Sea Palms Resort and Conference Center

Open to resort guests, members, and the public, the Sea Palms Resort golf course boasts 18 challenging holes set against a backdrop of island lagoons and salt marshes. Originally designed by George Cobb, our recently renovated course highlights unique terrain and arresting views. In addition to our exciting course, Sea Palms Resort features a talented professional golf staff offering private and group lessons by appointment. Remember to peruse our special offers, golf packages, and membership plans, all designed with golf lovers in mind.

St. Simons Pier Village District Located on the south end of the Island, St. Simons' Pier Village district serves as the downtown social hub and is a popular destination for shopping, dining and gathering on the pier and nearby lighthouse, playground and picnic areas. Overlooking the ocean and Jekyll Island across the way, you'll find the St. Simons Lighthouse and Museum, Neptune Park with its oceanside pool and facilities, playground, miniature golf course, and an oak shaded picnic area, fishing pier, public library and theater. After dinner, a popular activity is strolling through the village, browsing through the boutique shops and eating ice cream. There are a number of local bakeries and sweet shops in the Pier Village that will tempt your taste buds. For the annual 4th of July celebration, thousands will gather in Neptune Park and watch the amazing fireworks show emanating from the pier.

Pedego St. Simons is a locally-owned store where you’ll be treated like family. As the region’s foremost electric bike experts, we put our hearts into helping you find the perfect electric bike and get the most out of it for many years to come.

Christ Episcopal Church is a classic white church on a quiet country road. Fronted by a lovely lawn, it's surrounded by huge oak trees which drip Spanish Moss. A more serene setting would be hard to find. Although there has been a church on this site since 1820, the present church was completed in 1884. The inside is beautiful! There are all of these wonderful stained glass windows that were donated by the original families that lived on the island, usually in memory of a loved one that had passed. There is a huge 18th century window in the back that was imported from Germany, and an original Tiffany window. There are also a few pews that date back to the originial church, before the civil war. A number of Presidents have been to worship service at this church and these visits are commemorated by plaques on the pews where they sat. The woodwork inside is truly a work of art as well. You will find the graves of a lot of the native islanders there, and the famous author, Eugenia Price, is buried there somewhere under a huge oak near some Palmettos. The founders of the Methodist church, Charles and John Wesley, also preached some of their first sermons in America under the great oaks found in the cemetery. This is truly a place on the island that should not be missed! It is extremely peaceful and historic! In the '60's and 70's there were some wonderful ghost stories and reported sightings of ghosts with lanturns and women in antebellum white dresses. Definitely a must see.

At Gascoigne Bluff, you can visit the Cassina Garden Club Slave Cabins from the Plantation Era, a Southern Red Cedar tree that is the second largest of its kind in Georgia, a fishing pier, and a beautiful stand of live oak trees. Across the Frederica River, you will see three “ballast hammocks," small islands formed from ballast dumped by European ships before taking on cotton or lumber. In addition to being a historic site, Gascoigne Bluff features 24 acres of greenspace, including a public fishing pier, a floating dock, a picnic pavilion, two grills, a disc golf course, a fitness trail and restroom facilities. The park is free, open year round and host to numerous events such as the annual Georgia Sea Islands Festival. The 6-hole disc golf course is spread throughout the live oak grove. Along the Southeast side of the live oak grove you will see the entrance to the Southeast Georgia Health System Fitness Trail which is a paved fitness trail with signs along the way educating visitors about the “Fit-Trail” balanced program of total fitness conditioning. Gascoigne Bluff is a great place for a family picnic/BBQ under the pavilion and provides easy access to the pier for fishing or boating. Since Gascoigne Bluff is the location for many annual events and fishing tournaments, it is a good idea to check our events calendar before you visit. Restrooms are on-site near the Pier.

Georgia's fate was decided in 1742 when Spanish and British forces clashed on St. Simons Island. Fort Frederica's troops defeated the Spanish, ensuring Georgia's future as a British colony. Today, the archeological remnants of Frederica are protected by the National Park Service.

The Stables at Frederica provides an unparalleled equestrian experience amid the majestic live oaks of the Golden Isles. Horses have long been a part of the landscape of the barrier islands of coastal Georgia. Whether you are on a beach ride, in a lesson, or exploring the grounds, your time at the Stables at Frederica will create cherished memories.

St. Simons Island Light is a lighthouse near the entrance to St. Simons Sound in United States Coast Guard district number 7. It is 104 feet (32 m) tall and uses a third order fresnel lens. The light keeper's residence is a two-story Victorian brick structure. Established in 1811, the light was first lit in 1872, was automated in 1954 and is still operational. The original octagonal tower on the site was blown up by confederate forces in 1861 to prevent its use by Union forces. The current structure is an active lighthouse for navigational purposes and a museum. It is on lease from the United States Coast Guard to the Coastal Georgia Historical Society and is open to the public.