jekyll inland in sept
is there a lot of thinks to do on Jekyll inland ga. thinking of going in sept and how is the campground or amy think I should know about the area
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mgirardo wrote:
We live 15 minutes from Jekyll. We love the island. September is a great time to visit as the crowds are gone (not like there are much of a crowd anyway). We bike and walk the many miles of trails. The historic district is a nice and full of history. The beaches are usually quiet, although they are nothing like the beaches in the North East. We take the motorhome and spend the day parked in one of the several large parking lots near the beach.
We've camped at Jekyll once, I would never do it again. The bugs, biting no-see-ums and mosquitoes are plentiful in the campground. The no-see-ums do not like the sun and the complete shade of the campground is a perfect environment for them.
There is a nice resort 15 minutes from Jekyll if you have a toad or tow vehicle, Coastal Georgia RV Resort. It's a couple minutes off the same I-95 exit (29) that Jekyll is at. It makes a good base to explore the area as it is an hour from a lot of nice places in Georgia & Florida like Savannah, The Okefenokee Swamp, Jacksonville and of course Jekyll and St. Simons Island.
Jekyll Island is a beautiful place to visit, I just couldn't imagine camping there ever again. One word of caution, if you plan to go the weekend of Sept. 20th, that's the Shrimp and Grits festival on Jekyll. It is one of the few times a year when Jekyll will be really crowded.
-Michael
If the bugs are that bad then I need to remove this from my list of campgrounds. The DW will get bit by every one of those bugs plus some more if they are out there. The comment about getting a satellite feed is another big negative for me.
