Meaher State Park, Mobile

Name: Meaher State Park
Address: Mobile, United States

#19 among attractions in Mobile

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Meaher State Park is a publicly owned recreation area located on Big Island, an island at the north end of Mobile Bay that lies within the city limits of Spanish Fort, Alabama. The state park occupies 1,327 acres along the shoreline of Ducker Bay, at the junction of Mobile Bay and the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta. It is surrounded by wetlands of the Mobile Bay estuary. The park is accessed from Battleship Parkway, known locally as the "Causeway," and is managed by Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. ()

Established: 1989 (36 years ago)Coordinates: 30°40'6"N, 87°56'4"W

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Meaher State Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: USS Alabama, Battleship Memorial Park, USS Drum, Jubilee Parkway.

4.8 miW
WWII battleship with self-guided tours
USS Alabama, Mobile
124 min walk • USS Alabama is a retired battleship. She was the fourth and final member of the South Dakota class of fast battleships built for the United States Navy in the 1930s.
5 miW
Museum, Boat or ferry, Military museum
Battleship Memorial Park, Mobile
127 min walk • Battleship Memorial Park is a military history park and museum on the western shore of Mobile Bay in Mobile, Alabama. It has a collection of notable aircraft and museum ships including the South Dakota-class battleship USS Alabama and Gato-class submarine USS Drum.
5 miW
Museum in a WWII-era submarine
USS Drum, Mobile
127 min walk • USS Drum is a Gato-class submarine of the United States Navy, the first Navy ship named after the drum, a type of fish. Drum is a museum ship in Mobile, Alabama, at Battleship Memorial Park. Drum was laid down on 11 September 1940 at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine. She was launched on 12 May 1941, sponsored by Mrs. Beatrice M.
1.3 miW
Bridge
Jubilee Parkway, Mobile
33 min walk • The Jubilee Parkway is a pair of parallel concrete viaduct bridges that carry Interstate 10 across Mobile Bay from the George Wallace Tunnel on Blakeley Island in Mobile, Alabama eastbound to Spanish Fort/Daphne, Alabama.
2.4 miSE
Art museum, Museum, Universities and schools
United States Sports Academy, Daphne
62 min walk • The United States Sports Academy is a private university focused on sports and located in Daphne, Alabama. It offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree programs as well as certificate programs.
4.5 miN
Natural attraction, Protected area
Historic Blakeley State Park
116 min walk • Historic Blakeley State Park is a park located on the site of the former town of Blakeley in Baldwin County, Alabama on the Tensaw River delta. The park encompasses an area once occupied by settlers in what was a thriving community on the river.
4.9 miSE
30°36'10"N • 87°54'13"W
Daphne Art Center, Daphne
125 min walk • City hall
1.5 miE
City
Spanish Fort
38 min walk • For those who enjoy the great outdoors, Spanish Fort offers an abundance of natural beauty to discover. Meaher State Park is a popular destination for hiking, picnicking, and birdwatching, with scenic trails that wind through the park's picturesque landscape.
1.9 miW
Bridge
Battleship Parkway, Mobile
49 min walk • Battleship Parkway, commonly referred to locally and in the media as the "Causeway", is a 7-mile long causeway that carries US 90 and US 98 eastbound across Mobile Bay from the Bankhead Tunnel on Blakeley Island in Mobile, Alabama to Spanish Fort, Alabama.
4.8 miS
Church
Methodist Episcopal Church, Daphne
124 min walk • Methodist Episcopal Church, South is a historic church at 1608 Old County Road in Daphne, Alabama. It was built in 1858 in a Greek Revival style. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
3.9 miSE
Music venue, Nightlife
Daphne Civic Center, Daphne
101 min walk • The Daphne Civic Center is a multipurpose convention and performing arts center located in Daphne, Alabama, United States. The Center features 11,931 square feet of exhibit and meeting space in the main exhibit hall, which also features a 37-by-70-foot permanent stage.