Jekyll Island beaches

Address: Jekyll Island, GA

Email: cvb@jekyllisland.com

Phone Number: 877-453-5955

Web Site: http://www.jekyllisland.com/

There are 10 miles of Jekyll Island beaches and they are open for pleasure since the entire island is a part of the Georgia State Parks system. The island offers a fabulous mix of accommodations, accessible oceanfront, family activities, golf and features of historic interest. The pace is unhurried and the beaches are sufficiently out of the way so they never seem crowded. The legendary 19th-century Jekyll Island Club, once the province of northern financiers and industrialists, is a hotel where one can room with history.

Popular more than a century ago as an exclusive playground for the Astors, Rockefellers and Vanderbilts, Jekyll Island is today one of the least-developed, accessible barrier islands on the East Coast. If serenity, affordability and natural beauty are priorities, you will enjoy Jekyll’s 11 miles of quiet, unguarded coastline. A water park and miniature golf course are among the few commercial attractions for children on an isle with only seven hotels. The oldest and still most striking is the Jekyll Island Club Hotel built in 1888. The Queen Anne-style resort and surrounding...

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