This was by far our daughter's favorite adventure while visiting! :) she told everyone about what…read moreshe saw and what she did for the next three weeks! It happened three months ago and she still tells people about how fun it was to touch animals and learn about them!! Get tickets early cause they sell out fast!

Very knowledgeable tour guide. Made it fun for the kids and adults. Very interactive and also…read moreeducational.

Enjoyed a scenic ride around the nearby waterways with the family. Entire evening was relaxing and…read morethe weather was great! Even got to see a ton of dolphins on the way back. We took some snacks and drinks and enjoyed it all as a family. It was a highlight of our trip, highly recommend. The boat was awesome to be on and amazing to be part of its story. Matt and team were flexible when we had to reschedule because of weather. So glad we did it.

Wonderful Family Dolphin Tour! Capt. Matt and Mimi made our trip even better. We saw Dolphins,…read morebirds, and horses. It wax great. The boat was beautiful and we had full access to everything. They even had binoculars for our 2 grandchildren. It was one of our family's fave things to do in St. Simons Island, and we will definitely be back!

We came out to Jekyll Island to do as a outing for the day. The island is small, but we were…read morevisiting towards the end of the day, so it wasn't a bad visit we took the scenery road ended up on one side where the beach was and spent some time out there and had fun. We also went into a tiki hut type bar place and had some drinks and sat on the bar side, so you got to overlook the ocean overall it was a great time and we had fun.

Note: I created this local flavor listing specifically for the Old Bridge Fishing Pier on Jekyll…read moreIsland, but Yelp admin changed the title to just Jekyll Island so my attraction is now unsearchable & confusing with 2 other listings for the island as a whole, titled "Jekyll Island" (latter 2 are dupes of one another, which Yelp admin refuses to correct). It is one of many actions by Yelp designed to block users from accessing local info on this destination, which keeps Yelp users ignorant if they use Yelp instead of Google, who has it all! * * * * * * The former drawbridge access bridge onto Jekyll Island from its causeway was built in 1954, decommissioned in the early 1990s, and turned into a fishing pier once the metal drawbridge was removed. As a kid, I first visited the island via this bridge, just a couple years before it was decommissioned. At that time, toll to visit the island was $1/day, now it's $10/day. I have visited both sides of the pier. The causeway side is longer and fishermen there had some decent catches. This water is the river side of Jekyll Island, so it's briney, and you're liable to catch just about anything saltwater or freshwater in there! A family fishing was kind enough to let my child use their rod and within minutes caught a little fish (too small to keep). But we saw their cooler and they had a stockpile of a catch, including a huge trout, and on the ground was a ray they had caught, which they couldn't save to return to the water. A bald eagle nearby was perched ready to clean up the discarded seafood as soon as the fisherfolk left. I know from rangers that the eagles had two eaglets this year who are still in the nest, so the unused catch went to hungry birds. On the island side pier, I often see it used by cyclists hoping for a breeze and a view along their route, but it's not as long, so less useful for fishing. There is a large parking lot on the island side, which is pretty hidden from tourists, and a great parking anchor spot for daytrippers when the island is crowded. The causeway side has places to park alongside it, but no real designated parking lot. Its access road is where the GA state patrol sits in wait for speeders at night and pretty much all weekend. All in all this is a very cool spot for fishing, picture taking, sunset watching, birding, etc. my only negative was on the island side, there is a sidewalk at the very end, that raises the concrete up too high to be a safe height with the railing. This is super dangerous, and ought to be safeguarded somehow. Otherwise, a little-known spot for seasoned visitors!

My lovely wife and I celebrated our first anniversary on Jekyll/SSI and took a kayak tour on Jekyll…read morethrough Turtle Tides. Jamie was helpful in booking the last minute tour by text and Jim was an awesome guide when we got to touring! Jim was full of local knowledge and helped us spot manatees, dolphins, a bonnet shark catching some unsuspecting fish, storks, spoonbills and all kinds of other stuff, all in 2hrs! Maybe my butt isn't tough enough, but 2hrs was plenty. We'd looked into 3hr tours, which would've put a dent in our weekend and my butt. Anyway, they were really responsive to messages and the tour was as fun as we ever could've expected. Highly recommend TTJ!

The good - our guide, David, was knowledgable and friendly. However, when he finally began our tour…read morethirty minutes after it was supposed to start, he did not give any kind of overview of what we were going to attempt to see and where we were hoping to see them. It would have been nice if he had started with "we are going to start by going upriver and looking for the manatee. When we get there, look for ______. Then we will go to the marsh creeks and look for birds such as ______, _____, and ______. We will then cross the channel and see if we can spot the bonnet-head sharks." We went and did all of these things, but it would have been nice to have an introduction in advance so that we could have anticipated our experience and been better able to ask good questions. The bad - Due to a failure of the owner, Jamie, to check the time of sunrise, she scheduled our tour to begin before sunrise which is not permitted. She also told us to arrive a little early to fit PFDs. The result was that my wife and I were waiting in the dark for 40 minutes before our guide arrived. Very unprofessional! What were we offered for the inconvenience of our wait in the dark? Half off? Twenty percent refund? Nope! Just two hollow sounding apologies where both David and Jamie tried to lay the blame on the other. As a frequent traveller who tries to pack in as much as possible during a vacation, I recommend to all of my fellow outdoor lovers to go with the competition who hopefully will value your time more than Turtle Tides apparently does.

We had a chance to visit Great Dunes Park a couple of weekends ago. This is definitely the beach to…read morecheck out if you want to avoid the crowds at Tybee Beach or even Hilton Head, although it will require about an hour or so drive south from Savannah and similarly, north from Jacksonville. They also charge a toll to get into the beach community with state residents paying I believe six dollars or so and out of state residents paying closer to 10. However, it's definitely worth it as there is plenty of parking along the entire island beach strip, including a really great fishing pier at the end of the island that also has a bait and tackle shop located within the park. We found the beach to be clean, the facilities to be well kept, and more importantly, not overly crowded. The beach here is well traveled, however so this is not soft, supple sand, but much more hard packed, which allows for running, bike riding and recreational activities in general. There were several families fishing in the same vicinity of other families playing in the water which could present a bit of concern with regard to potential hooks and fishing tackle in the surf, but it didn't seem to bother anybody. This is definitely going to be our go to beach for the foreseeable near future.

Amazing beach on Jekyll. The bathrooms are always clean, and the pavilion area is perfect for…read morefamily activities. There's also a place to rinse off and a water fountain. We love to get here early to find a good spot, but be mindful that the beach can get busy during peak season. Either way, this beach never feels super packed, and is one of my favorites in the region. Love that it's dog friendly, just be mindful of the on and off leash times that coincide with peak season.

We adore this campground. We have stayed 4 times over the past 2 years. The sites are spacious and…read moresettled deep in the woods. The facilities are well kept. The employees and camp hosts are friendly and helpful. There is lots of trails and wildlife to enjoy. Anytime we have had issues, they are promptly addressed and rectified. The only slight drawback is the paper mill stench. It can be quite awful at times. Oh! And the noseeum's. Bring bug spray! We regularly visit Savannah, Jacksonville, St Simons, Jekyll Island, Amelia Island and Okefenokee National Park while staying here. Brunswick has all the necessities you would need and is a nice town. Husband always visits the Pinball Palace! Highly recommend staying a while and really exploring the beauty of this area.

Looking for a quiet place to park the van that was near water and close enough to the Interstate…read morethat I would get LTE coverage, I found it here at Blythe Island. Transients like me and longer term stays are available in the campground. There's just something about being waterside that I find helpful for my mood and my productivity, I was here for about two hours for phone calls and emails, sitting in the van and listening to the quiet lapping of the shore. There are activities here including picnic shelters, a playground, a fishing pier and a boat launch with crane. I was able to watch them pull a boat in with the crane and load it onto a trailer. Very cool and clever. [Review 19929 overall - 616 in Georgia - 902 of 2023.]

Do you want stagfwring views, gorgeous back grounds, jellyfish and shells? Then Driftwood beach may…read morebe your perfect spot. Pay your $10 per car fee to get onto Jekyll Island, qnd drive 4 miles north. Enjoy the 1950's - to modern home styles, as the drive is a beautiful one. There is street parking, but only on the left side of the street and only about 14 parking spots. The walk to the beach is easy to moderate while walking thru soft sand, until the beach, where ancient trees lay on their sides, and roots make for a gorgeous view. The day we were here, the beach was littered with the bodies of cannon ball jellyfish, which are surprisingly solid, so watch your feet. Enjoy the temperate water of the Atlantic ocean and the bright South Ga Sun for a perfect afternoon.

Wow, I'm so happy we were able to come here and see this beach for ourselves!…read more You don't know the scale of how big these trees are until your standing right there! They are huge and so many, I've just never seen a beach like this. And they seem to be fossilized, the wood is very hard like stone! So cool!

This is truly a hidden gem! This was recommended on a YouTube video I watched regarding visiting…read moreJekyll Island. As soon as we parked and saw the pond it was worth it. An alligator sunning itself in the middle of the pond surrounded by turtles. We didn't walk the trail as there were other people already down it. The pond was crystal. You could see fish. Beautiful.

This was one of my favorite sightseeing places/trails. It's well shaded so was enjoyable even in 90…read moredegree heat. Saw some turtles and I hear an alligator lives under the deck.