Bayfront Park

Peaceful waterfront retreat to enjoy a pocket beach, birdwatching, picnicking, or ship-spotting.

Set along Mobile Bay, this 20-acre park offers a new pocket beach, boardwalk, playground, and easy water access for swimming, kayaking, fishing, and crabbing.

Amenities

• 900-foot-long pocket beach on the western shore of Mobile Bay, perfect for:
  • Swimming
  • Launching kayaks/canoes
  • Fishing
  • Crabbing
• Nautical-themed playground
• Event pavilion
• Picnic pavilions with charcoal grills (first-come, first-served)
• Shaded walking paths
• Restrooms
• Outdoor rinse-off area
• 865-foot-long boardwalk that's under construction

About the Park

After complete reconstruction, Mobile County’s Bayfront Park now boasts the largest man-made pocket beach on Mobile Bay. It is site #46 on Alabama’s Coastal Birding Trail, and a quiet, scenic spot that’s ideal for birdwatchers, families, and anyone seeking a peaceful place to enjoy nature and beach fun.

Why you should go

With a sandy pocket beach for splashing, a playground for climbing and exploring, and constant movement across the bay from birds and ships alike, Bayfront Park feels like a hidden coastal adventure that families return to again and again.

Additional Information

• 20 acres
• Mobile County Park since the 1920s.
• Day-use park (closes at sunset)
• Leashed pets welcome
• No fires outside the provided grills
• No alcohol at Mobile County parks
• Full list of Mobile County Park Rules
• Managed/Operated by Mobile County Parks & Recreation Department

Funding

As part of Mobile County’s Parks Initiative, improvements at Bayfront Park are funded with Deepwater Horizon natural resource damage settlement funds provided by the Alabama Trustee Implementation Group with support from the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. 

This renovation advances the Mobile County Commission’s goals for Deepwater Horizon funding: repairing and enhancing coastal resources and ensuring Alabama’s shoreline remains stable, healthy, and accessible for future generations.