Boat launches in Orange Beach?

bamasam · 12-29-2007, 01:21 PM

Have heard that there was one on canal road but have never checked it out. Does anyone know if there is one or what the closest one is to go through the intercoastal to Pcola pass?

Bigg J · 12-29-2007, 03:22 PM

Where ya coming from? There's a few on the island. One on the canal directly under IC bridge in gulf shores, its pretty nice as long as the current isn't bad. Couple in orange beach, one in cotton bayou, very nice its off of perdido beach blvd, and one off of boggy point on marina road, boggy point can be real fun if the currentbad. I'd go to cotton bayou.

bamasam · 12-29-2007, 04:03 PM

How do you get to cotton bayou?

Bigg J · 12-29-2007, 04:15 PM

Where you coming from?

bamasam · 12-29-2007, 04:36 PM

Gulf Shores

Bigg J · 12-29-2007, 04:51 PM

Cool, there's two ways from gulf shores. depending on where you're staying you can take highway 59 to the T. Hang a left on east beach blvd take it to orange beach, think it then turns into perdido beach blvd. Be better to stay in the left lane, its several miles but you'll end up coming to hwy 161 intersection,there will be a gas station and a drug store (walgreens i think) and gas staion, just past the gas station the entrance to the ramp will be. The other way is to come down canal rd until you get the intersection of 161, hang a right get in the left lane go until you get to perdido beach blvd, hang a left and same as above, just past the gas station will be your entrance.

Bigg J · 12-29-2007, 04:54 PM

When are y'all coming down?

cape horn 24 · 12-29-2007, 10:06 PM

Not trying to be nit-picky, when you pass 161 intersection it's a Rite-Aide then Chevron and thenthe Grand Caribbean (sp)resort. Turn at the boat ramp sign, the boat ramp is on theold 161 road. They straighten up the road years ago and now you don't have to go around the end of Cotton Bayou.

If you got google earth go to 30 16 13.70n, 87 34 57.56w that will get you to theboat ramp roadandhwy 182 intersection.

BA

Pier#r · 12-30-2007, 02:09 AM

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bamasam (12/29/2007)Have heard that there was one on canal road but have never checked it out. Does anyone know if there is one or what the closest one is to go through the intercoastal to Pcola pass?

I was gonna recommend Grand Lagoon Park, http://www.floridastateparks.org/biglagoon/but I see it's $4 to get in and 4$ more to launch a boat, is that correct?

johnsonbeachbum · 12-30-2007, 02:26 PM

The above info is good for going into the gulf from Perdido Pass but if your wanting to go out via P'cola Pass you might want to go further east to Navy Point.

12-29-2007, 01:21 PM	#1
bamasam Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Wilsonville Alabama Posts: 1,703	Boat launches in Orange Beach? Have heard that there was one on canal road but have never checked it out. Does anyone know if there is one or what the closest one is to go through the intercoastal to Pcola pass?

12-29-2007, 03:22 PM	#2
Bigg J Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Gulf Coast Alabama Posts: 1,072	RE: Boat launches in Orange Beach? Where ya coming from? There's a few on the island. One on the canal directly under IC bridge in gulf shores, its pretty nice as long as the current isn't bad. Couple in orange beach, one in cotton bayou, very nice its off of perdido beach blvd, and one off of boggy point on marina road, boggy point can be real fun if the currentbad. I'd go to cotton bayou.

12-29-2007, 04:03 PM	#3
bamasam Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Wilsonville Alabama Posts: 1,703	RE: Boat launches in Orange Beach? How do you get to cotton bayou?

12-29-2007, 04:15 PM	#4
Bigg J Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Gulf Coast Alabama Posts: 1,072	RE: Boat launches in Orange Beach? Where you coming from?

12-29-2007, 04:36 PM	#5
bamasam Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Wilsonville Alabama Posts: 1,703	RE: Boat launches in Orange Beach? Gulf Shores

12-29-2007, 04:51 PM	#6
Bigg J Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Gulf Coast Alabama Posts: 1,072	RE: Boat launches in Orange Beach? Cool, there's two ways from gulf shores. depending on where you're staying you can take highway 59 to the T. Hang a left on east beach blvd take it to orange beach, think it then turns into perdido beach blvd. Be better to stay in the left lane, its several miles but you'll end up coming to hwy 161 intersection,there will be a gas station and a drug store (walgreens i think) and gas staion, just past the gas station the entrance to the ramp will be. The other way is to come down canal rd until you get the intersection of 161, hang a right get in the left lane go until you get to perdido beach blvd, hang a left and same as above, just past the gas station will be your entrance.

12-29-2007, 04:54 PM	#7
Bigg J Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Gulf Coast Alabama Posts: 1,072	RE: Boat launches in Orange Beach? When are y'all coming down?

12-29-2007, 10:06 PM	#8
cape horn 24 Senior Member Mingo Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Prattville Al. or Orange Beach Posts: 174	RE: Boat launches in Orange Beach? Not trying to be nit-picky, when you pass 161 intersection it's a Rite-Aide then Chevron and thenthe Grand Caribbean (sp)resort. Turn at the boat ramp sign, the boat ramp is on theold 161 road. They straighten up the road years ago and now you don't have to go around the end of Cotton Bayou. If you got google earth go to 30 16 13.70n, 87 34 57.56w that will get you to theboat ramp roadandhwy 182 intersection. BA

12-30-2007, 02:26 PM	#10
johnsonbeachbum Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,573	RE: Boat launches in Orange Beach? The above info is good for going into the gulf from Perdido Pass but if your wanting to go out via P'cola Pass you might want to go further east to Navy Point.

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