Title: Shelby Travel Guide: Best of Shelby, Alabama Travel 2026 | Expedia.co.uk [Hotels in Shelby](https://expedia.co.uk/Shelby-Hotels.d3000423394.Travel-Guide-Hotels)[Holiday Rentals in Shelby](https://expedia.co.uk/Shelby-Holiday-Rentals.d3000423394.Travel-Guide-HolidayRentals)[Shelby Car Hire](https://expedia.co.uk/Compare-Cheap-Car-Hire-In-Shelby.d3000423394.Car-Hire-Guide)[Shelby Holidays](https://expedia.co.uk/Shelby.d3000423394.Holidays-City-Breaks) # Shelby Travel Guide ## Tourist Guide ![Enjoying the shade from beneath the shoreline trees of Lake Shelby within Gulf State Park, Gulf Shores, Alabama in mid-April](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/3000423394/c6651a61-dcb5-4e8e-b583-1bef1d8e3889.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![Enjoying the shade from beneath the shoreline trees of Lake Shelby within Gulf State Park, Gulf Shores, Alabama in mid-April](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/3000423394/c6651a61-dcb5-4e8e-b583-1bef1d8e3889.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![Picnic Table by the Lake Lake View Trail Gulf State Park Gulf Shores Alabama A picnic table under a branch of a live oak tree along Lake Shelby at Gulf State Park in Gulf Shores Alabama. ](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/3000423394/7b1fe397-774c-447d-9cb3-3c6a7ff4a977.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ## Visit Shelby ![](https://forever.travel-assets.com/flex/flexmanager/images/2026/02/06/expedia-sale-2026-desktop-uk-fr-de.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1400&h=600&q=mediumHigh) ## The Annual Holiday Sale Members save up to 40% on hotels and holiday homes. 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