Overview
Gulf Coast is a region in Alabama. It consists of Baldwin, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe, Washington counties.
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Plan your trip
Best time to visit & weather
Most comfortable: Oct–May. Summer highs reach about 92°F; winter lows dip to about 42°F. Very hot (Jun, Jul, Aug) — plan outdoor time for mornings. Wettest: Aug and Jul.
Blue bars: average daily high and low (°F). Purple columns: average monthly rain and melted snow (inches).
Getting there
- From you: to see whether to drive or fly, and how long it takes.
- MOB Mobile Regional Airport, Mobile — 38 mi away. Directions
- PNS Pensacola International Airport, Pensacola — 49 mi away (major hub). Directions
Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) offers flights from Atlanta, Charlotte, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston-Intercontinental.
Full “Get in” guide ↓Sample 3-day trip
- Day 1: Mobile — Bellingrath Gardens, Battleship Memorial Park, Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception.
- Day 2: Gulf Shores — Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo, Gulf State Park, Waterville USA.
- Day 3: Orange Beach — Fort Morgan, Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo, Gulf State Park.
Built from the best-covered destinations in this region; open each for its own day plan.
Places in Gulf Coast
Cities
- Atmore
- Bay Minette
- Brewton
- Chatom
- Daphne
- Evergreen
- Fairhope
- Foley - home to Lambert's Cafe
- Grove Hill
- Gulf Shores - Gulf Coast beaches (part of Pleasure Island)
- Mobile - Alabama's only major port and largest city near the Gulf
- Monroeville
- Orange Beach - Gulf Coast beaches (Part of Pleasure Island)
Get in
Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) offers flights from Atlanta, Charlotte, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston-Intercontinental.
It is often cheaper to fly into Pensacola International Airport (PNS). If you are staying in the Gulf Shores or Orange Beach areas, it is actually shorter travel times from the airport, but everywhere else is farther.
Get around
The most convenient method to travel the region is by car. There is a bus system in the Mobile, Alabama area, but it runs with very low frequency.
Go next
Nearby
Cantonment
City / town · 2 listings · 36 mi away
Milton
City / town · 22 listings · 48 mi away
Pensacola
City / town · 85 listings · 51 mi away
Perdido Key
City / town · 22 listings · 53 mi away
Gulf Breeze
City / town · 11 listings · 56 mi away
Pensacola Beach
City / town · 40 listings · 59 mi away
Gulf Islands National Seashore
Park · 11 listings · 64 mi away
Pascagoula
City / town · 6 listings · 67 mi away
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