When planning a Gulf Shores vacation this page will steer you to the best Gulf coast vacation packages and Gulf Shores vacation condos links. Gulf Shores is a city on the Gulf of Mexico on the southern most coast of Alabama. Located near Pensacola, Florida and Mobile, Alabama, the area is built up with rental cottages and hotels to make it ready for a beach vacation.
Gulf Shores, Alabama is developing a "Snowbird" population due to the mild winters where the temperature is usually in the mid sixties. It has become a favorite place to spend Thanksgiving weekend for many people in the Eastern portion of the United States.
From a live production of The Sound of Music at the South Baldwin Community Theater or enjoying the Sea life that is abundant in the lakes and bayous in this area. Great for fishing boating swimming Gulf Shores offers plenty of options for water lovers. With hiking trails for nature walks you can choose to walk on the beach with the sea oat covered dunes, and Pelicans as well as the Sea Turtle population or you can go hiking in the inland area with Pines and Oak trees. No matter what time of the year you go there are activities for everyone.
There is a local zoo named the "Gulf Coast Zoo" which features about 300 animals.
History
The first residents of Gulf Shores were the Creeks, The Alibamas and the Seminole Indians. At the time of Pirates, they would use the coves in the area to hide in order to plunder the Spanish galleons. People still search for Captain Billy Bowleg's treasure.
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Fast Facts
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Area
31 square miles on the Gulf of Mexico
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Official languages
English
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Climate
Southern Sub Tropical
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Time zone
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Fact 8
Gulf Shores was named as "one of America's Best Little Beach Towns"
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Special feature
Home to a nesting habitat for several types of endangered sea turtles
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Population
8,814 as of 2006 census
