Consisting of 6,150 acres with two miles of sugar white sand beaches, Gulf State Park has modern camping, cottages, trails and fishing. There is also tennis, group pavilions, 18-hole golf course, 900 acre lake for fishing, swimming, and water skiing, nature programs and picnic areas. Gulf State Park’s Pier opened July 23, 2009 and is the largest pier on the Gulf of Mexico at 1540ft. The new pier has 2448 feet of fishing space available along with wheelchair accessible.