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Reservations are not accepted here, and it appears that although there's usually a wait to get into Battleship Row, there generally are sites available in Anchor Cove. That's where we ended up, on site 26. Date of visit: Mar 2010 |
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As one enters the Anchor Cove CG, one sees sites 3-6 on the left. These are the only water-front sites. |
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Site 5 backs up to the bay. |
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A little further into the CG, sites 9-12 look across the road toward the water. |
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Sites 28-32 are on the second road in from the water. |
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Further back in the campground are some sites that are a little more sunny; these are sites 48-52. |
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There are several little, with emphasis on "little", cabins available for rent. I think our old truck camper was bigger than these things. |
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The bathhouse in Anchor Cove is nothing to write home about. It consists of two facing trailers - one for Women, the other for Men. They weren't in very good shape inside - rather run-down and shabby looking. On the plus side, it has hot showers. |
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Battleship Row is located at the south end of the former seaplane ramp and hangar area, with the front row of sites looking out across the ramp to Perdido Bay. |
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After two nights in the Anchor Cove campground, we were able to move to a delightful site in Battleship Row, site 8. We were in about the middle of the front row, facing the bay. |
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Roads and sites are all completely paved in the Battleship Row campground. Sites 30-32 are straight ahead as one enters the campground. |
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Sites 5-11 are the best sites, being in the trees at the edge of the old seaplane pad. |
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There's a perfect balance of shade and sun here. These are sites 1,2 and 4 (l) and 12-15 (r). |
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The big MH is on site 12, with the fiver on site 23. |
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The clean bathhouse provides hot showers and has a small laundry room ($1.00 per load). It's a little confusng at first, as the Men's and Ladies' rooms are off the laundry room. |
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One of two swimming beaches is located in front of the Anchor Cove campsites. |
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There's a very unique mini-golf course located near the marina. It has a military theme with holes dedicated to the verious services. |
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Located near Anchor Cove, the Marina has a variety of watercraft for rent: kayaks, Sailfish, sailboats, fishing boats and party pontoon boats. |
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Over in the back row of Anchor Row was this trailer in the process of being dissembled - not sure what happened to it. But it sure doesn't inspire confidence with that flimsy 2x2 construction. That easily explains why you all you see is a pile of splinters after one of these things is involved in a highway accident. |
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Dump station available Verizon Broadband Access (EVDO) service Coord: 30.385096 N, 87.416134 W |
Activities/Nearby Attractions Fishing/boating/swimming Naval Aviation Museum Gulf Shores National Seashore |
