Gulf Shores Named To List Of Best Beaches

GULF SHORES, Ala. — Travel magazine Travel + Leisure has listed Gulf Shores Public Beach on its rundown of the 25 Best Beaches in the U.S., AL.com reports. Travel + Leisure considered the sand, waves, level of seclusion, public transportation and accessible parking, boardwalk, activities and amount of foliage when deciding on its list of top beaches. Beaches on the list include Poipu Beach in Kauai, Hawaii; Ocean City, Maryland; Pope Beach in Lake Tahoe, Nevada; Oak Street Beach in Chicago; Good Harbor Beach in Gloucester, Massachusetts; and Wrightsville Beach in North Carolina. Gulf Shores Public Beach has undergone $15 million in renovations since 2019. That year, city officials also adopted a new set of regulations for the half-mile stretch of public beachfront, including an ordinance to make it smoke-free.