$107 million in projects debut in Gulf Shores as new bridge, RV park open together

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The entrance from Canal Road into the new $25 million RV resort at Gulf State Park as pictured on Monday, May 11, 2026, in Gulf Shores, Ala.

Officials gather to cut the ribbon during the official opening of a new $25 million RV resort at Gulf State Park on Monday, May 11, 2026, in Gulf Shores, Ala.

Chris Blankenship, commissioner of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, speaks during a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new $25 million RV resort at Gulf State Park on Monday, May 11, 2026, in Gulf Shores, Ala.

A new $25 million RV resort at Gulf State Park in Gulf Shores, Ala., was officially opened on Monday, May 11, 2026. The park was financed through the 2022 approval of Amendment 1 which provided $85 million in bonds for Alabama's state parks. The RV park is the second most expensive to be financed through the bond issue with the most expensive being an approximately $28 million new lodge at Cheaha State Park in Delta that will open in the summer of 2026.

Alabama State Senator Chris Elliott, R-Josephine, speaks during a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new $25 million RV resort at Gulf State Park on Monday, May 11, 2026, in Gulf Shores, Ala. The park is financed through an $85 million bond issuance approved by voters in 2022, that went toward state park improvements.

Alabama State Rep. Frances Holk-Jones, R-Foley, speaks during a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new $25 million RV resort at Gulf State Park on Monday, May 11, 2026, in Gulf Shores, Ala. The park is financed through an $85 million bond issuance approved by voters in 2022, that went toward state park improvements.

More than $107 million in state-funded projects opened within days of one another in Gulf Shores, creating what officials called a rare moment and a “win‑win” investment along the coast.

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