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Cumberland Island National Seashore
Operating Hours & Seasons

Visitor Center is open daily 8:00am to 4:30pm, Monday - Sunday. Park facilities are closed on December 25.

Cumberland Island is located seven miles east of St. Marys, Georgia, and is only accessible by water. A concession operated passenger ferry departs from St. Marys.  Reservations are recommended.  Find out how to make resrvations by clicking here.

The ferry boat schedule is as follows:

Spring/Summer/Fall (March 1st to November 30th) – The ferry departs St. Marys at 9:00am and 11:45am, and departs from Cumberland Island at 10:15am and 4:45pm. (March 1 to September 30 - Wednesday through Saturday there is also a 2:45 p.m. departure from the island.)

Winter (December 1st to February 28th) - The ferry does not operate on Tuesdays or Wednesdays, and there is no 2:45pm departure from the island. However, the two departure times from St. Marys and Cumberland Island remain the same.

The ferry does not transport pets, bicycles, kayaks, or cars. Charter services are available through NPS concessionaire.
Interior of Dungeness circa 1900  

Did You Know?
Cumberland Island’s human history spans nearly 4000 years and features time periods including early native peoples, the Colonial expansion, the Plantation Era, the Gilded Age and finally its designation as a protected National Seashore.

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Last Updated: March 19, 2009 at 09:53 EST