There are plenty of great places to stop and rest including a butterfly garden, a pavilion with porch swings, a rock climbing and ropes playground, a wildlife rescue center, a tall wooden overlook with an ocean view, or the three elevated canvas tents of The Outpost.
Sweet roam Alabama! The 28-mile path in Gulf State Park takes riders through nine different ecosystems including coastal dunes; freshwater lakes and marshes; and maritime forests peppered with longleaf pines, palmettos, and moody oaks dripping in Spanish moss; over boardwalk bridges to a white sand beach; and past Lefty the resident alligator’s usual hangout and the nests of two mating pairs of bald eagles. There are plenty of great places to stop and rest including a butterfly garden, a pavilion with porch swings, a rock climbing and ropes playground, a wildlife rescue center, a tall wooden overlook with an ocean view, or the three elevated canvas tents of The Outpost. (The primitive campsites are bike-in/walk-in only. There are also more lux campgrounds, rentable cabins, and RV sites.)