Dauphin Island

Walking
Hiking
Birdwatching

Trail Length: 0.4 miles
Nearby Cities: Dauphin Island
Mobile County

These trails start at the campground and visitors can enter the Sanctuary through a pedestrian only entrance. One trail joins at the Lake Loop Trail. While the other ends at a pavillion on the beach. Once visitors make their way to the beach they can t …


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Walking
Hiking
Birdwatching

Trail Length: 0.3 miles
Nearby Cities: Dauphin Island
Mobile County

This trail follows the beach meadow which is behind the primary dune and is made up of a variety of flowering weeds, grasses and woody plants. This trail runs from the Swamp Overlook along the primary dune and passes by the southern end of Gaillard Lak …


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Walking
Hiking
Birdwatching

Trail Length: 0.6 miles
Nearby Cities: Dauphin Island
Mobile County

The Trail takes the visitor through the maritime forest, where the dominant plants are Loblolly and Slash Pines, Live Oak, Southern Magnolia, and Tupelo Gum. It leads by slightly elevated boardwalk from the parking lot to Gaillard Lake, where turtles, …


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Walking
Hiking
Birdwatching

Trail Length: 0.8 miles
Nearby Cities: Dauphin Island
Mobile County

This is a short trail leading from the Banding Area to an overlook at the Swamp. Sometimes the Swamp may be dry due to the climate. This is a great spot for viewing wintering woodland species. Courtesy: Dauphin Island Audubon Bird Sanctuary


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Walking
Road Biking
Hiking

Trail Length: 7 miles
Nearby Cities: Dauphin Island
Mobile County


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Walking
Hiking
Birdwatching

Trail Length: 0.5 miles
Nearby Cities: Dauphin Island
Mobile County

The well-preserved ramparts of Fort Gaines have guarded the entrance to Mobile Bay for more than 150 years. Now a historic site, the Fort stands at the eastern tip of Dauphin Island where it commands panoramic views of the bay and the Gulf of Mexico. T …


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Walking
Hiking
Birdwatching

Trail Length: 1.7 miles
Nearby Cities: Dauphin Island
Mobile County

The Upper Woodland Trail starts at the north-west corner of the Lake Loop Trail and follows the firebreak along a wide path. It then bears left (South) from the firebreak and meanders through a pine forest, interspersed with Magnolia, Wax Myrtle and Ya …


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