• Beach walkway to white sandy beach and bluegreen waters

    Gulf Islands

    National Seashore FL,MS

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  • Partial Closure on Horn Island

    Small portion of Horn Island, Mississippi, closed to entry due to discovery of asbestos and possible other bio hazards. Click on more for map and press release. More »

  • Park Closure due to Hurricane Isaac

    Gulf Islands National Seashore, Santa Rosa Area (J. Earle Bowden Way) is closed due to road damage from Hurricane Isaac.

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By Mail

Florida District

Park Headquarters

Gulf Islands National Seashore

1801 Gulf Breeze Parkway

Gulf Breeze, FL 32563

Mississippi District

Gulf Islands National Seashore
3500 Park Road
Ocean Springs, MS 39564

By Phone

Visitor Information - Florida

(850) 934-2600

Visitor Information - Mississippi

(228) 875-9057, extension 100

By Fax

Florida - (850) 932-9654

Mississippi - (228) 875-2358

By email

Did You Know?

15-inch Rodman cannon has a black barrel and maroon colored carriage.  It is located on Fort Massachusetts at Gulf Islands N S.

Two 19th-century 15-inch Rodman cannons are at Gulf Islands National Seashore. The bottle-shaped barrels were cooled from the inside out at the foundry to make them stronger than earlier cannon.