Public Beaches
Alabama Point
Alabama Point is located 0.3 miles east of Perdido Pass Bridge and offers 6,000 feet of wide beach, sand dunes, boardwalks, picnic areas, restrooms, and outdoor showers. Parking is free.
Cotton Bayou
Cotton Bayou is located at the intersection of Highway 182 and Highway 161 and features restrooms and showers on site. Parking is free.
Gulf Shores 10th Street Public Access
This is a Beach Access only. There is parking across the street from this location. Facilities are available.
Gulf Shores 12th Street Public Access
This location has beach access, restroom and showers. No parking.
Gulf Shores 13th Street Public Access
Street side parking with a dune walkover, shower and restrooms.
Gulf Shores 4th Street Public Access
This is a pedestrian crossing beach access only, which is perfect if you're staying in a property nearby.
Gulf Shores 6th Street Public Access
Located six blocks west of Highway 59, you can park and walk the boardwalk to the beach. An outdoor shower makes it handy to spray off before you hop back in your car.
Gulf Shores Main Public Beach
If you're looking for volleyball-playing, beach-bar-hanging good times, this spot - where Highway 59 dead-ends into the Gulf - is for you. For a small fee, you get all-day, up-close parking, making it easy to unload your gear. Paid parking from March...
Gulf Shores State Park Pier
This long, wide pier with scenic beach & ocean views is a popular place for fishing and relaxing by the water.
Johnson Beach
Johnson Beach – Gulf Island National Seashore is located on Perdido Key and is part of the Gulf Islands National Seashore. Entrance fees are required, but Johnson Beach is one the few places you can pitch your tent directly on the sugar-white s...
Lagoon Pass Beach
Lagoon Pass is a shallow waterway connecting Little Lagoon to the Gulf, located 2.9 miles west of Highway 59. It offers restrooms, a fishing pier, an outdoor shower, and water fountain on site. Paid parking is located on the northeast side of the Lee...
Perdido Key State Park
Perdido Key State Park is a 290-acre Florida State Park located on a barrier island fifteen miles southwest of Pensacola, off S.R. 292, in northwestern Florida.
Romar Beach-A Gulf State Park Beach Area
This beach area is easy to get to. It's perfect for a quick beach stroll or an impromptu picnic. It's located 6.8 miles east of Highway 59. Future plans call for restrooms and outdoor showers, but currently, there aren't any.
The Gulf State Park Pavilion Area
The Gulf State Park Pavilion Area is located six miles east of Highway 59 and offers air-conditioned restrooms, private showers, a snack bar, shady spots to sit and eat, plus a huge fireplace for chilly days. There is a $6 fee to park all day ($12 fo...
