Alabama’s Beaches combine big athletic events and family vacations, offering top tier facilities, a supportive sports community, and a coastal setting that makes competition and downtime equally unforgettable.
This winning blend creates a seamless sportcation experience that families, teams and participants return for year after year.
Gulf Shores/Orange Beach at a Glance
- Hotel Rooms
- 18,545
- Hotel Tax Rate
- 16 percent
- Major Facilities
- Gulf Shores Sportsplex can accommodate youth, high school, collegiate, and adult baseball and softball, high school and collegiate track and field, youth soccer, youth football, and pickleball
- Orange Beach Sportsplex can accommodate youth, high school, collegiate, and adult baseball and softball, youth, high school, and collegiate soccer, youth football, and beach volleyball
- The Gulf of Mexico is ideal for triathlons, open-water swims, shoreline fishing, and offshore fishing tournaments
- Alabama Gulf Coast Sports Center is a new multisport facility that opened in 2025
- Convention Center
The 118,000-square-foot Orange Beach Events Center at The Wharf hosts a variety of sports events, including, cheer, dance, taekwondo, weightlifting, and karate.
- Contact
Gulf Shores & Orange Beach Tourism, gulfshores.com.
