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• #GOLDEN HOUR TIME GULF SHORE FULL#

This area was developed later than Gulf Shores and still is a bit quieter (although the continued development makes it busier with each passing year!). The stretch of beach that extends from Gulf Coast State park to Perdido Key, Florida on the east is known as Orange Beach. Gulf Shores sits at the intersection of State Routes 182 and 59.

Gulf Shores is the older, more established beach area in the region that is still the center of most of the action. Major cities and regions of note include: Gulf Shores The beaches are roughly intersected by State Route 59, which is the main thoroughfare that heads inland.

Many of the major attractions are located right on the beach road paralleling the coast, Alabama State Route 182 (known as Perdido Beach Road in Orange Beach and Beach Boulevard in Gulf Shores).

The Alabama beaches in Baldwin County lie along 32 miles of coastline, stretching from the Florida border all the way to the tip of the Fort Morgan peninsula. Sub-Regions, Major Cities, & Layout of Alabama’s Gulf Coast There are a few other beaches in the area (particularly the beaches along Dauphin Island in Mobile County) but they don’t have a lot of lodging or dining options. When most people refer to Alabama’s beaches, they are mostly referring to two cities in Baldwin County: Gulf Shores and Orange Beach. Related: First Timer’s Guide to the Florida Panhandle Beachesīut Alabama has two counties along the coast – Mobile County on the west bordering Mississippi and Baldwin County on the east bordering the Florida panhandle. The panhandle of Florida eats up most of the real estate due south of the state, so Alabama’s swath of coastline is often missed after a quick glance at the map. So many people (especially those who live outside the Southeast) don’t even realize that Alabama is a beach destination.

#GOLDEN HOUR TIME GULF SHORE FULL#

See our full disclosure policy linked in the menu at the bottom of this site.) (Trips With Tykes uses affiliate links which means I may earn a small commission if you purchase through links in this post. If you are considering a trip to Gulf Shores or Orange Beach, this article has everything a first time visitor needs to know. But there is also a lot to do in the area for families – particularly eating great seafood or embarking in a few adventurous activities. It’s entirely possible to just spend a full week enjoying the sand, sun, and water. What I also love about going to Gulf Shores and Orange Beach is that a vacation doesn’t necessarily require a ton of planning. Now that I’ve been to hundreds of beaches around the country and the world, I realize Alabama’s white sugar sand beaches and calm turquoise waters have ruined me for nearly everywhere else. Now that I live outside the South, however, I’ve come to realize that much of the rest of the country is clueless about this area! If they do vaguely know about the region, most people certainly don’t know just how much it has to offer. Gulf Shores and Orange Beach are well known all over the South as a relatively inexpensive, family-friendly beach destination. A summer family reunion finally gave us the opportunity to spend a full week in Orange Beach and Gulf Shores revisiting the Alabama beaches of my childhood. My husband and I have returned often to the Gulf Coast, although we had not yet taken our kids to the coast of Alabama until recently. The destination? Gulf Shores and Orange Beach, Alabama. When it was time for a spring break trip or summer beach vacation, my family did what many all over the Southeast did: load up the station wagon or minivan and drive south towards the Gulf Coast. Although I’m a California girl now, I was born and raised in Alabama.