The Cabins at Gulf State Park

I cannot tell you how beautiful the cabins are! Firstly, check-in was really easy and informative. The lady checking us in (I’m so sorry I can’t remember your name), showed us key spots for alligators, gave us an itinery for the trip whilst we were there and was very helpful when I had a query later on via text. It was easy to find the cabin we were staying in with all the information provided, and it was just amazing. From the UK, we don’t have these sorts of apartments so it felt really different for us. Our cabin had a pier right outside it too (cabin 8) and was a three bed, with a double, bunk bed and a queen size bed. The place was spotless and stunning. Really lovely decorated, with some basics such as washing up liquid, dishwasher tablets, toilet roll. The kitchen was a lovely space as was the lounge area. It had an outside both upstairs and downstairs, with a mosquito net around the upstairs part so we could sit out until later. From our porch, we watched otters in the mornings and lots of fish swimming from the pier. Our stay was so peaceful there - nothing disturbed us in the night times. In terms of what to do, we had an itinery given to us with shows about baby alligators, bats and turtles which you could go see. We didn’t get around to these but decided to go for a bike ride for half the day around the park. As we had kids, we did have to hire a bike with a buggy attachment for the kids from the Segway adventure place on the west side of the park - this was $45 for a bike and a two seater buggy attachment for the kids. This was for all day. We then used the free bike for my husband so it was a good deal overall. It was great riding around the park and exploring (and we got to see alligators too!) We then also used the park in the campground which you get free access to. Lovely little pool, very clean. It is busy but usually there is a space available. The splashpad is a cute addition too. The park is really easy to navigate and these accommodations are just stunning. We absolutely loved it and coming from UK prices, we thought these were very reasonable! Thank you for a wonderful stay for my husbands birthday!

Great cabin with nice decor and updates. We were on Lake Shelby and enjoyed fishing and even seeing a few alligators. Great amenities at park and we particularly enjoyed riding our e-bikes on the beautiful trails. Woodside restaurant was also very good. So much available at the park we were unable to do it all and definitely will be back.

I can’t say enough about how amazing our recent stay in one of the Lakeside cabins at Gulf State Park was! The cabin had everything you could want and made us feel completely at home. The location is absolutely perfect. You are close enough to ride a bike to the beach or over to Gulf Shores but still separated enough that at night all you could hear was the sound of birds on the lake. We spent our mornings having coffee on the pier outside of our cabin, the evenings having dinner on our screened in porch, and afternoons E biking on the absolutely beautiful bike trails within the park. And we have to give a special shout out to Amy who went above and beyond, even weeks before our trip, to make our vacation, fun and relaxing. We were so sad to see the week come to an end, but we are already planning our next trip Down there and will absolutely be staying at the cabins at Gulf State Park. Thank you again for making a weeklong vacation for two old friends so incredibly special!