Close to a perfect park ... the wifi does not work well in the back area of the campground and they could probably fix this with a few more antennas, other than that, a very nice facility and we are booked for January/February of next year. We camped here in a Motorhome.

Great place to camp. Close to beach, sites are nice and spacious. Not shaded though. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

Very nice, big sites but not a friendly park. People stay within their groups and do not socialize much. Made some friends that were new. Disappointed that outdoor pool was not open. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.

We were very pleased with this attractive facility. The area is very quiet, but only a few minutes from the Gulf Beaches. The management were very friendly and offered us a temporary site if they did not have a full hookup site. Fortunately, this was not needed, but greatly appreciated. We would return again. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.

Very efficiently run. We arrived after official check-in time, but there was an envelope waiting for us with our site information, etc. We spent four nights at this CG and we were very pleased with all the facilities. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

This is a large campground with paved roads and paved sites. There is grass rather than sand between sites. The campground has a lot of amenities and is clean but could use more shade. The wi-fi is hit or miss. There were many times when the signal was so low that I was unable to use the internet. The people who work at the campground are not very friendly or nice, especially the security guy and the older lady at the front desk. In a way, this detracts from the campground. There are several bath houses but I only used the one closest to our site. I like the set-up where there are four private toilet/sink/shower rooms. Unfortunately, the same trash was on the shower floor for the entire week. Also, the toilet bowls were not cleaned for the entire week. In one there was no hand soap and in another there was no toilet paper, again, for the entire week. Overall, we like this campground but it does have it's problems. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.

Very nice park. Everything was clean and in working order. Easy access to highway 59. We camped here in a Motorhome.

Gulf Breeze is by far the best rv park around Gulf Shores. Sites are beautiful and amenities are excellent. However, MOST of the employees that I came in contact with while there were hateful!!! The ladies in the front office, as well as a security guard that watches for misconduct, actually made me feel like I was a teenager on probation. I realize there must be rules to keep a campground like this nice. I also realize that behind me are ten more trying to get my reservations. But PLEASE loosen up some. Enjoy life and let us do the same. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

I used this campground as a week-long getaway. While we were here, we traveled to Florida to Louisana. The campground was a downright steal for the money. It offered everything but a phone line. It also included concrete pads. I went in May and the campground was around 40% capacity. I found out I was there in the offseason. I also could not get over how clean the restrooms were. You could do the white glove test. The campground was also very quiet. This campground is the furthest I have traveled to. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

Spent 7 nights here in April 2003. All sites had concrete pad beside parking spot for your camper so you exited your rig onto concrete, oh soooo nice. About 1/2 the sites had concrete pad plus the drive for the TT and tow vehicle were also all concrete. Trres were small and few sites had big enough trees for shade. We saw very little area without grass. Campground was immaculate, very clean outside and very nice and clean facilities for showering, laundry and restroom. Recommend this campground. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

The place is gradually getting worse. No grass at all now. Sand spurs all through the area where we tried to walk our dog. Maybe it was a busy summer? I can't understand why they can't maintain the facilities/grounds a little better. No shade at all. If it wasn't for the seafood restaurants and beach I'd proably never return. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.

This park is great! We stayed over spring break, 2001. The facilities were clean and well maintained. There are also rental cabins. They have beautiful indoor and outdoor pools. Our family got to use both of them because we had warm weather. The staff was friendly and helpful with directions, etc. Lots to do in the area: Foley has shopping and Lamberts, Mobile has the battleship, Dauphin Island has the estuarium and ferry ride our kids loved. You can't forget Gulf Shores with the fun go cart rides, great restaurants, and our favorite - The BEACH! This park would receive a 10 if it had some shade. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

No shade, otherwise excellent. Very clean facilities, well maintained, campground store, two group meeting buildings, paved sites and patio, golf course across the road, very close to major outlet shopping mall and 5 miles to Gulf Beaches. We camped here in a camper.

Outstanding facility. Air conditioned bath houses nicer than resort campgrounds. Only drawback, it has very little shade due to hurricane of a few years ago. Otherwise it would be a 10. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

Very nice park. Across street from beaches. Bathrooms were immaculate. Lots of room for kids to ride bikes. Canals throughout site made it hard for us to back in to our original site and needed to change (we're beginners at backing). Tried a couple of times to make reservations over phone but would not take them because they had plenty of room. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.

This is our second stay at this park. It is large and well cared for. The staff is very nice. The park is in Gulf Shores, Alabama and is near the gulf beaches...within walking distance. I would certainly stay here again. We camped here in a Motorhome.

Stayed here for several day. Nice shady park. Saw some alligators. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

The staff was very friendly! Very clean facility! Easy in and out access, full hook-ups, lots of trash containers, which is usually not the case in state parks. Negatives...lots of hurricane damage but obviously out of their control, and no fire pits. Our son is a Marine and spent the weekend away from NAS Pensacola. He was looking forward to a campfire, but couldn't have one. We are planning to stay here again at Memorial Day! We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.

I don't know why the previous reviews are so negative. This is the first time we have stayed here and it is a great park. Full hookups with 50amp service, huge paved lots, miles of biking, gulf beach access, and more. What more could you ask for! We would stay here again in a minute. We camped here in a Motorhome.

This was the second time we've stayed here within a year. We had a fine spot right on the lake. Everything was clean. The park operators were friendly. This park is a perfect place for a get away, but close enough to anything you need. I recommend it. We will stay here again... and again... and again... We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

I was last here several years and a couple hurricanes ago. Compared to then the place has been devastated. I have to disagree with some others and say that the repair efforts are not going well. All sites are newly paved with full hookups (w/e/s). However, mine was not very level and the positioning of the hookups was terrible. With a 16 foot sewer hose and a support I was only able to back in half way and had to go get some planks to get the hose flowing downhill. The sites around me looked similar. There are few trees and they don't seem very healthy. The laundry opened while I was there with all new equipment. Several bath houses and one of the tennis courts were open. There is evidence of damage everywhere. If this park ever comes back to where it was it will be many years. Most of my neighbors were long time regulars who come to meet old friends. I don't see any other reason for camping here. The surrounding area has everything you could want by way of eating, shopping, etc. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

This is a lovely place to stay for a few days. It is near everything by vehicle. The staff at the gate were not overly friendly, but not bad either. The ranger/workers were nice enough. Not much shade yet. Ask for it before taking a spot. There are a few sites with shade. I didn't even ask about a camp store. Folks around us were friendly. And don't feed or aggravate the alligators. Really. Never saw one up close, just from a distance in the lake. We'll go back. They're coming back from Hurricane Ivan, and within a year this will be a "10" instead of a "9". We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

I have mixed feelings in rating this campground... It's obvious that this was once a truly grand place before Hurricane Ivan. Two years later and the sites are nicely redone and the surrounding community is back together, but the park will not be the same for many years. It appears that most of the trees were taken out and those that are left are unhealthy due to the salt water that came in. Consequenlty, most everything looks dead or dying and there is no shade to speak of. I think that after two years, the website should post current pictures... we probably would have tried somewhere else to stay. Only four of the bath houses were operational. The camp store is still not open due to some insurance battles. Bugs were minimal as they sprayed regularly. The workers were not all that friendly... no electric scooters for kids or anything else for that matter except a bicycle. They enforce with vigor. My daughter still thinks they're coming after us everytime she sees a pick up with lights on top! With all of that said, the location is great. This is a very large Alabama State park that has very spacious sites for a variety of sizes and is located within a mile or two of the wonderful beaches. Orange beach and the attractions are within a few more miles. All of the sites are large with full utillities. Prices seem high for tenters and a little on the high side considering the condition, services (ie. bath houses/store). However, you never feel crowded and you can imagine what this place used to be like and how it will be in another 5 years... that's probably when we'll try it again then. For now, we'll be back to Gulf Shores, but we will try a different campground with a pool for the kids until things grow back at the state park. Camp With Your Family & Smile Often... We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

Campground is large with little to no attractive landscaping. Sites all tend to run together, with no brush or trees to create some sense of privacy. Being a "gulf" campground, one would expect some sand or at least an imitation of a beach. What one gets is grass sloping down into a small, unspectacular lake. Park seemed quite busy and has gotten good reviews on this website. Just not our cup-of-tea. We camped here in a Motorhome.

Very nice campground. This park was basically destroyed during Hurricane Ivan and Alabama has really taken the ball and run with it at Gulf State Park. Right now, 04/05, about 100 sites are opened and they plan on opening around 100 per month until all 500 are back open. ALL sites are now paved, both patio and pad, have 30/50 amp and sewer. You are about a mile from the beach. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.

Park was very clean & quiet. Sites were large & could handle big rigs with any number of slides. Many mature trees that were properly trimmed but provided shade. Utilized a modern & clean laundry. Only disappointment was that beach was not within walking distance. We camped here in a Motorhome.

Park is quiet and spacious,bathhouse clean and well kept. Very close to gulf beaches and outlet malls in Foley,Alabama. Lamberts restaurant (home of the throwed roll) is a must , great food and great atmosphere. Campground is family oriented ,great for bike riding and walking. Will be back. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.

I have been camping at this campground since I was a kid. It hasn't changed much over the years. It is a big campground well suited to kids riding bikes. Many of the sites are shaded and private. Some of the sites have absolutely no shade, which can be a problem in the middle of summer. Many of the sites need to be repaved as some of the eroded pavement has been replaced by sand, making it difficult to keep the leveling blocks from sliding under the trailer wheels when setting-up. Also, a few sites have the hook-ups on the wrong side and some have the hook-ups at some distance from the site. I believe some sites have shared hook-ups (not sure). Even with all these issues, the scenery and spaciousness of this campground make it's rating go up quite a bit. Although it's quite a distance, one can easily walk to the beach. The sites are much bigger than one would get in a private campground in the same area. There are plenty of easy hiking trails and many roads for enjoyable bike riding - at least for the kids. The lake is also neat for kids (and adults) to fish, especially if you are one of the few lucky ones to get a site on the lake. We will always consider this park when visiting the beach. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

Great place, have been there many times over the years. Lots of sites, lots of campers. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

We camped here over a busy holiday weekend and the park was full. We did not see any empty spots on Saturday or Sunday. The Gulf Shores area experienced a massive thunderstorm (lots of lightning) on Friday night which brought the WiFi down for the weekend. The cable was good. We camped w/ 3 young teen boys, so we did not use the pool, but it seemed to be nice as we drove by. The paved roads were nice and we saw many kids on bikes. We enjoyed the Fort Morgan beaches! We will camp here again!!! We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

Nice clean park with friendly staff. We camped here in a Motorhome.

The monthly rate for March including all hookups, cable and WiFi was $425. It is adjacent to a bike path that extends from Gulf State Park for about 10 miles in length. It is about 3 miles to the beach. We camped here in a Motorhome.

Overall a nice campground. Basically no shade so A/C was working overtime in the July heat. Not a whole lot of activitys for teenagers who become bored very easily. Toilet in mens room needed repaired. Was loose so it rocked and rotated on the floor. Rate was reasonable for a full hookup site. Pool was fairly nice. Bike path was nice, although it did not directly head to beach as stated. But since we spent most of our time either at the beach or site seeing the campground served our needs well. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

We've had monthly reservations for quite awhile and after reading some previous posts were concerned. However, upon arriving are fears were calmed. WE LOVED ISLAND RETREAT! We plan to stay the entire summer with IR and every summer there after. The staff were very cordial and the park is well maintained. We didn't have a shaded spot, but I didn't come to the beach to sit in the shade. We did have a great view of the pool and play area. I would highly recommend Island Retreat to my friends!! We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

We found this park to very affordable and enjoyable. The staff was very nice but a little dis-organized. This was our first trip in our first travel-trailer. I was promised a pull through site. They did not find our reservation for a pull through and tried to put us on a back-in. When I questioned the site, they quickly put us on a pull through however. The bike path to the beach was not quite like the web site would have you believe either. It is more than a couple of miles to the beach along a very, very busy road. The pool was not heated so the water was only able to be enjoyed by sight rather than by swimming. However, the showerhouses and restrooms were the pits. We stayed for five nights and they were never clean. That being said, we toured other campgrounds in the area, and this one has the best overall package for a family. It was neatly arranged, had a nice playground, the pool looked great, and the people at the park were the nicest we've met. We had a great time at this park and would definitely recommend staying here again. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

The Island Retreat Campground is very clean and nice. It is very family oriented and has alot for everyone to do. It is very easy to get to and fairly close to any activity you may want to do. The bath houses are nice and I saw the maintenance crew cleaning it all the time. The wireless internet is a big plus also. I would recommend this to anyone and I will stay here again next spring break. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.

All in all this is a good RV park, but, not quite as advertised. The pictures on the website lead you to believe the lots are roomy, when in fact, they are rather "tight". While I could easily open my slide and awning, I sat on my neighbors picnic table to watch my tanks drain. . the spot I had was a back-in and if the folks across the street hadn't been so kind as to move their vehicles I could not have made it into the slot (granted I have a long wheel base truck but my 5er is only 30'). Quite a few permanent/seasonal folks but was neat if crowded. Excellent location for snowbirds (nothing against that as I hope to be one someday). All in all not a lot of elbow room, very little shade in the majority of the park...Pull-throughs are limited in number and they charge an extra $3 a nite for them. If these things matter to you, check ahead of time: The wifi that is advertised hasn't worked in awhile according to a sign in the office and won't for at least another 90 days (nothing mentioned to me when I made reservations last month); propane service is only available Mon-Fri and when I tried to get an empty tank filled on Monday, I was told that their man would not be in until 2pm the next day (Tue). The folks in the office were friendly, the park is located close to Gulf Shores and local attractions, bathrooms/showers were clean yet limited to two per location spread across a fairly large park. Since we prefer a little more open space between RV's we will probably not return. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.

Great park. Alot of snowbirds. Paved interior roads and concrete pads. Laundry facilities were clean and in good working order. Most of the sites are back-in, there were only a few pull-thrus. We would stay here again. We camped here in a Motorhome.

This park is A-1. We were well treated and the owner and help. They did all was possible to keep you happy. Lots of activity in the club room. There was live entertainment every Friday night, A breakfast every Saturday morning for a donation, Real good cooks there.If you are in Gulf Shores this is the Park to be in. It is close to the beach and Grocery Stores plus good shopping within 7 miles. We have our reservations already for next year. I can hardly wait. We camped here in a Motorhome.

Monthly rates very reasonable- snow bird friendly- friendly helpful staff- very clean. Will definitely stay there whenever we go to Gulf Shores. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.

Nice, but not "Luxury". Close enough to the beach, but about a mile. Well located for a drive around, but a lot has been lost since the hurricanes. We camped here in a Motorhome.

Nice, convenient spot, with large spaces, wide entry road, and limited landscaping (except around the entry). Not very good directions on the web site, just remember Pizza Hut. After spending two months out West, it was a pleasure to have an option to wash my car and/or REV for a $2 or $4 charge. Out west washing vehicles is punishable! We camped here in a Motorhome.

Attendant hours are ludicrous. Closed at 4 p.m...just when many folks arrive. We made a reservation the day before and were told that if we arrived after 4 p.m., they would put our name on the "board" and we could finish checking in in the morning. When we arrived at 4:20 p.m., no name on the board, placed locked up, no one in the owner's trailer! We sit there for over an hour and finally just pulled into a slot. The place is as far from "luxury" as one can get. No grassy areas, no play area for the child. It is 3 blocks from a beach though. Generally it is like parking on someone's dirty parking lot! Never Again! We camped here in a Motorhome.

This campground was great! The grounds and facilities were clean and well-maintained. Not much shade, but hey you're at the beach, bring on the sun. The staff were friendly and very helpful. It is located right in the heart of Gulf Shores but it was amazingly quiet and secluded. We were able to walk the three short blocks to the gift stores and the beach on safe and well-lit sidewalks. Only concern is that for the number of sites, it seems like they need at least one more bathhouse; had to wait to get into the shower on occasion. However that small inconvenience will not stop us from camping here again. We camped here in a Tent Trailer.

We stayed here for 8 nights in July. We had a group of 6 campers. This was our first long stay in our camper. The sites had plenty of room between them. The pool was clean, especially after being at the beach (which is near by) all day long. I felt safe enough to let the kids ride their bikes. We could walk to food and shops. The campground was very clean. I plan to camp here again. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.

We stayed at Luxury RV Park from Sat, June 17th thru Wed.June 21. All I can say is excellent. Very friendly staff. Right in the heart of everything, but quiet as if you were away from it all. Walking distance to nearly everything. Will be back soon. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.

The campground is fairly close to the beach. There are a lot of restaurants and shopping nearby. The roads and sites are paved. The campground itself is small so you can easily walk to the pool. There is no shade at all and it can get very hot. Also, there is sand between the sites and not grass. There is not a lot of space between sites. Our slide-out was almost touching our neighbor's picnic table. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.

We love this RV park. It is close to the beach,restaurants, gift shops etc. It is very clean with level sites, friendly staff, minimum grass and everything is paved. We've been coming here for 4 years and think this is the best park in the area. The staff is top notch!! We camped here in a Motorhome.

This park is extremely clean and well maintain. The staff was very helpful. It was our very first trip in our new coach and the staff was very helpful in my setup. Also it is located within walking distance of beaches, restaurants, shopping,water and amusement parks. Lots of good golf courses in the area. Will make many trips back. We camped here in a Motorhome.