The entire island is a Georgia State Park. Jekyll Sandpiper Vacation Renters will be surrounded by nature, with opportunities to see birds, dolphins and alligators. The Georgia Sea Turtle Center will give you a chance to be up close with the turtles. And Tidelands Nature Center gives visitors a view of land and sea animals.
Jekyll's entrance causeway is a great place to view the area's salt water marshes, with shore birds feeding on either side. During May and June keep an eye out for Diamondback Terrapins. Morning and evenings provide sightings of rabbits and mink.
Jekyll Island Authority (JIA) employs people to monitor the island's ecosystems. Our naturalists tell us the top predators are important for keeping the balance. Jekyll Sandpiper visitors may never see these animals as they tend to remain hidden. Although you can often catch a glimpse of an alligator at the Horton Pond viewing platform.
This is a hidden place on Jekyll Island, GA. No signage points in this direction. Jekyll Sandpiper visitors should head north on Beachview Dr you will see the entrance to Villas by the Sea on your right and an unmarked street on the left. Turn left. A short distance down the path is a small parking area. The Horton Pond viewing platform is just steps away. If you are looking for a walk through a maritime forest then try the Tupelo Trail.
Jekyll Sandpiper visitors will find artwork in our home that depicts our namesake; paintings and sculptures. A short walk to our beach, we like to call it Sandpiper Beach, will likely present our visitors with these live examples of birds from the Sandpiper family. The Willet feeds along the shore line often in groups, but sometimes singlely. This sandpiper has a brown appearance while feeding, but when it takes to the air its wings are stripped and it makes a cute pep pep pep sound.
Meet Tsunami, a loggerhead sea turtle that is recuperating at the Georgia Sea Turtle Center on Jekyll Island. Our Jekyll Sandpiper visitors have only a short drive to visit the center, which is a working sea turtle hospital as well as a museum. Once Tsunami is well she can participant in a Jekyll Sea Turtle Release and perhaps you could be there to wave her farewell.
A favorite attraction of many Jekyll Sandpiper Vacation guests. The center is a museum and a working sea turtle hospital. A place where visitors can learn about turtles and see them as they heal before being released back into Jekyll's waters.
