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Alabama beaches

144 beaches, with the parking, the walk to the water and the tide for each one.

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Good places to start

Gulf Islands National Seashore
Alabama
Walk to water300 yd
CostPaid parking
Gulf Shores Public Beach
Gulf Shores
Walk to water200 yd
Parking310 ft away
CostPaid parking
Pensacola Beach
Pensacola Beach
Walk to water125 yd
Parking110 ft away
CostFree
Navarre Beach Marine Park
Navarre
Walk to water200 yd
CostFree
Biloxi Beach
Biloxi
Walk to water320 ft
Parking230 ft away
CostFree
Johnson Beach National Seashore
Pensacola
Walk to water150 yd
Parking130 ft away
CostPaid parking
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Shortest walk

Park almost on the sand

Pelham · the listing sits on the shoreline
Gulf Shores · the listing sits on the shoreline
Freeport · the listing sits on the shoreline
Dauphin Island · the listing sits on the shoreline
Pensacola · the listing sits on the shoreline
Destin · 30 ft to the water
Pensacola · 40 ft to the water
Ocean Springs · 50 ft to the water
Free parking

Beaches where parking is free

Pensacola Beach · free parking · visitors report
Navarre · free parking · visitors report
Biloxi · free parking · visitors report
Pensacola Beach · free parking · visitors report
Pensacola · free parking · visitors report
Pensacola Beach · free parking · visitors report
Santa Rosa Beach · free parking · visitors report
Panama City · free parking · visitors report
With little kids

Calm water and bathrooms nearby

Gulf Shores · bathrooms nearby · mentioned by 15 visitors · 2018–2026
Pensacola Beach · bathrooms nearby · mentioned by 18 visitors · 2020–2026
Navarre · bathrooms nearby · mentioned by 18 visitors · 2016–2026
Dauphin Island · bathrooms nearby · mentioned by 18 visitors · 2017–2026
Orange Beach · bathrooms nearby · mentioned by 9 visitors · 2018–2026
Orange Beach · bathrooms nearby · mentioned by 28 visitors · 2016–2026
Pensacola Beach · bathrooms nearby · mentioned by 8 visitors · 2021–2026
Pensacola · bathrooms nearby · mentioned by 5 visitors · 2016–2026
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All beaches

Every beach

All 144 beaches, by how many people rate them

BeachTownWalk to waterParkingFeeRestrooms
Gulf Islands National Seashore300 yd–paid–
Gulf Shores Public BeachGulf Shores200 yd310 ftpaidyes
Pensacola BeachPensacola Beach125 yd110 ftfreeyes
Navarre Beach Marine ParkNavarre200 yd–freeyes
Biloxi BeachBiloxi320 ft230 ftfreeyes
Johnson Beach National SeashorePensacola150 yd130 ftpaid–
Pascagoula Beach ParkPascagoula250 yd––yes
West End Public BeachDauphin Island130 ft220 ft–yes
Cotton Bayou Public Beach AccessOrange Beach150 yd90 ft–yes
Public BeachDauphin Island250 yd340 ftpaidyes
Dauphin Island East End Public BeachDauphin Island120 ft20 ftpaidyes
Fontainebleau BeachMandeville80 ft225 ydpaidyes
North Beach ParkFairhope70 ft–paidyes
Orange Beach Waterfront ParkOrange Beach150 yd90 ft–yes
Perdido Beach Public Access 3Pensacola175 yd50 ft–yes
Pensacola Beach - Park EastPensacola Beach140 ft125 ydfreeyes
Perdido BeachPensacola325 yd150 yd–yes
Escambia County Public Beach Access #1Pensacola175 yd10 ftfree–
Beach Access 33APensacola Beach175 yd–free–
Garniers Beach ParkFort Walton Beach210 ft––yes
Bayview Dog BeachPensacola0.7 miles80 ft–yes
Pelahatchie Shore ParkBrandon125 yd175 yd–yes
Public Beach Access 45Panama City Beach275 yd450 ydpaidyes
Santa Clara Regional Beach AccessSanta Rosa Beach250 yd–freeyes
Geronimo Street Beach AccessMiramar Beach150 yd–––
Public Beach 13th Street AccessGulf Shores125 yd100 ftpaidyes
Alabama Point EastOrange Beach350 ft40 ftpaidyes
Public Beach Access 5Panama City Beach125 yd30 ft––
Inlet Beach Regional AccessPanama City250 yd–freeyes
Lincoln BeachNew Orleans340 ft450 yd––
Public Beach AccessPensacola Beach450 yd575 yd–yes
Public Beach Access 21Panama City Beach210 ft650 yd––
Henderson Point BeachPass Christian230 ft–free–
Shell Island BeachPanama City225 yd–––
Mexico Beach Sunset ParkMexico Beach280 ft––yes
QuietWater BeachPensacola Beach140 ft150 ft–yes
Ft. Morgan Fishing BeachGulf Shores120 ft–––
Dune Allen Regional Beach AccessSanta Rosa Beach310 ft375 ydfreeyes
Mexico Beach - Beach AccessPort St Joe290 ft–––
Dauphin Island BeachDauphin Islandon the sand375 yd––
Gulfview Heights Beach AccessSanta Rosa Beach475 yd350 yd––
Henderson BeachDestin320 ft300 ydpaidyes
Waveland BeachBay St Louis400 yd200 ydfreeyes
Gulfport Beach, MSGulfport260 ft175 ydfreeyes
Choctaw Beach ParkFreeporton the sand––yes
North shore BeachSlidell120 ft–––
Phillips Inlet Beach AccessInlet Beach210 ft–––
Beach Access 32APensacola Beach150 yd130 ftfree–
Bruce BeachPensacolaon the sand300 ft–yes
Bay St. Louis BeachBay St Louis170 ft40 ft–yes
The BeachLong Beach120 ft50 ft––
Unleashed Dog Park City of Orange BeachOrange Beach200 yd250 ft––
Public Beach Access 54Panama City Beach175 yd160 ft–yes
Port Saint Joe Bay Public Beach AccessPort St Joe350 ft–freeyes
Gulf Shores Shrimp FestGulf Shores250 yd50 ftpaidyes
Windmark Public Beach accessPort St Joe500 yd––yes
Blue Mountain Regional Beach AccessSanta Rosa Beach0.8 miles30 ft–yes
East BeachOcean Springs50 ft––yes
Public Beach Access #11 PCB, FLPanama City175 yd–free–
Okaloosa Island Beach Access Five, Doris Jordan Freeway BeachwalkFort Walton Beach125 yd40 ftfreeyes
Public Beach Access 2Panama City280 ft175 yd–yes
Biloxi Public BeachBiloxi225 yd400 ydfree–
Saint Joe BeachPort St Joe150 yd175 ydfreeyes
SNORKEL beachDestin30 ft300 ydpaid–
Public Beach Access 16 - Sunny’s Beach AccessPanama City Beach340 ft––yes
Public Beach Access 47Panama City Beach350 yd450 yd––
South Walton Public Beach Access/ Yellow BluffMiramar Beach300 yd–freeyes
The Pass In Orange BeachOrange Beach150 yd100 ftpaidyes
Santa Rosa Island BeachDestin260 ft––yes
Seacrest Drive Beach AccessPanama City Beach225 yd–––
Gulf Lakes Public Beach AccessAlys Beach450 yd–––
Old Florida BeachSanta Rosa Beach300 yd350 yd––
Bay County Public Beach Access 95Laguna Beach125 yd500 yd––
Sanders Beach Kids ParkPensacola230 ft50 ft–yes
Panama City Beach Public Beach Access 36Panama City Beach150 yd300 ftpaidyes
Oak Mountain BeachPelhamon the sand340 ft–yes
Bramble Grove Beach AccessSanta Rosa Beach425 yd––yes
Blue Angels Recreation Area, Anchor CovePensacola190 ft–paidyes
Public Beach Access 49Panama City Beach125 yd200 yd––
Orange BeachOrange Beach200 yd475 yd–yes
Fort Morgan BeachGulf Shoreson the sand––yes
Alabama Florida State line on the beachPensacola40 ft300 ftfree–
Public Beach Access #3 PCB., Fl.Panama City290 ft180 ft––
Wall Street Public Beach AccessPanama City125 yd–––
Lake Martin BeachDadeville80 ft––yes
Collinsville BeachCollinsville70 ft–paid–
Okaloosa Island Beach Access Two, Emerald View BeachwalkOkaloosa Island200 yd10 ft–yes
Public Beach Access 24Panama City Beach260 ft350 yd––
Perdido Key Public Beach Access #4Pensacola150 yd–free–
Waveland Avenue BeachWaveland80 ft–––
Public Beach Access 84Panama City Beach150 yd550 yd––
Pompano St Beach AccessDestin525 yd20 ft–yes
Orange Street Pier-Beach100 ft–––
Crystal Beach Destin FLDestin250 yd550 yd–yes
Parque Infantil Long BeachLong Beach0.5 miles–––
Bay county public beach access 70Panama City Beach125 yd200 yd––
Public beachDauphin Island100 ft70 ftpaid–
Seabreeze Beach AccessPanama City275 yd–––
Beach EstateGulf Shores150 yd–––
One Seagrove Beach AccessSanta Rosa Beach175 yd–––
Public Beach Access 25Panama City Beach125 yd475 yd––
Pineapple Willy's BeachPanama City Beach180 ft250 yd––
South Beach60 ft––yes
Public Beach Access 12Panama City Beach330 ft–––
Gulf Shores 12th Street Public Beach AccessGulf Shores375 yd600 yd––
Airman's Beach AccessDestin200 yd125 yd––
Eastern Lake Beach AccessSanta Rosa Beach200 yd–––
West Perdido Key BeachPensacola100 ft–paid–
Public Beach Access 1Panama City Beach160 ft200 yd–yes
Public Beach Access 46Panama City Beach400 yd475 yd––
Central Park Alys BeachAlys Beach775 yd–––
Okaloosa Island Beach Access Six, Mike Mitchell BeachwalkFort Walton Beach300 yd30 ftfreeyes
Gulf State Park - Florida PointOrange Beach200 yd200 ft–yes
Lake Causeway Beach AccessSanta Rosa Beach0.5 miles40 ft–yes
Orange BeachOrange Beach150 yd170 ftpaid–
Panama City beach public access 55Panama City200 yd160 ft–yes
Beach Observation DeckPanama City Beach190 ft160 ft–yes
Beacon Beach Nature TrailTyndall AFB130 ft150 ft––
Public Beach Access 23Panama City Beach350 ft350 ydfree–
Santa Rosa BeachSanta Rosa Beach250 yd200 yd––
Bay County Public Beach Access #93GRANDE POINTE250 yd–––
Miramar BeachMiramar Beach400 yd–free–
Post'l Point BeachEglin AFB110 ft––yes
Ramsgate Beach AccessSanta Rosa Beach350 yd–––
Winston Lane Beach AccessPanama City350 yd––yes
Public BeachPensacola Beach225 yd250 ft––
Deer Lake State Park Beach AccessAlys Beach525 yd40 ftpaidyes
Orange BeachOrange Beach175 yd600 yd––
Beach Access 39Panama City Beach125 yd150 ft––
Beach Access 82Panama City125 yd250 yd––
Bay County Public Beach Access 77Panama City250 yd325 yd––
Tarpon Beach AccessDestin650 yd80 ft––
The Grand Resort Hotel Beach70 ft180 ft––
Romar LakesOrange Beach250 yd300 yd–yes
Gulf ShoreGulf Shores150 yd320 ft––
Perdido Key Area of Gulf Islands National SeashorePensacola240 ft400 ydpaid–
Secret Beach60 ft–––
White Sands Lake Beach150 yd125 yd–yes
Park East On-Leash Dog Beach225 yd150 ft––
Park West On-Leash Dog Beach260 ft330 ft–yes
Lakeshore Beach350 ft–––
Robertson Island150 yd–––
Longfield Sandbar175 yd–––
Breakover Sandbar200 yd–––

Walk and parking distances are measured on OpenStreetMap. Fee and restrooms come from counted visitor reviews and mapped facilities. A dash means we have no evidence either way, not that the answer is no.

Questions

Common questions

Which Alabama beach has the shortest walk from the car?
Oak Mountain Beach in Pelham has the listing right on the shoreline. We measure the straight line from the listed location to the mapped waterline for every beach, so the table above ranks them all.
Do you have to pay to park at Alabama beaches?
Mostly yes. Of the 144 beaches here, 22 have visitors reporting a parking or entry fee and 8 report free parking. Reported fees run from $20 to $35 a day in season, and several beaches drop the fee after 5pm or outside the summer.
Which beaches have restrooms?
70 of the 144 beaches have restrooms mapped on site or reported by visitors. Seasonal closures are common: several National Seashore beaches close their facilities outside the summer.
How current is this?
Tide, waves, wind and water temperature are fetched live in your browser from NOAA and Open-Meteo. Parking and facility positions come from OpenStreetMap; imagery from USGS NAIP. Facts counted from visitor reviews carry the year range they were written in.
How we know

Where this comes from

Place details from the public Google business listing. Beach shape, parking and facility positions from OpenStreetMap (ODbL). Aerial imagery is public-domain USGS NAIP. Tide comes from NOAA, and weather and water from Open-Meteo. Map drawings are redrawn from that aerial imagery by an image model. Markers, distances and every fact on this page come from OpenStreetMap and counted reviews, never from a drawing. Review text is never republished.