rays in indoor and outdoor habitats, and walk through an underwater tunnel.
18 mi awaySwitch it up: Attractions
Nightlife
Date Night
Island View Casino Resort
Free
A beachfront casino resort on the Mississippi Gulf Coast with a hotel, golf course, and dozens of dining options.
19 mi awaySwitch it up: Nightlife