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This list covers 55 public places in 12 towns around Daphne-Fairhope-Foley: parks, beaches, boat ramps, trails, libraries, pools, museums, rainy-day spots and courts. Every row links to the place's official site and shows the day it was last checked.

Hours and fees change during the year, so they are left off this page. The official site has the current ones.

Map of Alabama with Baldwin County highlighted, with 55 small dots marking the places listed below.Baldwin CountyBon Secour National Wildlife RefugeFairhope Municipal Pier and ParkGraham Creek Nature PreserveGulf Shores SportsplexGulf State ParkHistoric Blakeley State ParkMay Day ParkMeaher State ParkMeyer ParkMullet Point ParkOrange Beach SportsplexOrange Beach Waterfront ParkSplinter Hill BogVillage Point Park PreserveWeeks Bay National Estuarine Research ReserveWolf Creek ParkAlabama Point East Beach AccessCotton Bayou Public Beach AccessGulf Place, Gulf Shores Main Public BeachLittle Lagoon Pass ParkOrange Street Pier and BeachRomar Beach Public Beach AccessBay Watch Boat RampBoggy Point Boat LaunchByrne's Lake Boat LaunchCanal Park Boat LaunchCliff's LandingFort Morgan Boat RampJosephine Boat LaunchLillian Boat LaunchLive Oak LandingMarlow Ferry ParkMo's LandingSeminole Boat LaunchCannonball Run TrailCatman Road TrailCotton Bayou TrailGator Lake TrailGulf Oak Ridge TrailJeff Friend TrailLake Shelby Overlook TrailMeaher State Park Nature Trail and BoardwalkRosemary Dunes TrailShay's Run TrailTallow TrailTwin Bridges TrailWeeks Bay Nature TrailWilbourne Antique Rose TrailBay Minette Public LibraryWaterville USAFairhope Museum of HistoryFoley Railroad Museum and Model Train ExhibitFort Morgan State Historic Site5 Rivers Alabama Delta Resource CenterDaphne Tennis and Pickleball Complex at W.O. Lott Park
  • Parks
  • Beaches
  • Boat ramps
  • Trails
  • Libraries
  • Pools
  • Museums
  • Rainy-day spots
  • Courts
Baldwin County, Alabama. Map drawn from U.S. Census Bureau county boundaries (public domain).

All 55 places

Parks

  • Park · Gulf Shores

    Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge

    Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge protects about 7,157 acres of dune, scrub and lagoon on the Fort Morgan peninsula, split across five separate units.

    Outdoors

    • Parking
    • Fishing

    12295 State Highway 180, Gulf Shores, AL 36542

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  • Park · Fairhope

    Fairhope Municipal Pier and Park

    Fairhope's pier and park are at the west end of Fairhope Avenue on Mobile Bay, with a rose garden, duck pond, fountain, pavilion and boat launch.

    Outdoors

    • Fishing
    • Picnic area
    • Picnic shelter
    • Boat launch
    • Restrooms

    1 N Beach Rd, Fairhope, AL 36532

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  • Park · Foley

    Graham Creek Nature Preserve

    Graham Creek Nature Preserve is a city-owned natural area in Foley with about ten miles of trail, two accessible boardwalks, a kayak launch and disc golf.

    Outdoors · Free

    • Kayak launch
    • Playground
    • Accessible
    • Parking

    23030 Wolf Bay Dr, Foley, AL 36535

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  • Park · Gulf Shores

    Gulf Shores Sportsplex

    The Gulf Shores Sportsplex covers about 100 acres west of town and carries the baseball, softball and soccer fields that host tournaments through the year.

    Outdoors

    • Restrooms
    • Parking
    • Lights

    19025 Oak Rd W, Gulf Shores, AL 36542

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  • Park · Gulf Shores

    Gulf State Park

    Gulf State Park runs to about 6,150 acres behind the beach in Gulf Shores and holds a 900-acre lake, a campground, a golf course and the backcountry trails.

    Outdoors

    • Fishing
    • Paved path
    • Restrooms
    • campground
    • golf course

    20115 State Park Rd, Gulf Shores, AL 36542

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  • Park · Spanish Fort

    Historic Blakeley State Park

    Historic Blakeley State Park is on the Tensaw River north of Spanish Fort and holds the site of Alabama's largest Civil War battle and miles of trail.

    Outdoors

    • Restrooms
    • Picnic area
    • campground
    • Boat launch

    34745 State Highway 225, Spanish Fort, AL 36577

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  • Park · Daphne

    May Day Park

    May Day Park has been Daphne's gathering place since 1887 and carries a pier, a bandstand, picnic areas, playgrounds and a boat launch on Mobile Bay.

    Outdoors

    • Playground
    • Picnic area
    • Restrooms
    • Boat launch

    College Ave, Daphne, AL 36526

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  • Park · Spanish Fort

    Meaher State Park

    Meaher State Park covers about 1,327 acres of wetland on Ducker Bay, where Mobile Bay meets the Mobile-Tensaw Delta, with camping, fishing and a boardwalk.

    Outdoors

    • Fishing
    • Picnic area
    • campground
    • Boat launch

    5200 Battleship Pkwy E, Spanish Fort, AL 36527

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  • Park · Gulf Shores

    Meyer Park

    Meyer Park covers about 12 acres in downtown Gulf Shores with a shaded playground, picnic shelters, a baseball diamond, horseshoe pits and open grass fields.

    Outdoors

    • Playground
    • Picnic shelter
    • Picnic area
    • Shade

    400 E 22nd Ave, Gulf Shores, AL 36542

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  • Park · Fairhope

    Mullet Point Park

    Mullet Point Park is a Baldwin County park on the Mobile Bay shore south of Point Clear, and it is a stop birders watch through spring migration.

    Outdoors

    • Fishing
    • Picnic area
    • Parking

    13153 County Road 1, Fairhope, AL 36532

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  • Park · Orange Beach

    Orange Beach Sportsplex

    The Orange Beach Sportsplex opened in 2001 and holds nine baseball and softball fields, two soccer fields and a 1,500-seat stadium.

    Outdoors

    • Restrooms
    • Parking
    • Lights

    4385 William Silvers Pkwy, Orange Beach, AL 36561

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  • Park · Orange Beach

    Orange Beach Waterfront Park

    Orange Beach Waterfront Park is on Wolf Bay with a 400-foot fishing pier, picnic shelters with grills, a lighted playground, restrooms and a bayside beach.

    Outdoors

    • Fishing
    • Playground
    • Picnic shelter
    • Grills
    • Restrooms
    • Paved path

    26425 Canal Rd, Orange Beach, AL 36561

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  • Park · Perdido

    Splinter Hill Bog

    Splinter Hill Bog protects longleaf pine and bog at the head of the Perdido River, with 4.3 miles of trail through stands of pitcher plants.

    Outdoors

    • Parking

    County Road 47, Perdido, AL 36562

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  • Park · Daphne

    Village Point Park Preserve

    Village Point Park Preserve runs to about 70 acres on Mobile Bay, with a 3,000-foot main trail and boardwalk, picnic areas and public restrooms.

    Outdoors

    • Restrooms
    • Picnic area
    • Parking
    • Paved path

    27710 Main St, Daphne, AL 36526

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  • Park · Fairhope

    Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

    Weeks Bay Reserve is where the Fish and Magnolia rivers meet the bay, with a visitor center, boardwalks, nature trails and a pitcher plant bog.

    Outdoors

    • Restrooms
    • Parking
    • Boat launch
    • Kayak launch

    11300 US Highway 98, Fairhope, AL 36532

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  • Park · Foley

    Wolf Creek Park

    Wolf Creek Park covers about 20 acres south of County Road 20 with a canoe and kayak launch, a fishing pier, a small pavilion and picnic areas.

    Outdoors

    • Kayak launch
    • Fishing
    • Picnic area
    • Picnic shelter

    Hance Lane, Foley, AL 36535

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Beaches

  • Beach · Orange Beach

    Alabama Point East Beach Access

    Alabama Point East is just east of the Perdido Pass bridge with more than 6,000 feet of beach, dunes, boardwalks, picnic areas and outdoor showers.

    Outdoors

    • Restrooms
    • Showers
    • Picnic area
    • Parking

    Perdido Beach Blvd at Perdido Pass, Orange Beach, AL 36561

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  • Beach · Orange Beach

    Cotton Bayou Public Beach Access

    Cotton Bayou is a Gulf State Park beach access where Highway 182 meets Highway 161, with restrooms, outdoor showers and an accessible boardwalk.

    Outdoors

    • Restrooms
    • Showers
    • Parking
    • Accessible

    25900 Perdido Beach Blvd, Orange Beach, AL 36561

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  • Beach · Gulf Shores

    Gulf Place, Gulf Shores Main Public Beach

    Gulf Place is the main public beach in Gulf Shores, where Highway 59 dead-ends at the Gulf, with restrooms, rinse showers, pavilions and a grassy town green.

    Outdoors

    • Restrooms
    • Showers
    • Lifeguard (seasonal)
    • Picnic shelter
    • Parking

    101 Gulf Shores Pkwy, Gulf Shores, AL 36542

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  • Beach · Gulf Shores

    Little Lagoon Pass Park

    Little Lagoon Pass Park is three miles west of Highway 59 where Little Lagoon opens to the Gulf, with parking, restrooms and outdoor showers.

    Outdoors

    • Restrooms
    • Showers
    • Parking
    • Fishing

    1660 W Beach Blvd, Gulf Shores, AL 36542

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  • Beach · Fairhope

    Orange Street Pier and Beach

    Orange Street Pier is a small bay beach and pier on Fairhope's bluff road, where parking in the lot is by city decal and a public launch is north.

    Outdoors

    • Fishing

    Orange Ave at Mobile Bay, Fairhope, AL 36532

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  • Beach · Orange Beach

    Romar Beach Public Beach Access

    Romar Beach is a smaller Gulf State Park access between Gulf Shores and Perdido Pass, with restrooms and a parking lot that fills before the larger ones.

    Outdoors

    • Restrooms
    • Parking

    24450 Perdido Beach Blvd, Orange Beach, AL 36561

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Boat ramps

  • Boat ramp · Fairhope

    Bay Watch Boat Ramp

    Bay Watch is the state ramp beside the Highway 98 bridge at the mouth of the Fish River, with two lanes, a courtesy dock, restrooms and paved parking.

    Outdoors

    • Boat launch
    • Restrooms
    • Parking
    • Accessible

    11470 US Highway 98, Fairhope, AL 36532

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  • Boat ramp · Orange Beach

    Boggy Point Boat Launch

    Boggy Point is the launch closest to Perdido Pass, with two wide lanes, courtesy docks and about 36 trailer spaces on Terry Cove.

    Outdoors

    • Boat launch
    • Parking
    • Fishing

    27504 Marina Rd, Orange Beach, AL 36561

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  • Boat ramp · Bay Minette

    Byrne's Lake Boat Launch

    Byrne's Lake is a county launch west of Bay Minette with one ramp and lighted parking for cars and trailers, and no charge to put a boat in.

    Outdoors · Free

    • Boat launch
    • Parking
    • Lights

    7201 Byrnes Lake Rd, Bay Minette, AL 36507

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  • Boat ramp · Gulf Shores

    Canal Park Boat Launch

    Canal Park is under the Highway 59 bridge in Waterway Village with one lighted launch lane, a courtesy dock, restrooms and 34 paved parking spots.

    Outdoors

    • Boat launch
    • Restrooms
    • Parking
    • Lights

    200 E 24th Ave, Gulf Shores, AL 36542

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  • Boat ramp · Bay Minette

    Cliff's Landing

    Cliff's Landing on County Road 7 north of Bay Minette has a ramp at each end of the park, with lighted parking, picnic seating and restrooms.

    Outdoors

    • Boat launch
    • Restrooms
    • Picnic area
    • Parking
    • Lights

    7500 County Road 7, Bay Minette, AL 36507

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  • Boat ramp · Gulf Shores

    Fort Morgan Boat Ramp

    The Fort Morgan ramp near the end of Highway 180 has two double-lane launches, finger piers, lighted trailer parking and restrooms.

    Outdoors

    • Boat launch
    • Parking
    • Restrooms
    • Lights

    259 State Highway 180, Gulf Shores, AL 36542

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  • Boat ramp · Elberta

    Josephine Boat Launch

    The Josephine launch puts boats into Roberts Bayou with two ramps, one courtesy dock and about ten parking spots, and it carries no restrooms or lights.

    Outdoors

    • Boat launch
    • Parking

    28840 Josephine Dr, Elberta, AL 36530

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  • Boat ramp · Lillian

    Lillian Boat Launch

    The Lillian launch is at the end of 7th Street on Perdido Bay with two ramps, restrooms, picnic seating and about fifty lighted parking spaces.

    Outdoors

    • Boat launch
    • Restrooms
    • Picnic area
    • Parking
    • Lights

    12408 7th St, Lillian, AL 36549

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  • Boat ramp · Bay Minette

    Live Oak Landing

    Live Oak Landing is on the Tensaw River off Interstate 65 with six boat ramps, fishing piers, RV sites and an event pavilion.

    Outdoors

    • Boat launch
    • Fishing
    • Parking
    • Restrooms
    • campground

    8700 Live Oak Rd, Bay Minette, AL 36507

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  • Boat ramp · Summerdale

    Marlow Ferry Park

    Marlow Ferry Park is a Fish River launch on Honey Road, named for the ferry that once crossed there, with a concrete ramp, parking and a picnic area.

    Outdoors

    • Boat launch
    • Restrooms
    • Picnic area
    • Parking

    16346 Honey Rd, Summerdale, AL 36580

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  • Boat ramp · Gulf Shores

    Mo's Landing

    Mo's Landing is a small city park and launch on Little Lagoon, 1.8 miles west of Highway 59 on Fort Morgan Road.

    Outdoors

    • Boat launch
    • Kayak launch
    • Parking

    18068 Fort Morgan Rd, Gulf Shores, AL 36542

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  • Boat ramp · Seminole

    Seminole Boat Launch

    The Seminole launch is on the Perdido River just south of the mouth of the Styx, with one ramp, lighted parking and restrooms.

    Outdoors

    • Boat launch
    • Restrooms
    • Parking
    • Lights

    19412 River Landing Rd, Seminole, AL 36574

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Trails

  • Trail · Spanish Fort

    Cannonball Run Trail

    Cannonball Run is another of the mapped mountain bike trails inside Historic Blakeley State Park, north of the Old Town site on the Tensaw River.

    Outdoors

    34745 State Highway 225, Spanish Fort, AL 36577

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  • Trail · Orange Beach

    Catman Road Trail

    Catman Road follows an old roadway for about two miles through coastal scrub and pine, with its own trailhead on Orange Beach Boulevard.

    Outdoors

    • Paved path
    • Parking

    3801 Orange Beach Blvd, Orange Beach, AL 36561

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  • Trail · Orange Beach

    Cotton Bayou Trail

    The Cotton Bayou trail runs about 1.1 miles from a trailhead on Highway 161 across from the tip of the Cotton Bayou waterway.

    Outdoors

    • Paved path
    • Parking

    3400 Orange Beach Blvd, Orange Beach, AL 36561

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  • Trail · Gulf Shores

    Gator Lake Trail

    Gator Lake Trail runs between a saltwater lagoon and a freshwater lake in Bon Secour refuge and reaches an observation tower looking over Gator Lake.

    Outdoors

    • Parking

    State Highway 180, Gulf Shores, AL 36542

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  • Trail · Gulf Shores

    Gulf Oak Ridge Trail

    Gulf Oak Ridge runs about 2.8 miles of the backcountry trail through maritime forest and links the Gulf State Park paths to the Orange Beach side.

    Outdoors

    • Paved path

    Gulf State Park, Gulf Shores, AL 36542

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  • Trail · Gulf Shores

    Jeff Friend Trail

    The Jeff Friend Trail is a one-mile loop to Little Lagoon inside Bon Secour refuge, surfaced and boardwalked so a wheelchair or stroller can use it.

    Outdoors

    • Accessible
    • Parking

    State Highway 180, Gulf Shores, AL 36542

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  • Trail · Gulf Shores

    Lake Shelby Overlook Trail

    Lake Shelby Overlook is a short spur off the Gulf State Park trail network that ends at a view over the park's 900-acre lake.

    Outdoors

    • Paved path

    Gulf State Park, Gulf Shores, AL 36542

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  • Trail · Spanish Fort

    Meaher State Park Nature Trail and Boardwalk

    The Meaher nature trail and boardwalk run about four tenths of a mile over the marsh at the edge of the Mobile-Tensaw Delta.

    Outdoors

    • Accessible
    • Parking

    5200 Battleship Pkwy E, Spanish Fort, AL 36527

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  • Trail · Orange Beach

    Rosemary Dunes Trail

    Rosemary Dunes is a paved backcountry trail segment behind the dunes on Perdido Beach Boulevard, with its own trailhead and parking.

    Outdoors

    • Paved path
    • Parking

    24037 Perdido Beach Blvd, Orange Beach, AL 36561

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  • Trail · Spanish Fort

    Shay's Run Trail

    Shay's Run is one of the mapped mountain bike trails inside Historic Blakeley State Park, reached from the park road off State Highway 225.

    Outdoors

    34745 State Highway 225, Spanish Fort, AL 36577

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  • Trail · Gulf Shores

    Tallow Trail

    Tallow Trail is one of the shortest segments in the Gulf State Park network, a connector of about 0.07 miles between longer paved paths.

    Outdoors

    • Paved path

    Gulf State Park, Gulf Shores, AL 36542

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  • Trail · Orange Beach

    Twin Bridges Trail

    Twin Bridges is the one-mile link tying the Catman Road, Rattlesnake Ridge and Cotton Bayou trails on the east to Gulf Oak Ridge on the west.

    Outdoors

    • Paved path

    Gulf State Park, Orange Beach, AL 36561

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  • Trail · Fairhope

    Weeks Bay Nature Trail

    The Weeks Bay nature trail runs about 1.3 miles of path and boardwalk through estuary habitat, with a separate boardwalk circling the pitcher plant bog.

    Outdoors

    • Parking
    • Accessible

    11300 US Highway 98, Fairhope, AL 36532

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  • Trail · Foley

    Wilbourne Antique Rose Trail

    The Wilbourne Antique Rose Trail runs a mile through downtown Foley from Myrtle Avenue past the Heritage Park gazebo north to Berry Street, planted with heritage roses.

    Outdoors

    • Paved path
    • Accessible
    • Dogs allowed

    121 W Laurel Ave, Foley, AL 36535

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Libraries

  • Library · Bay Minette

    Bay Minette Public Library

    The Bay Minette Public Library is two blocks west of the courthouse square in the county seat and is a member of the Baldwin County library cooperative.

    Indoors

    205 W 2nd St, Bay Minette, AL 36507

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Pools

  • Pool · Gulf Shores

    Waterville USA

    Waterville USA has run as a 20-acre water park and amusement park a quarter mile from the Gulf on Highway 59 since 1986.

    Outdoors · Fee

    • Restrooms
    • Parking

    906 Gulf Shores Pkwy, Gulf Shores, AL 36542

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Museums

  • Museum · Fairhope

    Fairhope Museum of History

    The Fairhope Museum of History fills the 1928 Spanish Mission style city hall downtown and keeps the record of the single tax colony that founded the town.

    Indoors

    24 N Section St, Fairhope, AL 36532

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  • Museum · Foley

    Foley Railroad Museum and Model Train Exhibit

    The Foley Railroad Museum fills the Louisville and Nashville depot downtown and holds the town's farming and rail record alongside a model train exhibit.

    Indoors

    125 E Laurel Ave, Foley, AL 36535

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  • Museum · Gulf Shores

    Fort Morgan State Historic Site

    Fort Morgan stands at the mouth of Mobile Bay, a masonry fort finished in 1834, and it is where the Battle of Mobile Bay was fought in August 1864.

    Outdoors

    • Restrooms
    • Parking
    • Fishing
    • Boat launch

    110 State Highway 180, Gulf Shores, AL 36542

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Rainy-day spots

  • Rainy-day spot · Spanish Fort

    5 Rivers Alabama Delta Resource Center

    5 Rivers is where five rivers reach Mobile Bay and holds exhibit halls, a theater and a boardwalk, with canoe and kayak access to the delta.

    Indoors · Free

    • Restrooms
    • Picnic area
    • Kayak launch
    • Parking

    30945 Five Rivers Blvd, Spanish Fort, AL 36527

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Courts

  • Courts · Daphne

    Daphne Tennis and Pickleball Complex at W.O. Lott Park

    The Daphne tennis and pickleball complex on Main Street holds ten tennis courts and twelve pickleball courts, with restrooms, lights and wheelchair access.

    Outdoors

    • Restrooms
    • Water fountain
    • Lights
    • Accessible

    2000 Main St, Daphne, AL 36526

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This directory was last checked as a whole on September 24, 2026.

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