Tips for Sandcastle Building
in Gulf Shores & Orange Beach
You're never too old to build a sandcastle on Alabama's white-sand beaches. With 32 miles of shores stretching before you, there's no shortage of places to ditch your beach chair and dig in the sand.
Make new memories and relive the past when you build tall towers and dig deep moats around your miniature waterfront castle of sand and seashells. Everyone has their own favorite tips and tricks when it comes to building the perfect sandcastle. We’ve listed a few tried and true ideas below!
3. You need moist sand to hold the castle together and the best place to find this is below the tide line. Scoop some into your bucket and add a little water to keep it moist. Some sandcastle experts suggest a mixture of half sand, half water in the bucket.
4. Mound the sand into the general shape that you want your sandcastle. You can fine-tune and shape it later. Pack the sand tightly.
5. Use buckets, molds, and shovels to craft your castle. Keep a bucket of moist sand nearby so you can reinforce the structure. This is really the fun part – seeing your castle design come alive. Sometimes, towers must be built more than once if the sand is not moist enough. The great thing about sandcastle building is that you can always start over on one tower without having to rebuild your entire creation.