Island Retreat RV Park

10/12/2026

Happy to report it's back to normal at our beautiful beach! 🤩

10/10/2026

We are SO grateful there was no damage from Hurricane Isaias ❤️ Our team is working hard right now to clean up the park!
All guests with upcoming reservations can arrive as scheduled. Guests with current reservations are welcome back, but please stop at the office before returning to your site. Thank you!

10/10/2026

All local roads and bridges have reopened, and our team is back in the office until 5PM today! Call or message us if you have any questions.

10/09/2026

Guests with upcoming reservations: Please be advised the bridges are now closed, and will remain inaccessible until the storm has passed and conditions are deemed safe for travel.
We will let you know ASAP when the area is open again for visitors/guests!

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪.𝗖. 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗟-𝟭𝟲𝟭 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗖𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗘 𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗔𝗧 𝗡𝗢𝗢𝗡 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆.

Once closed, the bridges will remain inaccessible until the storm has passed and conditions are deemed safe for travel. Please plan ahead, complete travel early, and avoid the area as winds increase.

If you need to leave Gulf Shores or complete essential travel, you must do so immediately.

A citywide curfew will be in effect from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. This curfew is intended to protect residents and ensure public safety personnel can operate as safely as possible during the storm.

The City will issue updates on closings, curfew activation, and reopenings through:
• The City’s alert system: https://public.alertsense.com/SignUp/?RegionId=2057
• The City’s Website: www.gulfshoresal.gov
• The City’s official social media channels

10/08/2026

A busy day for our team securing everything in the park. Hoping for the best, but cautiously prepared for the worst! Stay safe friends ❤️

10/08/2026

Our office will close today at 4PM, and remain closed until further notice, due to inclement weather expected from Hurricane Isaias.
During this time, you may message or email us, and someone will get back to you as soon as possible.

We will notify you asap when normal business hours are expected to resume. Thank you and stay safe!

10/07/2026

Unfortunately, this weekends festival has been cancelled. We will keep you posted on a potential reschedule date!
If you have a stay booked with us - please check your email for an update from the Park.

Isaias causes cancellation of Shrimp Festival. Safety of visitors, vendors and volunteers top priority for organizers.

The 53rd Annual National Shrimp Festival has been cancelled. The cancellation is a direct result of Tropical Storm Isaias, which forecasters predict will develop into a Category 2 hurricane before making landfall along the northern gulf coast.

“I met early this morning with the City of Gulf Shores Emergency Management officials,” Coastal Alabama Business Chamber President Greg Alexander said. The Chamber is the presenter of the festival. “We made every attempt to conduct the festival this year, but due to the projection of high winds, heavy surf and rain over the weekend, it really left us no choice but to cancel this year’s event," Alexander said.

He also said that the swift changes in overnight predictors cemented the decision. “We said yesterday that we would wait until today’s forecasts and predictions were in to make a final decision. After the 4 a.m. advisory from the National Hurricane Center, it left us no choice but to cancel the event,” Alexander said.

Baldwin County sent out a release this morning that outlined the key points with Isaias: • Isaias is likely to be a significant hurricane at landfall. Confidence is increasing for major impacts to coastal Alabama and northwest Florida.
• Earliest reasonable arrival of tropical storm force winds: Friday morning and afternoon, with the most likely onset Friday evening.
• Hurricane and Storm Surge Watches: Expected to be issued later today.
• Major concerns: High winds, high surf, rip currents, storm surge, flash flooding, and tornadoes. Heavy rainfall remains a concern, especially after last weekend’s flooding.

“We were really looking forward to a great weekend with shrimp, music, hundreds of vendors and thousands of visitors,” Shrimp Festival Chairman Rob Barnas said. “But with Isaias predicted to make landfall in our immediate area, the safety of each of these volunteers, visitors and vendors was our top priority.”

Further information will be posted as on the Festival’s Social Media pages and myshrimpfest.com.

10/06/2026

We are closely monitoring the weather ☔
If you have a reservation this week-please keep an eye out for email updates from the Park

10/06/2026

In case you missed it - Shrimp Fest this weekend is still ON! 🍤🦐 If anything changes we'll keep you posted!

The festival is continuing as scheduled and organizers are closely monitoring weather conditions. At this time, there are no plans to cancel the festival.

Should weather conditions require any changes to the festival schedule, updates will be communicated through the festival’s official website and social media channels.

08/16/2026

Beach, music, food & more! So many reasons to plan a Gulf Shores trip this fall 🌊🎶🦐