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About Cumberland Island National Seashore Camping Permits
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2026 Season availability
Open year round
This campground is open year round, providing flexibility for your stay.
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- Potable Water
- Showers
Water Access
- Beach Access
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Reviews (1133)
What Guests Are Saying
Cumberland Island National Seashore offers a beautiful and peaceful camping experience, with spacious, clean campsites and ample amenities like drinking water and cold outdoor showers. Many visitors appreciated the island's stunning landscapes, diverse wildlife, and opportunities for exploration, often recommending longer stays to fully enjoy the area. While some noted challenges such as heat, rain, and occasional issues with park staff or facilities, the overall sentiment is overwhelmingly positive, with many expressing a desire to return.
What Guests Are Saying
Cumberland Island National Seashore offers a beautiful and peaceful camping experience, with spacious, clean campsites and ample amenities like drinking water and cold outdoor showers. Many visitors appreciated the island's stunning landscapes, diverse wildlife, and opportunities for exploration, often recommending longer stays to fully enjoy the area. While some noted challenges such as heat, rain, and occasional issues with park staff or facilities, the overall sentiment is overwhelmingly positive, with many expressing a desire to return.
Review Summary
Addi W
VerifiedSeptember 13, 2022 • Stayed at: Brickhill Bluff - Wilderness, Loop: Brickhill Bluff
Cumberland island was absolutely beautiful. We did go in early September so it rained in the afternoons so I would definitely come prepared for that. The bugs were everywhere as I had read so we made sure to layer up on bug spray regularly. The views and wildlife were amazing and Brickhill bluff really gave us the sense of isolation and wilderness we were hoping for. I would give a fair warning that if you go from the camping check in, down to Dungeness and then to Plum Orchard before making your way to your campsite at Brickhill bluff the journey turns into a 15 mi hike. But I would recommend going to both of these as the history of the island adds so much to the overall experience.
I hope to go again soon!
Dustin C
VerifiedSeptember 6, 2022 • Stayed at: 004, Loop: Stafford Beach
Great views and easy hiking. Campsites were large and where we stayed included large bear boxes to store food. Beaches were amazing. The historic sites were really neat and easy to navigate. Plan on a lot of walking, or take the tour buses. We went in March and the weather was great.
Dustin C
VerifiedSeptember 6, 2022 • Stayed at: 004, Loop: Stafford Beach
Great views and easy hiking. Campsites were large and where we stayed included large bear boxes to store food. Beaches were amazing. The historic sites were really neat and easy to navigate. Plan on a lot of walking, or take the tour buses. We went in March and the weather was great.
Andrew C
VerifiedSeptember 4, 2022 • Stayed at: 008, Loop: Stafford Beach
This place was incredible. My advice would be to definitely bring bikes. The grounds are enormous. 10/10 experience.
Andrew C
VerifiedSeptember 4, 2022 • Stayed at: 008, Loop: Stafford Beach
This place was incredible. My advice would be to definitely bring bikes. The grounds are enormous. 10/10 experience.
Brian K
VerifiedAugust 4, 2022 • Stayed at: 004, Loop: Sea Camp
Certainly not for everyone not accustomed to camping -especially in August.
But it's one the greatest places to camp on earth -just incredible.
Brian K
VerifiedAugust 4, 2022 • Stayed at: 004, Loop: Sea Camp
Certainly not for everyone not accustomed to camping -especially in August.
But it's one the greatest places to camp on earth -just incredible.
Sarah L
VerifiedJuly 19, 2022 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: Sea Camp
Cumberland Island is a great place to camp and my boyfriend and I loved it, despite the great humidity and insects (this is all due to camping in July). Our favorite thing to do was hang out on the beach, which is untouched and always empty. Hiking is also really nice with all the feral horses around. Tips if you are camping:
-This should be a no-brainer but watch your food and lock it up in the provided bear box! The first night, we had a raccoon steal an entire loaf of bread off of our picnic table when we were literally standing there. The wildlife is bold and unafraid of humans.
- If you are camping at Sea Camp, make sure that you bring a wagon with BIG WHEELS. The terrain is rough and you need power.
Also:
While you are on the island, the ferry stays docked for a few hours and you can make purchases on the ferry, like snacks, ice, and firewood. We walked up to the ferry to buy firewood one of the days, and it happened to be a rainy day. Note that for whatever reason, the guys who run the ferry lack common sense and they left their inventory of firewood outside and uncovered, so all of the wood was wet (and they didn't care). We bought it anyway because we really needed it, but it took us a LONG TIME to get any fires started (duh). These guys selling the wood should do better! Wet wood is useless.
Sarah L
VerifiedJuly 19, 2022 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: Sea Camp
Cumberland Island is a great place to camp and my boyfriend and I loved it, despite the great humidity and insects (this is all due to camping in July). Our favorite thing to do was hang out on the beach, which is untouched and always empty. Hiking is also really nice with all the feral horses around. Tips if you are camping:
-This should be a no-brainer but watch your food and lock it up in the provided bear box! The first night, we had a raccoon steal an entire loaf of bread off of our picnic table when we were literally standing there. The wildlife is bold and unafraid of humans.
- If you are camping at Sea Camp, make sure that you bring a wagon with BIG WHEELS. The terrain is rough and you need power.
Also:
While you are on the island, the ferry stays docked for a few hours and you can make purchases on the ferry, like snacks, ice, and firewood. We walked up to the ferry to buy firewood one of the days, and it happened to be a rainy day. Note that for whatever reason, the guys who run the ferry lack common sense and they left their inventory of firewood outside and uncovered, so all of the wood was wet (and they didn't care). We bought it anyway because we really needed it, but it took us a LONG TIME to get any fires started (duh). These guys selling the wood should do better! Wet wood is useless.
Sami H
VerifiedJuly 14, 2022 • Stayed at: 006, Loop: Sea Camp
Amazing place!
Location & Directions for Cumberland Island National Seashore Camping Permits
101 Wheeler St, St. Marys, GA 31558 United States
Elevation: 2 ft
Getting There
<p><strong>NPS VISITOR CENTER/FERRY CHECK-IN:</strong> </p>
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<li>Take Exit 3 from Interstate 95. At the exit stop light turn east on to Highway 40. </li>
<li>Follow the signs traveling east into Historic St. Marys. Highway 40 East will become ...
NPS VISITOR CENTER/FERRY CHECK-IN:
- Take Exit 3 from Interstate 95. At the exit stop light turn east on to Highway 40.
- Follow the signs traveling east into Historic St. Marys. Highway 40 East will become Osborne St.
- Once you reach the waterfront, turn right at the stop sign onto St Marys Street.
- The NPS Visitor Center is in the two story, blue building one block down on the left.
The Mainland Visitor Center is located at 113 St. Marys Street West, Marys, GA 31558. Use this address to arrive at the right location. Do not use "Cumberland Island National Seashore" as this will not guide you to the correct location.
Directions & Transportation page
Parking:
All visitors - day visitors and campers - must park in the Cumberland Island Parking Lot one block west of the Visitor Center.
Bus and RV parking is located in marked spots along the roadway along the western edge of the parking area (Seagrove St.).
Getting to the Island:
The only way to get to the island is by passenger ferry (not a car ferry) or private boat. For information about making a reservation with the National Park Service official concessionaire operated ferry visit our Reservations page or visit the Cumberland Island Ferry website.
Highway access
Cumberland Island National Seashore is accessible via Exit 3 from Interstate 95, which is approximately 5 miles to the west. From the exit, travelers use Highway 40 east into Historic St. Marys.
Policies & Rules
Cancellation policy
- Reservation fees are non-refundable. For campsites, cabins, lookouts, yurts, group sites, and similar stays, we charge a reservation service fee of $8.
- Standard cancellations usually have a $10 cancellation fee. Customers can generally cancel before the check-in date online.
- Late cancellation rules differ by stay type.
- Individual campsites: cancelling after 12:00am local time the day before arrival usually means a $10 cancellation fee plus forfeiting the first night's fee.
- Cabins, lookouts, and yurts: cancelling less than 14 days before arrival usually means a $10 cancellation fee plus forfeiting the first night's fee.
- One-night reservations: a late cancellation usually forfeits the full amount paid, up to the total original reservation cost.
- Modifications are allowed before the cut-off window, but fees depend on the change. Changing to dates completely outside the original reservation dates may trigger a $10 change fee. Extending or shortening a stay that still includes original dates usually has no change fee, though refunds may depend on timing and facility rules. Switching to the same type of campsite for the same dates usually has no change fee, but price differences are charged or refunded.
- Early departures may or may not be refunded. At certain facilities, partial refunds may be possible if staff can mark the site available for other visitors. No refund is given for a night if the early departure is requested after that day's check-out time.
- Security deposits are separate. Security deposits may be refunded to the original payment method if the facility is left in acceptable condition, as determined by the property.
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Last updated: October 21, 2026
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