Sand dunes covered with shrubs and grasses
Vegetation holds dunes in place providing a barrier to erosion forces and creating essential interdune meadows to support island life. NPS Photo

Cumberland Island National Seashore

National Seashore / Lakeshore · Georgia · National Park Service

St Marys is the gateway to Cumberland Island, Georgia's largest and southernmost barrier island. Here pristine maritime forests, undeveloped beaches and wide marshes whisper the stories of both man and nature. Natives, missionaries, enslaved African Americans and Wealthy Industrialists all walked here. Cumberland Island is also home to over 9,800 acres of Congressionally designated Wilderness.

Plan your visit

Trails & hiking

Biking · Hiking

Camping

Camping

Site types & reservations: see the official site.

Know before you go

Phone
9128824336
Official site
www.nps.gov
Managed by
National Park Service

Getting there

Directions on Google Maps →

Things to do

Highlights: Animals · Fire

Activities & features: Boating · Guided Tours · Hunting and Gathering · Hunting · Swimming · Saltwater Swimming · Wildlife Watching · Birdwatching

Photos

  • Alligator resting on a log in pond
    NPS Photo
  • Ocean beach at sunrise
    NPS Photo
  • large, white mansion behind oak trees draped with Spanish Moss
    NPS Photo
  • rippled sands of a beach in front of pine tree covered bluffs
    NPS Photo
  • huge oak trees and palm shrubs line a sand road
    NPS Photo
  • brick and stone ruins of a large mansion at sunset under colorful clouds
    NPS Photo
  • small white one room church, old red house in the background, under cloudy skies
    NPS Photo
  • tidal creek at low tide surrounded by palm and oak trees
    NPS Photo

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Sources: National Park Service, Google Places · updated 2026-08-12