Fort Morgan

If seclusion, natural beauty, and a genuinely relaxing experience better define your vacation needs, Fort Morgan may be the perfect option for you!

Located thirty miles west of Gulf Shores at the tip of Mobile Point, Fort Morgan is an attractive vacation option for families and individuals looking to take a step back from the crowds synonymous with the more tourist areas of the coast. While still harboring many of the luxury amenities found in these areas, Fort Morgan is an entity all its own – sporting numerous historical, natural, and a laundry list of untamed, scenic sights sure to enthrall even the most skeptical visitors.

Visitors are never without something to do when visiting Fort Morgan, from the Fort Morgan Historic Site's living history – a large masonry fort preservation complex at the tip of the peninsula – to the sprawling 7,157-acre Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge. 

Fort Morgan is also a great jumping-off point for travel-minded visitors outside of options in the immediate area. For one, the Mobile Bay Ferry allows guests to take "The Gulf Coast's Most Scenic Drive" - a 30-minute ferry ride across southern Mobile Bay to nearby Dauphin Island in Mobile County. Once there, guests have access to attractions like Fort Morgan's sister site, Fort Gaines, the Dauphin Island Sea Lab Estuarium, and the Audubon Bird Sanctuary.

While live entertainment options & shopping aren't as much of a priority on the peninsula as elsewhere – with most options confined to nearby Gulf Shores & Orange Beach – the area more than makes up for its lack of live music and partying with its more natural sensibilities. For one, Fort Morgan vacation properties coexist with native vegetation and fauna in a way rarely found in other vacation areas, granting visitors more interested in 'getting away' the chance to do just that. Visitors are more likely to encounter local wildlife – such as the endangered Alabama Beach Mouse and sea turtle populations - and better appreciate Alabama's native coastline for its rustic charm. Beaches in Fort Morgan are also typically more remote, less populated, and peaceful than elsewhere... offering visitors a sense of relaxation atypical of more frequented areas.  

Food, however, is very much a part of life in Fort Morgan. Tacky Jack's 2 - a seafood restaurant near the Fort Morgan Historic Site – is within a few minutes of most notable points on the peninsula, while The Village Creamery, Kiva Grill, and Sassy Bass Island Grill offer a wide variety of culinary treats perfect for any excursion.

Real estate in Fort Morgan is typically defined by large vacation homes, private neighborhoods, and a few condominium towers at the few area resorts – such as Kiva Dunes Resort and The Beach Club Resort & Spa. Still, typical vacation sights, such as towering structures found in other areas, are largely missing in Fort Morgan, replaced with family-sized homes, private neighborhoods, and a few scattered condominiums perfect for family getaways. If you think the relaxed seclusion of Fort Morgan may be the ideal vacation destination for you and your family, contact Pineapple Coast Vacations today!