Jekyll Island is probably the most charming, hidden gem tucked alongside the Florida-Georgia line [I’ve heard great music comes out of the area 😉 ]! We — Claire right here! — traveled to Jekyll Island for the primary time earlier this Spring and booked one other journey again this Summer time as a result of we fell in love! Right here’s what we love about it…
It’s not overly crowded or touristy [not a single high-rise condo in sight!] which we love! It’s a quiet, gradual paced group and when you love getting from Level A to Level B by bike or golf cart, you’ll match proper in! Enjoyable Truth: the island is definitely a Georgia State Park, so it’s very minimally developed. And by legislation, 65% of the island is and can stay in a largely pure state (together with parks and picnic areas). Did I persuade you but?! Pack your luggage, buddies – right here’s every part that you must learn about visiting Jekyll Island, Georgia!
Close by Airports:
- Savannah/Hilton Head Worldwide Airport
- Jacksonville Worldwide Airport – We fly into Jacksonville and hire a automobile. It’s solely about an hour from the island & a brilliant straightforward drive!
- Jekyll Island Airport (Non-public)
Locations to Keep:
Breakfast:
- Dawn Grille
- The Pantry
- The Courtyard & Westin Motels each have superb on-site breakfast [I promise it’s not cereal and frozen breakfast burritos! 😉 ]
Lunch & Dinner:
Go to the Seaside
- Go to the seashore – Most lodges have seashore chairs & umbrellas obtainable for hire! There are additionally a number of public entry factors when you’re not staying someplace on the waterfront. Hold a watch out for sea turtle nests!
Bike Leases
Go Fishing
- Go Fishing – We liked our expertise with Captain Griffin at Jekyll Fishing! He’ll work with you to search out the very best journey for all ages and expertise ranges! Whereas we have been out, we noticed dolphins, sharks, stingrays, and even a jellyfish!
Go to the Georgia Sea Turtle Middle
Watch the Sundown
- Watch the Sundown – Catch some dwell music and watch the sundown at The Wharf
Different Actions:
She’s as witty as she is good, Claire is considered one of our Content material Creators and our official LIY E book Membership aficionado. Between writing weblog posts that can make you LOL, curating questions that can get your mind turning for our subsequent guide membership dialogue and snappin’ her female fashion [blush is her middle name], you will discover her dwelling life on the lake with a beer in hand and a fishing pole within the different.
