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Gulf State Park, Gulf Shores, AL

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Gulf State Park

Gulf State Park is an outdoor activity in Gulf Shores, AL, part of the Alabama Gulf Coast guide. Cost: under $25.

20115 State Park Rd · Gulf Shores, AL

Why you should go…

Gulf State Park spreads across 6,150 acres of beach, marsh, pine forest and freshwater lakes in Gulf Shores and Orange Beach. You get more than 3.5 miles of white sand beach reached from six access points, plus a fishing and education pier that reaches out into the Gulf. Inland, hiking and biking trails wind past Lake Shelby, where you can kayak or canoe, and the park also has a nature center, campgrounds, cabins and a lodge.

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What's around here?

The closest stops to Gulf State Park, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

  • Sport & Outdoor
    Date Night

    Bellingrath Gardens & Home

    Under $25

    Stroll 65 acres of gardens on the Fowl River and tour the 1935 home of a Coca-Cola bottler.

    31 mi awayMore like this

  • Sightseeing
    History Buff

    USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park

    Under $25

    Climb aboard the World War II battleship USS Alabama and the submarine USS Drum, then tour a pavilion of military aircraft.

    36 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing