Spring break will be here in no time, so it’s time to start making arrangements for the best one.

Whether planning a trip with your family or friends, Alabama’s Gulf Coast is a beautiful place to spend your time away from home. TEarly planning is necessary to ensure everything goes smoothly and provides plenty of fun; doing so will also help keep costs down and ensure you get the reservations you want.

We hope you’ll find the following tips helpful as you prepare.

Budget

Consider lodging, food, drink, transportation, excursions/recreational activities, and emergency cash when setting a budget. Please stick to your budget once it is set.

Lodging

Gulf Shores and Orange Beach have excellent accommodations. You can stay at a hotel or choose a condo or beach house rental. Stay on the coast, where you can step outside and have the beach steps away, or opt for an off-beach location and drive or walk to the beach.

Be Beach Prepared

Be prepared for the beach, which includes thinking about shade, chairs, coolers, drinkware, and maybe even a sand wagon to transport your items.

Leave Only Footprints

Know how to Leave Only Footprints whenever you visit the beach. Educate yourself and others on protecting the coast’s beaches, marine life, and wildlife. Protecting the ecosystem and being environmentally friendly is essential, so you and generations to come can enjoy the beautiful beaches of Alabama as often as you wish.

Always keep Leave Only Footprints in mind when planning your beach trip and while at the beach. With spring break right around the corner, let your thoughts turn to a fantastic vacation along Alabama’s Gulf Coast!