• Sea Oat hold windswept dunes along Cumberland Island

    Cumberland Island

    National Seashore Georgia

Where Nature and History Meet

Cumberland Island is Georgia's largest and southernmost barrier island. Pristine maritime forests, undeveloped beaches and wide marshes whisper the stories of both man and nature. Walk in the footsteps of early natives,  missionaries, enslaved Africans and African Americans and Wealthy Industrialists.  Cumberland Island is also home to over 9,800 acres of Congressionally designated Wilderness

Did You Know?

Alligator

The largest predator on Cumberland Island is the alligator.  It can be found in freshwater areas as well as salt marshes and even in the ocean.  Don’t trust that floating log!