Mild winter temperatures, warm Southern hospitality, the natural beauty of shoreline beaches, ever-changing marshes, and pristine maritime forests combined with historical sites, abundant wildlife and recreational activities have made the Golden Isles of Georgia a popular travel destination. Made up of four barrier islands: St. Simons Island, Sea Island, Jekyll Island, and Little St. Simons Island, and the adjoining mainland and port city of Brunswick, this year-round destination offers world-class accommodations and dining, easy beach access, golf courses and tennis facilities. Intracoastal rivers and waterways and a vast ocean provide the perfect environment for boating, kayaking and paddleboarding. Trails for hiking and cycling wind through majestic live oaks draped in Spanish moss and resurrection ferns, pines, palms and palmettos, magnolias and azaleas. History awaits at St. Simons Island’s Colonial-era Fort Frederica and picturesque lighthouse, and Jekyll Island’s Historic Landmark District, once home to the “Millionaire’s Club” of the Vanderbilts, Pulitzers, and their contemporaries. Tourism is the area’s number one industry and continues to grow. 2018 was a record-breaking year with more than 3.2 million visitors staying in overnight accommodations and approximately 2.1 million day visitors passing through, generating a total of approximately $2.1 billion in revenue.
St. Simons Island is the largest of the barrier islands, with a full-time population of 14,570. The island is 11.5 miles long and 3 miles across at its widest point (roughly the same size as Manhattan). It adjoins via causeway Sea Island, a 5.1 mile long and .5 mile privately owned island with approximately 400 full-time residents and an internationally acclaimed resort. Featuring Forbes Five-Star winning properties The Cloister and The Lodge at Sea Island Golf Club, the Sea Island Resort offers exceptional amenities and three championship golf courses.
