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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
Joni R
VerifiedDecember 8, 2025 • Stayed at: 015, Loop: Sea Camp
Cumberland Island never disappoints no matter the season or the weather. I have spent 20 days on the island and these are some of my absolute favorite camping and hiking experiences. The Rangers and the ferry staff are wonderful. When Cumberland Island calls you and calls you back, you have connected with the magic.
Joni R
VerifiedDecember 8, 2025 • Stayed at: 015, Loop: Sea Camp
Cumberland Island never disappoints no matter the season or the weather. I have spent 20 days on the island and these are some of my absolute favorite camping and hiking experiences. The Rangers and the ferry staff are wonderful. When Cumberland Island calls you and calls you back, you have connected with the magic.
Amy H
VerifiedDecember 11, 2025 • Stayed at: 012, Loop: Sea Camp
Cumberland island always beautiful and I always seem to fine one more thing I need to do next time. Already have march reservations.
Amy H
VerifiedDecember 11, 2025 • Stayed at: 012, Loop: Sea Camp
Cumberland island always beautiful and I always seem to fine one more thing I need to do next time. Already have march reservations.
Debbie H
VerifiedDecember 18, 2025 • Stayed at: 014, Loop: Sea Camp
The staff on the mainland and on the island were very helpful. I would love to come back to this amazing place again soon. What I would do differently is pack in my down jacket for the cool evenings and mornings at the campsite, bring my hiking poles, renting one of the wagons to carry over our gear and buy firewood from the mainland.
Debbie H
VerifiedDecember 18, 2025 • Stayed at: 014, Loop: Sea Camp
The staff on the mainland and on the island were very helpful. I would love to come back to this amazing place again soon. What I would do differently is pack in my down jacket for the cool evenings and mornings at the campsite, bring my hiking poles, renting one of the wagons to carry over our gear and buy firewood from the mainland.
Jennifer G
VerifiedDecember 29, 2025 • Stayed at: 016, Loop: Sea Camp
Cumberland Island never disappoints! This was our third stay at Sea Camp, but our first during December. After the first night, the weather was absolutely perfect. We brought our e-bikes over on the ferry and toured the entire island during our 4-day stay. I recommend e-bikes with at least 3" tires if you are going to the north end of the island, since the sand can get a little soft in some places on the main road. Even with 3"-4" tires on an e-bike, it was still quite a ride to the north end and we slept well that night! Speaking of sleeping well - we had some cold weather for the first night, and the park ranger pointed out that there is a "warming room" at the Ice House/Dungeness Dock. We did not need it, but it was nice to know it was there. We will definitely be back out to explore the island again in the near future!
Petr Z
VerifiedDecember 29, 2025 • Stayed at: 003, Loop: Sea Camp
we visiting the island every year with kids and we love the nature and the beach .
Jennifer G
VerifiedDecember 29, 2025 • Stayed at: 016, Loop: Sea Camp
Cumberland Island never disappoints! This was our third stay at Sea Camp, but our first during December. After the first night, the weather was absolutely perfect. We brought our e-bikes over on the ferry and toured the entire island during our 4-day stay. I recommend e-bikes with at least 3" tires if you are going to the north end of the island, since the sand can get a little soft in some places on the main road. Even with 3"-4" tires on an e-bike, it was still quite a ride to the north end and we slept well that night! Speaking of sleeping well - we had some cold weather for the first night, and the park ranger pointed out that there is a "warming room" at the Ice House/Dungeness Dock. We did not need it, but it was nice to know it was there. We will definitely be back out to explore the island again in the near future!
Petr Z
VerifiedDecember 29, 2025 • Stayed at: 003, Loop: Sea Camp
we visiting the island every year with kids and we love the nature and the beach .
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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