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Sapelo Island / ˈ s æ p əl oʊ / is a state-protected barrier island located in McIntosh County, Georgia. The island is accessible only by boat; the primary ferry comes from the Sapelo Island Visitors Center in McIntosh County, Georgia, a seven-mile (11 km), twenty-minute trip. [ 1 ]
Sapelo is a state-managed barrier island, the fourth largest in the chain of coastal Georgia islands between the Savannah and St. Marys rivers. Accessible only by passenger ferry, Sapelo provides a number of public access recreational, educational and lodging opportunities.
Visitor Center. The Sapelo Island Visitors Center is located at 1766 Landing Road Southeast, Darien, GA 31305, the mainland ferry dock in Meridian, and serves as a key distribution point for information about how coastal ecosystems link to Research & monitoring, Educational opportunities, and tourism activities such as Public and Group Tours.
There’s no place on the planet quite like Sapelo Island, and a visit is a reminder of our state’s amazing cultural heritage and the history that continues today. Experience the raw beauty of Sapelo Island on the Georgia coast, as close to living history as land can be.
We offer a unique journey of Sapelo Island guided by JR Grovner, a direct descendant of slaves brought to Sapelo in the early 1800s to work the plantations. Explore Native American shell mounds, visit the tabby ruins of an old French estate.
Chris's tour takes you throughout the island, and includes 4000+ year old Native American shell rings, a former plantation, and the deserted community of Raccoon Bluff with its first African Baptist Church - all in the hard-to-get-to northern end of the island. A native of Sapelo Island with ancestors going back generations there, Chris is an ...
Sapelo Island, situated about sixty miles south of Savannah, lies in the center of coastal Georgia’s well-defined chain of barrier islands. The 16,500-acre island is Georgia’s fourth largest and, excepting the 434-acre African American community of Hog Hammock, is entirely state owned and managed.
Sapelo Island is a remote barrier island off the coast of Georgia that's full of history, excitement, and natural beauty. Here's everything you need to know about Sapelo Island.
Sapelo Island NERR. The 6,100 acres of the Sapelo Island National Estuarine Research Reserve (SINERR), located along the western perimeter of Sapelo, is dedicated to research, education, stewardship, and sound management of coastal resources.
The Sapelo Island Visitors Center is located at 1766 Landing Road Southeast, Darien, GA 31305, the mainland ferry dock in Meridian. It serves as a key distribution point for information about educational opportunities and tourism activities such as public and group tours on Sapelo Island and how coastal ecosystems link to research and ...