Gulf State Park

A very nice campground, but contrary to the photos, there’s no beach.
We planned on staying for 2 weeks, but when we got here, we found out there was no beach and the heated pool was shut down. Site 11 is a very nice site but you’re looking at mud, grass and a oversized pond. Park in the middle of the site to get your rig level.
We did spend 1 night to regroup and got a full refund. Thanks Chris!
I believe we’d stay again if we weren’t looking for a beach stay.

It is probably one of the largest campground we've stayed in. The sites are very open and from what I can see, there are no shaded sites at all. But it was fine with us, as the weather was nice and cool when we were there. I can imagine in the summer, the air conditioning will be working overtime.

There are v very nice paved and unpaved trails and lots of boardwalk over the wetlands. We did a nice big walk each day and on the second day, we took on a much bigger walk than we expected and ran past our checkout time....sorry...

Stayed here 12/1/19 to 12/4/19. My nightly rate of $56 includes all taxes and fees for booking online. This was by far the most I've paid to stay at a state park, and I think it might actually be the most I've paid anywhere, but I knew I wanted to check it out after seeing pictures. I honestly wish I had just sucked it up and stayed a whole week. This place was awesome. It was massive and busy, but for good reason.

My site was a really nice paved pull-through with full hookups and it was perfectly level. I was on the canal so there were signs about alligators all over the place, but unfortunately I never saw one. I'm thinking it was too cold while I was there. As I said before, this park is huge. If you have a bike definitely bring it because trying to get around by walking takes forever. The park has pretty much everything you could want. A pool, tennis courts, boat ramp, laundry, and tons of hiking trails. You can actually take a boardwalk that goes over the highway and to the beach. When you camp here they give you a pass that gets you free access to the beach, which is absolutely beautiful. I really want to come back in the summer time because it would be amazing to spend a few days on that beach. The location here is also great and it only takes a few minutes to get to tons of restaurants and shops around Gulf Shores.

To be honest, I don't really have anything negative to say about this place except that it was expensive. This is definitely a case where I would say the value of the park is worth the price though. I can't wait to come back in the summer!

This was our first time camping here, although we’ve been coming to the Gulf Shores area for years. We can’t see ourselves staying anywhere else now after camping at Gulf State Park. There is so much to do. Great walking and bike paths. We didn’t use the pool or splash pad but they looked nice. Laundry facility was nice and big. Access to the pier was included, so that was fun looking out over the rays, jellyfish and occasional shark. Bath houses were large, showers were hot. The sites were nice and roomy. All the staff and fellow campers were nice. We plan to come back here every year!

This is our 3rd year going to Gulf State Park in the fall and our family has already requested a return next fall.

The campground is huge. Most of the sites are quite large, also, but vary greatly in shade, privacy, and distance to the beach. The sites are asphalt pads with FHU. While we were there, contractors were going through to put in WiFi at the campsites.

The beautiful uncrowded beach is the big draw and is accessed either by taking an overpass over the road or crossing at the campground entrance and is easy to get to by bicycle.

There are many different walking/biking trails of varying length that are accessible from the campground. Many have a great deal of shade and vary from paved to boardwalks to grass/sand. We saw 2 bobcats while on the trails and several alligators. The trails have interesting stops from a parkour course, to a "rock" climbing area, to lake overlooks, etc.

The park has a small nature center with owls, alligators, snakes, turtles, and Madagascar hissing cockroaches that you are allowed to hold if you are so inclined. There is a pool and splash pad, a small store with bike rentals, and a large dog park with lake access for dogs to swim.

There is free access to the pier with a campground stay and also to parking by the pavilion, etc.

This is the second year that we have had to trim branches to get into our site to avoid scratching the side of our RV, but worth it to have some shade.

We stayed in site 46 which was shaded most of the day. Not many sites here have shade, but this one did. The only down fall to that was the lack of the breeze coming off the lake. The black flies were pretty bad at this site also, but they were not bad at most other sites. Apparently, they swarm in May and June. If you do wind up with them at you site. OFF with 100% DEET was all that works for them. The state park has many things to do, and 5 days really wasn’t enough. This was by far one of the better state parks I have been to, and I will return next yr!

I’ve been vacationing in Gulf Shores since I was a child and I can’t believe I’ve never stayed here before! Forget the condos and hotels , I’m bringing my camper down every year! The park entrance is open 24 hours a day so when we had to check in at 9:30 PM on a Tuesday there was no problem. Every staff member I came in contact with was pleasant and helpful. My spot was a back in with trees and shrubbery on all three sides, I backed up to the board walk. If you like space and privacy (I liked it for my two big dogs) the. This is the loop for you! Check out the 300s! There are close to 500 spots in this park and 8 bathhouses. It never felt crowded or even busy! They have over 20 miles of biking and walking trails and a cute restaurant which was delicious! The beach is right across the road and you can get to it by bike, car, and even take the boardwalk over the highway. If you drive take your camping pass and you get to park for free! I almost forgot! The pool was AMAZING!! During the week at most there were 5 other people there but it’s huge and plenty of space to lay out. I could go on and on about this park! Tips: bring a bike so you can explore the park without getting exhausted and keep an eye out for gators if you have pups. Saw 1 that was about 4ft right along a road in the park.

This campground was one of the best that we have ever stayed at. Our site was pull-through, full hook ups, and our site was just a few steps to the boardwalk which lead us to the beautiful beach.

The campground is was well kept and had many amenities. Also, the staff was very pleasant and the check in and check out process was easy.
This price point is a bit higher than what we usually like to spend on a campground, but in this case it was totally worth it. We had front row seats to alligator sightings, stunning sunrises and sunsets, and of course the breezy Gulf of Mexico.