- The list below includes 73 free or cheap things to do in or near Orange Beach, Alabama, including 53 different types of inexpensive activities like Fishing, Family Fun Center, Arts Centers and Marinas.
- From OB Watersports to Hudson Marina Fishing Charter on America II, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Orange Beach and in nearby cities within 25 miles like Pensacola, Gulf Shores, Foley and Fairhope.
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Open since 1966, the Foley Art Center acts as a showcase for local artists to display and sell their works. Art classes for kids and adults are offered, as well as views of classic jewelry and woodwork.
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Alabama PaddleSports rents and delivers kayaks and stand up paddleboards, as well as paddles and life jackets, to the Gulf Shores area. The company also offers guided kayak tours of the Graham Creek Nature Preserve.
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125 E Laurel Avenue, Foley, AL 36535
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The exhibit at the Foley Museum Archives Railroad Park features a Main Street USA, fire station, car wash, church, bus station, and a city park. A train that runs on the quarter mile track carries children around the park.
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Visitors can view the works of a variety of local craftsmen and artists at the Performing Arts Association. The art center also offers art classes and hosts the annual Art in the Park event.
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The Big lagoon State Park is a 655-acre state park that has natural communities that range from pine flatwoods to saltwater pines. The park also has opportunities for camping, swimming, fishing, and boating.
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12295 State Highway 180, Bon Secour, AL 36542
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Bon Secour (meaning 'safe harbor,' ) National Wildlife Refuge is a 7,000 acre nature preserve with a number of endangered species, such as the Alabama beach mouse, more than 370 species of bird, including ospreys and herons, nesting sea turtles and mammals such as red fox, coyotes, and armadillos.
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12295 State Highway 180, Gulf Shores, AL 36542
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Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge is spread over 7,000 acres and acts as a home for nesting sea turtles, migratory birds, and the Alabama beach mouse. It was originally founded as a way to preserve the coastal dune ecosystem in 1980.
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The Pensacola Lighthouse was built in 1859 and has a height of 150 feet, which makes it the oldest and the tallest lighthouse on the Gulf Coast.
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Located on a barrier island of the Gulf of Mexico just outside Gulf Breeze, Florida, Buccaneer State Park is in close proximity to Pensacola Beach as well as the city itself. Neighboring parks include Fort Pickens Campground and Naval Live Oaks Nature Preserve.
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Weeks Bay is a government protected wildlife reserve that encompasses more than 6,000 acres of tidal and forested wetlands within the greater Mobile Bay estuarine. There is a small museum and a great board walks through the wetlands.