Other than Sea Camp Beach, Dungeness Beach, Little Greyfield Beach, and Stafford Beach, the beach names I use are made up based on the trail or other landmark near the access point-there are no official names that I am aware of. The following is a list of beach access points and distances from Sea Camp. Alligators live there, making it another reason why nobody swims in these locations. Once you go north of Greyfield, the western shore of the island is all marsh. There is no swimming access to the Cumberland River and Cumberland Sound other than near the ferry docks. If your purpose for visiting Cumberland Island is to go to the beach, make it easy on yourself and visit the closest one. However, when you realize that only 300 people a day can come to the island on the ferry, even if everyone ended up on the same beach you would still have a small crowd compared to a typical mainland beach. The quality of the beaches is consistent for the entire island, so the only reason to visit the beaches farther from the ferry docks is to avoid the crowds. There is no possibility for day trippers to get to any other beaches farther north. Yes, you could ride as far north as the Duck House Trail and hike to the beach and get back in time, but you would only have two hours to spend on the beach at most. All other beaches are much too far away to make the trek worthwhile for day trippers, bike or no bike. ![]() If you have a bike, you can make it to Stafford Beach and back in time to catch the 4:45 PM ferry. ![]() Only the beaches near Sea Camp and Dungeness are within reasonable walking distance for those on day trips. There are no restroom facilities located near any other beach access points. Two of the beaches are accessed at Sea Camp Campground and Stafford Campground, and the restrooms there are available to everyone. You are welcome to take empty shells and shark teeth home with you. They are also not very good for shelling, with small shells, many broken, making up the bulk of what you will find. The sand is hard packed, suitable for driving on-permanent residents with permits can do so. ![]() The Cumberland Island beaches are not soft, sandy beaches, unless you get far from the water and sit right along the start of the dunes. Dune crossing marker at Dungeness Beach on Cumberland Island National Seashore
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