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Visit Gulf Shores to explore Alabama’s beaches of white sand and clear blue water.

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Sugar Sands RV Resort

12 sites · RVs15 acres · Gulf Shores, Baldwin
Sugar Sands RV Resort in Gulf Shores, Alabama, features roughly 80 sites including 5 stylish Tiny Homes for rent. All sites have full hookups, including 30/50 amp power, water/sewer, a picnic table, and WiFi!  Each site is a well maintained, spacious 22′ x 60′ concrete pad to accommodate even the largest RVs. You are sure to enjoy the beautiful, lush landscaping set among our coastal craftsman style buildings.Learn more about this land:Sugar Sands RV Resort offers full hookups with our 22’ x 60’ concrete spacious sites with privacy between , as well as power, water, sewer, cable, and Wi-Fi. Our Clubhouse is available for your use and is complete with kitchen, restrooms, sitting areas, tv area, library, and computer area. And did we mention our zero-entry pool? It is beautiful! You can also enjoy our fitness center. One of the many reasons to come and stay with us, if you love the beach, we are minutes away from Gulf Shores Beach and Orange Beach. Golfers can enjoy many of our pristine golf courses. Or if you wish to take in concert, a boat ride to see the dolphins or just sit and watch the boats, the Wharf is the place to visit. Just minutes away from the resort you will also find the new Park OWA, which features shops, dining, and an amusement park. At OWA, there are restaurants such Groovy Goat, Paula Dean’s, Trattoria Pizza & Italian, Rock n Roll Sushi. The Pensacola Naval Aviation Museum is only a 25.6-mile drive away. This is the home of the world-famous Blue Angels. Ft. Morgan State Historic Site is 25.9 miles from the Resort.Our list of attractions goes on and on! We have only named a few!All rigs over 10 years old will require photos to be submitted prior to approval of the reservation. 
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Heart of the Country

8 sites · RVs, Tents12 acres · Bay Minette, Baldwin
Heart of the Country is our home and also your own personal twelve acre state park whenever you stay with us! We are less than 15 minutes from Interstate 10 and from Interstate 65. I offer a half-dozen campsites, all either on a relatively level paved driveway or grass. Power (20 amp and 30 amp) and water is available. We have two 30 amp campsites, which are first come, first served. WIFI is available! (please ask for password). This is a Longleaf Pine sanctuary with lots of nature trails. This is also a hobby farm with livestock (Donkey, Shetland Pony, two Goats, and a flock of Chickens). I feed the livestock grain every morning usually between 8 and 9 am, and again hay before dusk. You are always welcome to join me and I'll introduce all of them to you! My dog, Homer, is our very friendly welcoming ambassador who will enthusiastically great you upon your arrival. I put him up in his kennel each evening around dusk, then lock him in his shed until morning which keeps him from backing during the night. We also host an AirBnB, so other guests may be here as well. Texting via the app is our preferred mode of communication. If you call, please leave a message and I will call you back. Suggested local attraction: Blakeley State Historic Park is four miles away.
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Navarre Beach Camping Resort

20 sites · RVs, Tents10 acres · Navarre, Santa Rosa
Navarre Beach Camping Resort is located in Navarre, FL. We have 99 rv sites 29 cabins and three travel trailers. We are on the water, the Santa Rosa Sound, it is an intercoastal water way. We are a ten minute drive to Navarre Beach. Fishing, boating, kayaking, paddle boarding are fun things to do in the area.Learn more about this land:Back-in standard sites throughout the park have full hook-up and will accommodate up to twenty five foot campers. You park your RV on a sand, dirt pad, you have a concrete pad and a picnic table. Site comes with water, sewer, electric, wifi and cable. Some sites have shade. None of our sites are shaded all day long. Every site is a short walk to our beach.
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The Wandering Path

9 sites · Lodging, RVs, Tents21 acres · Milton, Santa Rosa
The Wandering Path is located 20 minutes north of downtown Milton FL, with 2000 feet of water frontage alongside the beautiful Coldwater Creek. We are more of a nature retreat than a traditional campground, offering spaced out Glamping and primitive camping along the creek, secluded in the middle of 20 acres. We take pride in the amount of peace and tranquility that this land has to offer and strive to keep it as peaceful as possible. If you’re looking to escape the everyday noises and stresses of life, this is for you. We currently have 4 Glamping tents (sites 1,2,3 and 7) on a wooden platform with electricity and 3 primitive campsites. Each Glamping tent has a full size (real) bed, lamp, fan, AC in the summer/heater in the winter and small storage shelf for food/clothes. Outside, there are solar string lights, picnic table, fire pit ring, small charcoal grill and trash can. Primitive sites have solar string lights, fire pit ring and trash can. The bath house is centrally located and is complete with 2 showers, 2 sinks and 2 toilets. There are 2000 feet of trails alongside the creek for hiking. Kayak rentals are available for guests with 24 hour notice. You may also bring your fishing gear and are welcome to fish in the spring fed creek. At night time, the stars are breathtaking without any city lights and every night is a perfect night for a camp fire. We look forward to becoming your go-to spot when you’re in need of recharging. We are less than 1 hour from Pensacola and Navarre beaches, 15-20 minutes to local grocery stores and restaurants. At this time, no pets or children under 12 are allowed in yurts.
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Apple Hill Cabins and Camp Ground

36 sites · Lodging, RVs, Tents120 acres · Covington
Associated on 40 acres. Adjacent to Conecuh and Blackwater National forests. Five RV pads, areas for primitive camping. Two Rustic Cabins with bath and showers. Amenities include fishponds,( no license required, no catch limit). Ponds have bass, brim, catfish and tilapia. Access to Blackwater River for swimming, canoeing, tubing or Kayaking. Hunting allowed in National Forests in season with license, skinning rack available on site. only 45 miles from the beach camp or stay in cabins an drive to the beach and save a $$$$$$ drive or pull your big rvs and leave them in goods hands to you return for your next vacation
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All You Need Institute

9 sites · Lodging, Tents111 acres · Lumberton, Pearl River
All You Need is a 111 acre paradise that is home to some VERY unique and endangered habitat. Our northern boundary is a tract of DeSoto National Forest, where we have practically exclusive access to another 90 acres of longleaf pine savannah and more bottomland creeks. The sandhills are home to prickly pear cactus, deer moss (7 kinds of lichen), and our mascot, the endangered Gopher Tortoise. We're working to develop a nature education and retreat center where we share permaculture practices, homesteading/sustainable living skills, conservation practices, and approaches to connecting more deeply to the land. You will have access to and be a 5 minute walk from our many walking paths and our swimming pond, as well as a 15 minute walk to Desoto National Forest, which butts up to our property line. We would love to have you as our guest on the land, and are especially eager to meet travelers who deeply love nature and want to live in better relationship to it!
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I'm on Vacation Retreat

22 sites · RVs1 acre · Saint Bernard, St. Bernard
The I’m on Vacation Retreat is a Lodge + RV park tucked at the edge of the world in Shell Beach, LA. When you are in the middle of the expansive marsh, you would never know you are only 30 miles from the New Orleans French Quarter and 20 miles from Chalmette. Home of commercial shrimpers and oystermen, and the BEST INSHORE FISHING IN THE COUNTRY. Epic sunrises. Breathtaking sunsets. TROUT. REDFISH. Everything you didn’t know you needed. Take your pick on how you want to get away. Will you bring your own RV to one of our 21 Pad Sites? Or, will you rent the Pelican Perch Lodge? No matter how you want to get away, our cozy retreat will be the perfect home-base for experiencing South Louisiana’s marsh. And, once you arrive, you’ll know, this must be the place.
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Taliesin Grange

8 sites · RVs, Tents165 acres · Kiln, Hancock
Learn more about this land:Enchanted Glamping: Wooded sites are inside woods and under the trees. The Black Lagoon sites are adjacent to the swamp banks. Majestic Oaks sites feature flat land under ancient oaks. Pond Sites are flat land on the banks of the pond.
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Lucy & Lue's Stargazer's Campsite

24 sites · RVs, Tents80 acres · Coy, Wilcox
Learn more about this land:Lucy and Lue's is a family owned farm, in a very rural section of southern Wilcox County Alabama. There is great fishing nearby on the Alabama River, 15 minute ride to town, where food and grip can be purchased, there is also a small onsite giftshop that is opened seasonally. There is a water well with a hand-pump pitcher well available. Wild Hogs frequent the area, so when no crops are planted, campers are encouraged to set up in fenced in fields.Without the interference of City lights, Lucy & Lue's boasts many nights of breathtaking skies. You can pick out one constellation after another with the naked eye. Book your group today for a star-bright adventure you won't forget.
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Riverside Boondocking

9 sites · RVs15 acres · Waynesboro, Wayne
Quant Large field with plenty of Boondocking opportunities. Can accommodate any size camper or RV. There are currently no Hookups at this location. Only two miles from the Chickasawhay River in Waynesboro, MS. The Chickasawhay river is great for fishing and kayaking. Safe neighborhood and animals are welcomed.
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AL Wildwood RV Park

20 sites · RVs, Tents21 acres · Daleville, Dale
We are located on a rural road just 2 miles from Fort Rucker gates. Our Military families often stay with us while they are schooling for helicopter or helicopter mechanics school at the US Army Aviation training facility and museum. Our typical user is in a camper/RV or 5th wheel. Our RV sites have water, sewer and 50 AMP service and are back-in gravel or grass pads. We are on the banks of a large river, creek and have a small pond accessible by walking trail. We are really nicely located between Enterprise and Dothan with over 100000 population, but you wouldn't know it driving down our Old Newton Road. We have recently added a bath house so come check us out and stay a night, week month or year! Pets are welcomed.
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Hat Creek Farms

10 sites · RVs, Tents210 acres · Cottondale, Jackson
Pitch your tent or park our RV along the road or on the edge of the field. Most areas require 4 wheel drive to access. This area is wooded and the fields are usually planted with either peanuts or corn. There is plenty of room to roam on this 200 acre site. Spend your day exploring. There are many deer and turkey's on the site. Plenty of trials for ORV.
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Camping near Gulf Shores guide

Gulf Shores is Alabama’s answer to beach life on the Gulf of Mexico. Tranquil stretches of white sand and turquoise water attract beach campers from near and far to popular coastal destinations like Orange Beach. Nearby campgrounds and RV parks promise campers year-round service. Many of these campsites feature electric, water, and sewer hookups, as well as full restrooms. Aside from its picturesque beaches, Gulf Shores is home to the 7,000-acre Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge, Gulf State Park, and the Hugh S. Branyon Backcountry Trail. Set up for the night near each of these natural attractions at cabin rentals and on-site campgrounds near trailheads and beaches.

Where to Go

Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge

Enjoy wildlife watching, hiking, kayaking, and canoeing during a day trip to Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge. Situated on more than 7,000 acres, the refuge provides a habitat for migrating birds, sea turtles, and the Alabama beach mouse. Find natural coastal habitats traversed by six trails with skill levels that range from easy to moderately difficult. On-site camping is unavailable, but nearby private campgrounds and cabin rentals offer a convenient jumping-off point for exploring the park by foot, kayak, or canoe.

Gulf State Park

With its coastal location, Gulf State Park places campers on some of the region’s most beautiful beaches. The park boasts two miles of white sandy coastal stretches as well as 6,500 acres of natural terrain. Swim, hike, beachcomb, and catch glimpses of resident wildlife along 28-miles of trails. Then, set up for the night on the on-site campground that offers 496 campsites within walking distance of the beach and amenities like full hookups, paved pads, and picnic tables. Air-conditioned bathhouse rentals are also available.

Hugh S. Branyon Backcountry Trail

Witness the wild side of coastal Alabama and hike the Hugh S. Branyon Backcountry Trail. Hikers and bikers can glimpse natural alligator habitats and spectacular views of the Gulf of Mexico. Check out the butterfly sanctuary along the trek or look for migrating sea birds, as well. The trail leads through dynamic terrain that includes hardwood swamps and freshwater marshes. Primitive campsites are available along the trail—close to Gulf Shores. Some offer nylon cots and pump sinks.

When to Go

Spring and fall are among the most popular times to visit Gulf Shores because of the mild temperatures. With cool winters with average high temperatures in the high 50s and hot summers that see temperatures of 90°F, Gulf Shores attracts campers year-round. Many of the area’s most popular RV parks and campsites are located near the beach and are equipped to handle each season.

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