Events

Camping, Open Trails and Fishing at the Forever Wild Wehle Tract

September 19-21

Gate opens at 2p.m. on Friday for camping and closes at dark.

The gate opens on Saturday at 8 a.m. for Open Trails and Fishing and closes at dark (bank fishing at Blue Heron Lake and Wood Duck Lake until 4p.m.).

Checkout time for campers is 3p.m. on Sunday.

Alabama Coastal Cleanup

Are you looking for an opportunity to get outside and do something that benefits your community? If so, you are encouraged to volunteer during the annual Alabama Coastal Cleanup. The event will take place from 8 a.m. until noon in Baldwin and Mobile counties on Saturday, September 20, 2025.

Applied Turkey Management Workshop: Habitat and Trapping

Throughout our history, wild turkeys have always been one of the most sought-after game birds in Alabama. Due to unregulated hunting and habitat loss, populations across the U.S. reached an all-time low in the early 1900s.

Alabama Coastal BirdFest

Birders and nature lovers from across the United States and Canada flock to south Alabama every year to experience one of the prime birdwatching opportunities on the Gulf Coast during fall migration.

Camping, Open Trails and Fishing at the Forever Wild Wehle Tract

October 3-5

Gate opens at 2p.m. on Friday for camping and closes at dark.

The gate opens on Saturday at 8 a.m. for Open Trails and Fishing and closes at dark (bank fishing at Blue Heron Lake and Wood Duck Lake until 4p.m.).

Checkout time for campers is 3p.m. on Sunday.

Annual National Shrimp Festival

For more than 50 years this volunteer-driven event has been a tradition on the beautiful beaches of Coastal Alabama. Food, music, art, and so much more make up an action packed weekend with nearly 250,000 of your closest friends.

Date
October 9-12, 2025

Camping, Open Trails and Fishing at the Forever Wild Wehle Tract

October 17-19

Gate opens at 2p.m. on Friday for camping and closes at dark.

The gate opens on Saturday at 8 a.m. for Open Trails and Fishing and closes at dark (bank fishing at Blue Heron Lake and Wood Duck Lake until 4p.m.).

Checkout time for campers is 3p.m. on Sunday.

Camping, Open Trails and Fishing at the Forever Wild Wehle Tract

November 7-9

Gate opens at 2p.m. on Friday for camping and closes at dark.

The gate opens on Saturday at 8 a.m. for Open Trails and Fishing and closes at dark (bank fishing at Blue Heron Lake and Wood Duck Lake until 4p.m.).

Checkout time for campers is 3p.m. on Sunday.

Camping, Open Trails and Fishing at the Forever Wild Wehle Tract

November 21-23

Gate opens at 2p.m. on Friday for camping and closes at dark.

The gate opens on Saturday at 8 a.m. for Open Trails and Fishing and closes at dark (bank fishing at Blue Heron Lake and Wood Duck Lake until 4p.m.).

Checkout time for campers is 3p.m. on Sunday.