The 13 Best Beaches of Gulf Shores and Orange Beach — Find Your Beach

Alabama Level / Shell Seaside

There was a time when I thought that Perdido Move divided Alabama Place on the west side and Florida Point on the east, but that would be much too effortless. So I searched Alabama Point on Google Maps, and it appeared on the west aspect of the move, just north of the bridge, which matches the geography properly ample, but not any of the seaside descriptions. Instead, I’ll defer to the park indicator found on the japanese aspect of the bridge/pass that clearly states – ‘Alabama Level.’

This ‘Alabama Point’ matches the popular descriptions of a 6000-foot large white sandy beach front with boardwalks that sales opportunities through the dunes to the ocean. I study several experiences of absolutely free parking, but the spend stations in the good deal say usually. I even examine 1 write-up indicating they “loved the browsing,” but I’m having that with a grain of salt. My go-to resource, Magicseaweed, says, “Alabama beach breaks are abominably fickle” but provides that it is “one of the finest solutions on the Alabama mainland” – even even though Orange Seaside is technically on an island. They also position Alabama Point on the west side of the move, so there’s that.

The identify recreation does not get any superior for the jetties, which are primary fishing spots. The jetties main into Perdido Go are prime fishing spots. Whilst some do snorkel here, we don’t recommend it due to the tides and anglers. Alabama Place is on the west aspect of the move and Florida position is on the east.

So let’s just say Alabama Stage, aka Florida Stage, aka Point East, is on the east side of the go with the corresponding park indicator. This beach has a reasonably sized paid out parking good deal and the aforementioned 6000′ white sandy beach. It also has restrooms, showers, and regular food vans, such as the super lovable Frost Bites that operates out of an Airstream. You’ll also be shut to great eating at Cobalt, which has a kicking satisfied hour from 3-5, which you can catch if you time your beach pay a visit to right.

Oh, what about Shell Beach? It’s a compact, paid out great deal, 900′ past the entrance to Alabama Position, with no amenities. It is shut sufficient to be overflow parking for Alabama Stage if you need to have it. It is in which you will find Alabama Place Reef, 1 of Gulf Shores’ artificial snorkeling and diving reefs. It’s positioned a couple hundred ft offshore and marked on the seaside by two poles with red lights.