2003 Summer Gulf Shores State Park

The summer of, 2003 I rode to Gulf Shores Alabama with my son and his family. 

My son pulled his pop-up camper with his truck to Gulf Shores State Park

20115 State Hwy 135 Gulf Shore, Al 36542 251-948-7275

We parked the truck and camper on the lake on Gator Road. It cost $27.00 per day for four people and $2 for each person over age 6.

Every day we would go down to the state park, public beach and swim and sometimes we would swim in the state park public swimming pool.

At night, we all slept in the camper, my son, and his wife slept on the left side of the camper. My granddaughter and I slept on the right side of the camper and my grandson slept on the table that made into a bed. 

We had a canopy where we put our bicycles, coolers, food that did not have to be refrigerator. We had a cloths line to hang up all the wet cloths and a laundry room to wash and dry cloth. 

There were bathrooms with showers and toilets. 

Our camper did not have these facilities. 

We would use these facilities after swimming and in the morning to get ready.

We would ride our bikes up to the Beach pavilion, which is a facility on the beach that has a unique roof design. 

The pavilion is equipped with picnic tables, bathhouse, and a snack bar. It has two large fireplaces and a boardwalk to get to the beach.

Church actives were going on the week that we were there and the kids took part in the actives everyday.

We visited the Gulf State Park's Nature Center where we saw several exhibits and live animals(snakes, turtles, bats,possums) representing some of the wildlife that can be seen in the park. 
http://www.alapark.com/Gulf-State-Park-Nature-Center

The kids and I rode our bikes, sometimes my son and his wife came along.

Once, while I was riding my bike I put the brakes on too quick and my back wheel went straight up in the air. Another time,when I was riding my bicycle it slid off the edge of the sidewalk. We rode many miles taking various paths and we saw many different types of animals. 

We went to the Navel Museum in Pensacola, FL 
http://www.navalaviationmuseum.org

We went to the Tanger Outlet Shops in Foley, Alabama, where there are over 120 stores.
http://www.tangeroutlet.com/foley 

Address: 2601 S. McKenzle Street Foley, Al 36535 251-943-9303.

We had a week of fun.