Gulf State Park

Usually I look for a place closer to $20 a night instead of $43. I'm glad I made the exception. There is so much to do in this state park, including a bar/restaurant with live music. The pads aren't too close together but there are many of them, it's easy to get lost for the first day or so. All the RV pads I saw were full hookup with power, water and sewer. The showers and bathrooms were clean and spacious. I was able to bike for miles without ever leaving the park. Lots of little spots on the trails for scenic views, benches a ninja warrior setup and a butterfly house.

The WiFi was pretty good at my site but may vary depending on where you are camped. I had a clear line of site to a router/repeater so my results may be skewed.

If you stay here either rent or bring a bike.

We love all the walking and biking paths made out of blacktop and boardwalks. These paths weave in and out of woods and go around lakes. There is a lot of wildlife including alligators, birds, turtles and bobcats. The pool is huge and has a big splash pad. The beaches are just a short walk or drive away. All the employees have been so nice and kind. We recommend you come stay and check it out.

Full hookups on level cement pads. Most sites are unshaded. Some sites are on lake. Water pressure appears to vary a lot between sites. High pressure along main campground road and low pressure in some of the loops. Sites near the campground entrance and Perdido Beach Blvd can get pretty noisy with highway traffic on weekend nights. About like being near an interstate. Sites farther in are more quiet. Over 20 miles of wide, paved bike trails, mostly wooded and away from highways. A major attraction is a female alligator, usually with babies, that hangs out next to one of the trails (fence between you and the gator). Another stop is near an eagle's nest. Bike path also takes you to the beautiful, white sand beach. The whole area is very bike friendly. Campground staff are super helpful and friendly. Lots of restaurants, bars and music in Gulf Shores and Orange Beach. Gulf State Park has a restaurant on one of the bike paths.

Second winter here. Park still has lots of destruction from the hurricane last fall but they are working to clean it up. Bike trails fantastic. Beach nearby and accessible. Sites are spaced nicely apart. Activities are limited this year due to Covid but typically are plentiful. Not much wildlife this year either due to chilly Temps or the hurricane.

Gulf State Park is unquestionably the crown jewel of state park campgrounds in Alabama. Some of the campsites sure look different post Hurricane Sally. Join us on a video tour of Gulf State Park In Alabama; video uploaded here on Campendium for your immediate reference. I share with you my preferred campsites and provide an overview of the park’s amenities. Verizon cellular service clocked in at 39.8 Mbps download speed and 7.80 Mbps upload speed. AT&T cellular service clocked in at 99.2 Mbps download speed and 21.2 Mbps upload speed. T-Mobile cellular service clocked in at 20.4 Mbps download speed and 2.36 Mbps upload speed.

There are already glowing reviews of this campground, so I won't pile on. Let's just say that we were trying to figure out any way that we could stay another week. When we couldn't, we booked our week for next year.

I've seen that people think that this place is a bit expensive, but they could charge at least double IMO.

Many of the bathhouses were being renovated (from the hurricane) while we were there in late Dec '20. It seemed like they were getting very close to done.

Bring your bikes, kayaks, hunger for fresh seafood, and your own liquor! Alabama liquor is incredibly expensive (seemed to be at least 30% higher than Missouri).

Thank you to all of the volunteers at this campground for making our visit so special!

Sprint 5G @ 4-5 bars...woot, woot

We had a great time at gulf shores state park. Our kids enjoyed the nature center as well as being close to the beach. Downsides- we tried to find an actual playground and the road was blocked off, the one near the pool was just swings. Very busy park. We went to visit the pool on a somewhat warm day(70) and were looking forward to a heated pool, it was 68 degrees according to the board and was entirely to cold to swim. Bring your bikes because rentals are outrageously expensive with kids. We would stay again but not sure if it is worth the price.

Check-in was organized and quick. Roads in the park are well marked and easy to navigate. Park rangers are friendly and make trips through the park constantly, which we feel is a good thing.
The park is currently renovating many of the bathhouses and look to be ready for the spring season. There are numerous bike and walking trails, tennis and volleyball courts, swimming pool, and much more. Beach access is easy by bicycle or your park pass provides you free parking. Cost per night is a little on the high side for a state park but everything that come with it make it worth it. We would definitely stay here again.

We decided to take a winter trip to the beach and got one of the last 2 sites available at Gulf State Park. We didn't realize that there were so many trails so we took 2 mornings and hiked 5 miles with our dog. There are lots of things to do in the surrounding area. Foley is just up the road and has an outlet mall and OWA is a shopping area plus amusement park. Along the beach you can't miss going to the Flora Bama for a cold one. There is a Starbucks in Orange beach if you need a caffeine fix outside your campground. With it being winter, the beach wasn't a real option but we did spend a little time sitting on a blanket enjoying the blue/green water and white sand. The campground it huge and full of nice people. There are workcampers volunteering and they were super nice. There were about 6 bathhouse still under renovation since the hurricane and you can see the damage in the tree around camp. But the campsites themselves seemed to be in great shape. We saw everything from beautiful giant motor coaches to tent camping in the park. Tons of dogs. And because it was Christmas weekend we even saw Santa and Mrs. Claus out walking their dog on Christmas morning. This is a great campsite. I recommend it for families, couples or even singles.
Oh, and really good wifi.