Coastal camping · Georgia
Cumberland Island National Seashore
Wild horses on a ferry-only barrier island
SettingCoastal
StateGeorgia
Best seasonFall through spring
ReserveReservation + ferry required (Recreation.gov / NPS)
Georgia’s largest barrier island is reachable only by passenger ferry — a roadless world of live-oak maritime forest, 17 miles of empty beach, Carnegie mansion ruins, and feral horses grazing in the dunes. Camp under Spanish moss and have the beach to yourself.
Why camp here
Don’t miss: Wild horses on the dunes
RVs & rigs: No RVs — passenger ferry only; carry-in
What’s here
- Wild horses
- Dungeness ruins
- 17 miles of empty beach
- Live-oak forest
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