Driftwood Beach — Attraction in Jekyll Island

Found out that the buildings still standing are made of "tabby", a coastal building material of crushed oyster shells.

The island was developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It was evacuated during World War II by order of the US government. In 1947 the state of Georgia acquired all the property, for security and of course preservation.

There are a lot of people due to its background for photography. The Driftwood has so many pieces/variations for photos. And sunrise and sunset are most popular. They ask you not climb or put kids on the wood but you will see folks all over it. Some pieces of wood have bugs crawling with it and the wood can splinter and break...

A popular tourist destination, the island has beaches frequented by vacationers from all over the US/World!

Guided tours of the Landmark Historic District are available. We heard a bit of the tour and next time plan to take it.

Bike trails, walks along the beaches and sandbars, and Summer Waves, a water park, are among the active attractions. The historic district features numerous impressive and ambitious buildings from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

The island is also full of wildlife, consisting of many different mammals, reptiles, and birds living and breeding in the island's inland salt marshes (we saw birds, crabs, deer, raccoons, bugs, oh and a few fish close to shore).

In 2018, Architectural Digest named Jekyll Island one of the 50 most beautiful small towns in America. It is beautiful but can get very crowded.

Go, enjoy the beautiful beach and bring bug spray and patience. It...

Driftwood Beach is a perfect beach for shell combing and exploring and climbing all the driftwood logs! Not the best swimming beach... especially when the tide starts to hide some logs and rocks that can be dangerous. But if you have kids who love to build sand castles, find shells, maybe do some shore fishing and climb stuff... this is your beach.

Parking is somewhat of a trick with only a small dirt area and then mostly roadside parking. There are a few trails leading onto the beach at various points but it would be hard to fit more than a single stroller. In fact, I would advise against a stroller or even a wagon at all on this beach. Pack a few backpacks and make sure to have your water socks/hiking sandals.

With its beautiful landscape being the perfect back drop for all sorts of photo ops... be prepared for more groups of people shortly after dawn or before dusk, as this is the best time for natural lighting. I think my kids may have photo bombed a session or two!

All in all, this is one of our favorite beaches to visit and explore with our kids.

Note: no public restrooms or wash stations at this beach, but the resort that boarders it may be...

I am still in awe of this place , I love and almost am in love with the thought of the smell of the ocean air , the water rushing up to meet my feet, the endless Driftwood and breath taking beauty of the waves and the all around feel of the magical presence that this little spot in Georgia possesses. I have to this day never wanted to be somewhere at the click of my heels like I want to be here at times, still to this day. I daydream about the moment I stepped foot on the asphalt to the very second my toes touched the blistering hot but comforting sand. The crabs, the life, the winding path that narrowed from a green, swampy little beaten dirt path to an Oasis of sparkling, mezmorizing, white hot healing craddling glittery sand , with blinding waves Rolling, crashing then crumboling calmly beneath our feet. As we then gazed at an endless salty sea with White Sandy Beaches perfectly posed with enormous twisted, bent , beautifully broken trees, falling gracefully into the the most AMAZINGLY gorgeous Driftwood a girl has ever seen. If I had to describe love Driftwood Beach would be...