Dream Destinations: Cumberland Island, Georgia

Ten foot tides, swift tidal currents, continuous lines of breakers, container ships and even nuclear submarines. Sounds more like Cumbersome Island. But the most southerly of Georgia’s Barrier Islands rewards with diverse ecosysytems of maritime forest, saltmarshes and miles of pristine beach.

This article first appeared in the Early Summer 2014 issue of Adventure Kayak Magazine. For more great content, subscribe to Adventure Kayak’s print and digital editions here.