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Gulf Islands National Seashore

Hike bayou trails, fish from the pier and camp at Davis Bayou, the mainland gateway to Mississippi's barrier islands.

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

About Gulf Islands National Seashore

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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Museums
Maritime & Seafood Industry Museum
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Transit: reachable by public transit
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Nightlife
Date Night
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Transit: reachable by public transit
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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.
Transit: reachable by public transit
4.8 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums
Nightlife
Date Night
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Biloxi
No admission fee
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Transit: reachable by public transit
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Stay
Date Night
Beau Rivage
No admission fee
Stay, dine and play at a waterfront casino resort on the Biloxi beachfront, the tallest building in Mississippi.
Transit: reachable by public transit
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Sports & Outdoors
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Under $25
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