Cumberland Island
Island · Camden County ·
Wild barrier island with feral horses, ruins, and maritime forest
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Georgia Get directions
Wild barrier island with feral horses, ruins, and maritime forest
Georgia Get directions
"It's hard to imagine a place better suited to peace seekers, bird-watchers, and even history fans than car-free Cumberland Island. Development on the Georgia barrier island is limited to the stately Greyfield Inn, and the rest of the some 36,000 acres are wild, including almost 10,000 acres of protected nature. When you're not strolling the driftwood-strewn beaches, you can kayak the quiet waterways and stop by the Gilded Age-era Dungeness ruins." - Anne Olivia Bauso Anne Olivia Bauso Anne Olivia Bauso is a travel writer and hotel expert based in New York City. She has written hundreds of hotel reviews, from 5-star Ritz-Carlton properties to treehouse eco-resorts in the
"A wild, marshy Sea Island off Georgia’s Atlantic coast characterized by loggerhead turtles, feral horses, ancient oaks draped in Spanish moss, and palmettos; its landscapes and seasonal seafood traditions directly inspire coastal cooking that prizes foraging, fire‑based techniques, and communal outdoor meals rooted in local ecology and layered cultural history." - Eater Staff