Cumberland Island National Seashore Cumberland Island is Georgia's largest and southernmost barrier island. The gateway to Cumberland Island is through the National Park Service Visitor Center in downtown St. Marys. The island's diverse ecological systems include pristine maritime forests, expansive marshes, wilderness areas, 17.5 miles of undeveloped shorelines, and numerous plant and animal communities. It is a haven for threatened and endangered species such as Loggerhead Sea Turtles and American Oystercatchers. Cumberland is also listed as an international biosphere reserve and provides an important stop-over point for migrating birds on the Transatlantic Migratory Flyway.
Cumberland also boasts a rich cultural history spanning 4000 years of human occupation, from early native peoples, through colonial expansion, plantation era, the gilded age of the Carnegie period, and finally its designation as a protected National Seashore. Today, visitors can enjoy hiking, camping, wildlife, bird watching, interpretive and educational programs, and tours of historic sites. A variety of educational programs are available for elementary, middle, and high school students. Please call well in advance to schedule a program and to make ferry arrangements.
Cumberland Island National Seashore
PO Box 806
St. Marys, Georgia 31558
912-882-4336 www.nps.gov/cuis
Cumberland Island National Seashore 
Cumberland also boasts a rich cultural history spanning 4000 years of human occupation, from early native peoples, through colonial expansion, plantation era, the gilded age of the Carnegie period, and finally its designation as a protected National Seashore. Today, visitors can enjoy hiking, camping, wildlife, bird watching, interpretive and educational programs, and tours of historic sites. A variety of educational programs are available for elementary, middle, and high school students. Please call well in advance to schedule a program and to make ferry arrangements.
Cumberland Island National Seashore