Sapelo Island, Georgia

Location: The reserve is seven and half miles northeast of Darien, Ga. Total Acreage: 6,110 Designation: 1976 Lead State Agency: Georgia Department of Natural Resources Mailing Address: Sapelo Island Reserve PO Box 15 Sapelo Island, GA 31327 Phone: 912-485-2251

The Sapelo Island NERR is a coastal plain estuary, protected on its seaward side by a Pleistocene barrier island.

Sapelo Island is the fourth largest Georgia barrier island and one of the most pristine. The reserve is made up of salt marshes, maritime forests and beach dune areas. Not only is the island rich in natural history, but also in human history dating back 4,000 years.