Vegetation holds dunes in place providing a barrier to erosion forces and creating essential interdune meadows to support island life.
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.
St. Marys, GA – Cumberland Island National Seashore (the Park), a unit of the national park system is seeking public feedback on four proposed land exchanges during a civic engagement period. Within the legislative boundary of the Park there are portions of the island that are state owned, privately owned, or owned by other federal entities.
St. Marys, GA – Cumberland Island National Seashore (the Park), a unit of the national park system is seeking public feedback on four proposed land exchanges during a civic engagement period. Within the legislative boundary of the Park there are portions of the island that are state owned, privately owned, or owned by other federal entities. By exchanging property with private landowners, the NPS seeks to relocate private interests to other areas where it is more appropriate and less impactful on visitors
St. Marys, GA – Cumberland Island National Seashore (the Park), a unit of the national park system is seeking public feedback on four proposed land exchanges during a civic engagement period.
(St. Marys, GA)-In preparation of hurricane Helene and the subsequent impacts to Camden County, Cumberland Island National Seashore will be closed on Wednesday, September 25, 2024. A mandatory evacuation is in place
St. Marys, GA – Cumberland Island National Seashore (the Park), a unit of the national park system is seeking public feedback on four proposed land exchanges during a 30-day civic engagement period. Within the legislative boundary of the Park there are portions of the island that are state owned, privately owned, or owned by other federal entities. By exchanging property with private landowners, the NPS seeks to relocate private interests to other areas where it is more appropriate and less impactful on visitors.