Saturday, January 27, 2007
vacation on gulf shores Alabama
Planning yourself and your family a nice week end vacation and if you prefer to plan your holiday in southern part located on the
Monday, January 15, 2007
Where to stay? Southern or Northern part?
If you are planning to visit the state parks located in the northern part of Alabama, there are quite a few clustered close together to make this trip a bit easier. The biggest of these parks is the Joe Wheeler State Park, located just two miles west of Rogersville, Alabama (off of US Highway 72). This park offers RV campers a variety of amenities, as well as being a great place to enjoy the atmosphere of camping in the South. A marina located within the park offers outdoorspeople a place to go boating and fishing, and Joe Wheeler Park offers fishermen many different tournaments and other activities to enjoy the water.
As one of the best places to stay is located in a state park, the Joe Wheeler facilities, offer RV campers many amenities and useful utilities for their stay. 110 of the campsites (there are 116 total) offer full hookups, which include electric, water and sewage. The campsites are large and level, perfect for your RV, and there are also river views available. Each area has its own modern bathhouse with showers, and the campground itself offers campers a convenience store, for those little things they may have forgotten. Camping supplies are also available, as well as firewood.
If you would prefer to stay in the southern part of Alabama, the Gulf State Park is as far south as you can get in the state. Located on the Gulf Shores of Alabama, this facility offers two miles of beaches on the Gulf, as well as access to an 18 hole golf range and a freshwater lake for fishing. The camping here is available in two types, primitive (without hookups, usually used by tent campers) and full featured, for those who want their electricity.
As one of the best places to stay is located in a state park, the Joe Wheeler facilities, offer RV campers many amenities and useful utilities for their stay. 110 of the campsites (there are 116 total) offer full hookups, which include electric, water and sewage. The campsites are large and level, perfect for your RV, and there are also river views available. Each area has its own modern bathhouse with showers, and the campground itself offers campers a convenience store, for those little things they may have forgotten. Camping supplies are also available, as well as firewood.
If you would prefer to stay in the southern part of Alabama, the Gulf State Park is as far south as you can get in the state. Located on the Gulf Shores of Alabama, this facility offers two miles of beaches on the Gulf, as well as access to an 18 hole golf range and a freshwater lake for fishing. The camping here is available in two types, primitive (without hookups, usually used by tent campers) and full featured, for those who want their electricity.
Tuesday, January 09, 2007
Our Goal
By 2006, the beach was, for the most part, back and ready for tourists, and, measured in lodgings tax revenue, amounted to 92 percent of 2004's high.
"Our goal for'07 is to increase by 15 percent over'06," said Mike Foster, vice president of marketing for the Alabama Gulf Coast Convention and Visitors Bureau. "It's a huge challenge, but it's one, as we look forward, we think we can do. We've got a lot of very, very positive factors going for us."
Among those: the anticipated opening of three major commercial developments that will add millions of square feet of retail and restaurant space, a record-setting 1,346 condo units and hotel rooms hitting the rental market, and an advertising campaign that is expected to top $1 million.
The restaurants, movie theaters, shops and other attractions that are planned as part of the large commercial projects under way -- The Wharf and Bama Bayou in Orange Beach and Gulf Shores Colonial Pinnacle at Craft Farms -- will help lure more-affluent visitors and give them places to spend their money.
"Our goal for'07 is to increase by 15 percent over'06," said Mike Foster, vice president of marketing for the Alabama Gulf Coast Convention and Visitors Bureau. "It's a huge challenge, but it's one, as we look forward, we think we can do. We've got a lot of very, very positive factors going for us."
Among those: the anticipated opening of three major commercial developments that will add millions of square feet of retail and restaurant space, a record-setting 1,346 condo units and hotel rooms hitting the rental market, and an advertising campaign that is expected to top $1 million.
The restaurants, movie theaters, shops and other attractions that are planned as part of the large commercial projects under way -- The Wharf and Bama Bayou in Orange Beach and Gulf Shores Colonial Pinnacle at Craft Farms -- will help lure more-affluent visitors and give them places to spend their money.
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