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Gulf Islands National Seashore
Gulf Islands National Seashore
Gulf Islands National Seashore IUCN Category V (Protected Landscape/Seascape)
Gulf Islands National Seashore, near
Location
Pensacola Escambia / Santa Rosa / Okaloosa counties, Florida, and Jackson / Harrison counties, Mississippi, USA
Reservation, beaches, and military forts. All
Nearest city
Pensacola, FL Florida areas are accessible by automobile. Pascagoula, MSNearest city: Pensacola, The Mississippi portion of the seashore FL features sparkling beaches, historic sites, Pascagoula, MS
wildlife sanctuaries, islands accessible only
Coordinates
30°21′52″N 86°58′3″W / 30.36444°N by boat, bayous, nature trails, picnic areas, 86.9675°W / 30.36444; and campgrounds. The 4,080 acres -86.9675Coordinates: 30°21′52″N (16.5 km2) Gulf Islands Wilderness offers 86°58′3″W / 30.36444°N 86.9675°W / special protection within the seashore to 30.36444; -86.9675 135,457.89 acres (548.1786 km2)
Area Established Visitors Governing body
parts of Petit Bois and Horn Islands. Considerable damage to public infrastruc2 99,083.64 acres (400.9773 km ) federal ture occurred as a result of the 2004 and January 8, 1971 Established: January 2005 Atlantic hurricane seasons which has 8, 1971 not been repaired. Visitation to the seashore dropped from 4,939,771 people in 2003 to 1,689,400 (in 2005) only 1,689,400 in 2005. However, on May 22, National Park Service 2009 the road was reopened to vehicular traffic.
Gulf Islands National Seashore offers recreation opportunities and preserves natural and historic resources along the Gulf of Mexico barrier islands of Florida and Mississippi. Islands along the Alabama coast were originally considered for inclusion, but as of 2006 none is part of the national seashore. The Florida portion of the seashore features offshore islands with sparkling white sand beaches, historic fortifications, and nature trails. Mainland features near Pensacola, Florida, include the Naval Live Oaks
Islands
Principal islands in the seashore (from east to west): • Santa Rosa Island • Perdido Key • Petit Bois Island • Horn Island • East Ship Island • West Ship Island • Cat Island
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Gulf Islands National Seashore
National Park Service. The wilderness area was designated on November 10, 1978.
See also
• List of U.S. Wilderness Areas • Wilderness Act • Hispanic Heritage Sites (U.S. National Park Service)
External links
Horn Island • Official NPS website: Gulf Islands National Seashore • Gulf Islands Wilderness • Gulf Islands NS at Hiker Central • Fort Pickens and the Outbreak of the Civil War, a National Park Service Teaching with Historic Places (TwHP) lesson plan
Administrative history
The national seashore was authorized on January 8, 1971, administered by the
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