Things to do in Orange Beach, AL

[rladner]

Taking the family to Orange Beach, AL with some friends for Spring Break. What's there to do? Anything we shouldn't miss?

[rladner]

ttt

[MitchParker]

Several nice golf courses in the area and Pensacola has some nice attractions (golf and a nice aquarium) of course lots of fishing.

[rladner]

Bringing this back up. Heading out next weekend. Thanks

[LivinADream]

ive never been, and dont even know how far it is but there is a bar/restaurant on the florida alabama line called florabama... supposed to be a very cool place, if its close i would prob try to stop in there

[ACook]

The Florabama is a land mark but it is a hole in the wall place. I would say fishing and more fishing. There are some cool attractions in Mobile and if you head to Pensacola then you have to go to the Naval Avation Museum! It is dang good! Some of the best oysters I've ever had came from those waters around Pensacola and the seafood is great.

[Cajun Blake]

charter boat fishing with Zeke's (I believe) , golf, good groceries, take kids to water park, live music at the HangOut, etc ...

The Florabama is a land mark but it is a hole in the wall place. I would say fishing and more fishing. There are some cool attractions in Mobile and if you head to Pensacola then you have to go to the Naval Avation Museum! It is dang good! Some of the best oysters I've ever had came from those waters around Pensacola and the seafood is great.

Hurricane Ivan destroyed FB and most of the AL/FL coast in '04

FB has since rebuilt and it's much improved as the scenery is still the same

[Big Brass]

We'll be there at the same time. The Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola is awesome. There is the USS Alabama, fishing, Fort Morgan. If you have kids, there is a pretty neat go kart track and Alligator Alley is a good place to kill a couple of hours. I plan on trying to take my 9 year old for a day offshore fishing and we will be crabbing and fishing the canal at my wife's aunt's house.

[kdenhead]

Lulus, Hangout, lamberts "throwed rolls" are all great places.

[neilmc70]

Good food and family entertainment at the Hang Out... The new pier at Gulf Coast State Park... Great fishing pier or charter!

[rladner]

We'll be there at the same time. The Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola is awesome. There is the USS Alabama, fishing, Fort Morgan. If you have kids, there is a pretty neat go kart track and Alligator Alley is a good place to kill a couple of hours. I plan on trying to take my 9 year old for a day offshore fishing and we will be crabbing and fishing the canal at my wife's aunt's house.

I was debating whether or not to take my boys fishing. Oldest is 6 youngest is 3. Not sure how they will do with sea sickness or not, but thinking about it. We are staying at the Phoenix X. What fishing charter are you thinking about using?

[Cajun Blake]

I was debating whether or not to take my boys fishing. Oldest is 6 youngest is 3. Not sure how they will do with sea sickness or not, but thinking about it. We are staying at the Phoenix X. What fishing charter are you thinking about using?

fishing charter info .... https://www.google.com/maps/@30.2734...pg!2e0!6m1!1e1


call around as you can specify : 2 hr , 4 hr, whole day , inshore, offshore, deep water, trash piles, marsh grass for specs & reds, etc...

[bluelund79]

We will be there also. We are bringing some surf poles to use in addition to whatever else the family wants to do. My wife has most of the extras planned, I get to add to on the return trip home....

[Killer]

At that age I would go to a pier. I would not take a 3 and 6 year old offshore fishing.
I fished with the Hot Spot out of Zeke's several years ago and killed the snapper and spanish mackerel, but with kids that young I would go to a peir. Zeke's used to take your name and match you up with 4 or 5 other people who wanted to go on a charter to split the cost if you only had one or two people wanting to go in your group. I guess they still do that.

I don't know if you will be able to catch trout under the lights during spring break, but I know in the summer you can kill them with light line and no weight with live shrimp. just free float them with the current under the lights.

The kids will have fun just walking out on the pier and seeing everything thats going on on a Friday or Saturday night.

[marlinboy33]

Calypso joe's at the marina