Florida Point Beach
Access
Perdido Pass, Alabama Point & Florida Point Beaches
The public beach area at Florida Point is located on the east side of Perdido Pass, 8.7 miles east of Alabama Hwy 59 and 2.5 miles east of Alabama Hwy 161
/ Orange Beach Blvd.
The public beach area covers about 70 acres and includes hundred of yards of boardwalks that allow visitors to cross sea oat covered sand dunes en route to the beach. This beach access area provides two parking areas, restrooms, covered picnic areas and outdoor showers. Bordered on the south by the Gulf of Mexico and by Perdido Pass to the west, the Florida Point is an excellent place to watch incoming and outgoing charter fishing boats.
Florida Point is also the first station on the Alabama Coastal Birding Trail. Favored sightings include herons, egrets, loons,
pelicans and seagulls along with other shore and wading birds.
Florida Point's east parking lot does not have restrooms but there are port-o-lets.
The seawall and jetty on the west side of
Perdido Pass are popular fishing spots with anglers. divers and snorkelers.
See Underwater Video of the Alabama
Point Jetties below the pictures.
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