About Cumberland Island National Seashore Camping Permits
Number of accommodations: 43
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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 (1076)
What Guests Are Saying
Cumberland Island National Seashore offers a unique and beautiful camping experience, with many visitors praising its serene environment, diverse wildlife, and enchanting scenery. Campsites like Sea Camp and Stafford Beach are highlighted for their spaciousness and privacy, making them ideal for families and nature lovers. While some challenges like trail conditions and water issues were mentioned, the overall sentiment is overwhelmingly positive, with many campers planning to return for future visits.
What Guests Are Saying
Cumberland Island National Seashore offers a unique and beautiful camping experience, with many visitors praising its serene environment, diverse wildlife, and enchanting scenery. Campsites like Sea Camp and Stafford Beach are highlighted for their spaciousness and privacy, making them ideal for families and nature lovers. While some challenges like trail conditions and water issues were mentioned, the overall sentiment is overwhelmingly positive, with many campers planning to return for future visits.
Review Summary
Adam M
VerifiedApril 13, 2022 • Stayed at: Hickory Hill - Wilderness, Loop: Hickory Hill
Bring bug spray. With deet.
We landed at Sea Camp then visited the Dungeness Ruins. Then backpacked up to Hickory Hill for the first night. Then visited Plum Orchard, then backpacked up to Brickhill Bluff - beautiful campsite - for night #2. Then trekked down to Yankee Paradise for night 3. Lastly stayed again at Hickory Hill on the final night. Hit the beach a couple times, so many sand dollars!
Get your fresh/potable water at Plum Orchard. The water between HH and YP is very sulfur-y and needs to be treated. The water at BB wasn’t too bad, treat that too.
Did I mention to bring bug spray?
John S
VerifiedApril 13, 2022 • Stayed at: 010, Loop: Stafford Beach
Cumberland Island is a beautiful, secluded park that is easily accessible (book ahead of time!). Seacamp Beach is easily accessed from the ferry dock, or hike further into the park for a truly peaceful trip. Either a day trip, or a longer stay, you won’t be disappointed. Travel in cooler weather to avoid the bugs and the heat. There are plenty of places to stay in St. Marys before taking the ferry over, and there is plenty of convenient parking at the ferry dock.
Katharine P
VerifiedApril 13, 2022 • Stayed at: Yankee Paradise - Wilderness, Loop: Yankee Paradise
We had an unforgettable experience camping and visiting Cumberland Island. We took the Legacies tour on our first day, a day trip to explore the south end of the island on our second day, and biked to and camped at Yankee Paradise for the last three days of our trip. The trails on all the parts of the island we explored were fantastic. Biking on the sand road was occasionally challenging, but we also found that biking on the beach was very doable. The volunteers at Plum Orchard and the ferry docks were great; the ferry ride itself was a big bonus. The only regrets were that the campgrounds were solidly booked by the end of January for April dates and thus selection limited, and a ranger-led tour of Dungeness area left 5 min prior to the scheduled time causing us to lose out on this activity. However, Yankee Paradise was a great site and we know now to book as early as possible.
Thomas S
VerifiedApril 13, 2022 • Stayed at: GN, Loop: Sea Camp
Wonderful time on a magical island, you really feel like you are camping in an enchanted forest. Ferry is well organized, rangers are helpful, group campsite is fantastic, beach, horses, dolphins, etc. Go see it for yourself!
Adam M
VerifiedApril 13, 2022 • Stayed at: Hickory Hill - Wilderness, Loop: Hickory Hill
Bring bug spray. With deet.
We landed at Sea Camp then visited the Dungeness Ruins. Then backpacked up to Hickory Hill for the first night. Then visited Plum Orchard, then backpacked up to Brickhill Bluff - beautiful campsite - for night #2. Then trekked down to Yankee Paradise for night 3. Lastly stayed again at Hickory Hill on the final night. Hit the beach a couple times, so many sand dollars!
Get your fresh/potable water at Plum Orchard. The water between HH and YP is very sulfur-y and needs to be treated. The water at BB wasn’t too bad, treat that too.
Did I mention to bring bug spray?
John S
VerifiedApril 13, 2022 • Stayed at: 010, Loop: Stafford Beach
Cumberland Island is a beautiful, secluded park that is easily accessible (book ahead of time!). Seacamp Beach is easily accessed from the ferry dock, or hike further into the park for a truly peaceful trip. Either a day trip, or a longer stay, you won’t be disappointed. Travel in cooler weather to avoid the bugs and the heat. There are plenty of places to stay in St. Marys before taking the ferry over, and there is plenty of convenient parking at the ferry dock.
Charlie W
VerifiedApril 10, 2022 • Stayed at: Yankee Paradise - Wilderness, Loop: Yankee Paradise
Cumberland island is just amazing! I love a good mix of nature and history, and this island fits that to a T. I did the Plumb Orchard tour twice this trip with two different guides to get different perspectives on the history.
Charlie W
VerifiedApril 10, 2022 • Stayed at: Yankee Paradise - Wilderness, Loop: Yankee Paradise
Cumberland island is just amazing! I love a good mix of nature and history, and this island fits that to a T. I did the Plumb Orchard tour twice this trip with two different guides to get different perspectives on the history.
Mike S
VerifiedApril 6, 2022 • Stayed at: 009, Loop: Stafford Beach
This is my second time on the island and it's amazing of course. The volunteers are nice and it's kept up well. The only thing that could use some improvement and it's a big deal is the signage on the trails. Each trailhead should have where it's going and the mileage to the location. This is my only complaint for both times I've been here.
Mike S
VerifiedApril 6, 2022 • Stayed at: 009, Loop: Stafford Beach
This is my second time on the island and it's amazing of course. The volunteers are nice and it's kept up well. The only thing that could use some improvement and it's a big deal is the signage on the trails. Each trailhead should have where it's going and the mileage to the location. This is my only complaint for both times I've been here.
Location Cumberland Island National Seashore Camping Permits
Address:
101 Wheeler St
St. Marys, GA, 31558
United States
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.
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.
Latitude & Longitude: 30.7204 / -81.5497
Elevation: 2 feet
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: June 4, 2026
