Driftwood Beach

Do not miss this out-​of-​this-​world beach.
I suggest you scope out the beach beforehand so you know where you want to enter if you intend to make pictures at sunrise.
The beach is quite & eerily pristine. I’ve never quite seen anything like this before. Definitely an American treasure.

Man oh man was I missing out ! We lived in Georgia for a while and only went to the main part of Jekyll. This beach is amazing to say the least there are bathroom facilities and a pier ! And an outdoor shower for rinsing off. The water was shallow enough to not worry about my kid going out to far and there were hardly any waves. It wasn’t crowded for it to have been a holiday weekend. . We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and will go back as soon as possible.

This beach is a work of art. It is definitely an original beach that is not like no other. Driftwood is so cool to me. I loved taking pictures by it when I was in Sanibel Island, FL. There is no other way to describe this beach as Driftwood Beach.
Driftwood is all over the place, like all over. It is cool, unusual, extraordinary, and makes for interesting outstanding pictures.
Though, in my opinion, it would be hard to lay out at this beach. I would be afraid to step on something that would hurt my feet, or toss the ball around for my dog to fetch.
This is not necessarily a chill kind of beach. It’s more of checking out nature, and all it’s worth. Take lots of pictures.
I came here. I took a bunch of pictures. I was in awe of what I saw. It’s different and cool to say the least!

A photographer’s paradise, particularly at sunrise.

A short beach area easy to walk. Literally driftwood everywhere. Funniest thing I saw was a couple walking down the beach carrying driftwood, an entire tree. Other than that fun sight, the beach is peaceful, romantic and clean.

Thee coolest beach I have ever been too. I can’t get over how beautiful and scenic it was. Each piece of driftwood is so unique. If we had all day I would have walked the whole beach. It’s a photographers dream.

Pouring rain when we pulled up to the adjacent pier and picnic area. We decided to wait it out and grabbed our umbrellas when it slowed down and ventures forth onto the sand and headed towards the famed driftwood beach. I can say it was worth the wait and trek. Amazingly beautiful, words hardly do justice. The best beach I’ve ever cl costed bar none. From the constant Dolphins constantly jumping so close to the beach to the crabs on the beach, conch, and lots of wildlife and the most unique blend of the driftwood in the Enoch scenery it’s almost surreal. If I lived near here I would come every day. So much fun. If you can only see one thing on Jekyl Island make this your destination.

Absolutely stunning! Try to go at sunrise or sunset and you’ll feel like you’re in another world!

Gorgeous beach, with a very stark yet stunning look because of the whole trees which comprise the namesake driftwood. It’s a photographer’s dream, and I regret that I didn’t have more time to explore the whole beach when I was on Jekyll Island for a friend’s wedding which took place on Driftwood Beach.

Simply beautiful. This is a place you see in the movies. As you enter the beach (more on where to enter), you are awed by how beautiful, quiet (sometimes), calm, and peaceful this wonderful beach is. Eye candy for the shutterbug, and playground for the children, Driftwood Beach is something for everyone. Go at low tide to see what wildlife remains in tide-​pools. There are no restrooms nearby, so be prepared for that. The beach is dog friendly, but ensure you bring poop bags to clean up after yourself. People will tell you that the beach is north of the island, but if you really want to be in the thick of it all, enter through the bike trail and park along the road. Most sites do not give you a definitive location, only that the beach is north of the island. Here is the location I posted on Google Maps:

This was one of the many beach stops that I took my dog to on our «1^st Annual Doggy/​Daddy Road Trip». :)
What a totally kick-​ass place to watch him run and explore the wooded area. I have always loved driftwood in design, and use it in my beach home, so this was such a cool experience. On certain portions, when no one is in view, you truly feel alone and that you are one of the only people with their feet in the sand on the beach. My dog absolutely loved the little driftwood «hut» that had been made and he hung out inside while I did some whittling on a nearby stump. If bringing a dog, check thoroughly for ticks, since mine was teeming with them.
This is easily one of my favorite places in the world now.

Awesome place!
I heard of this place while I was out in town and was super excited to go here. I dragged the beau here yesterday afternoon for a stroll on the beach and was pleasantly surprised at the natural beauty of this place.
It seemed like an end of the world type feeling. The way the trees littered the shore and the emptiness beyond the shoreline was truly spectacular. I have been to many beautiful beaches and I rank this pretty high because of the lack of littler and peacefulness ashore. The water is not the most clearest I’ve seen but the shore line is beautiful. There was a handful of couples and dogs on the beach but it wasn’t overly crowded which I enjoyed.
Like many before me have posted there aren’t signs pointing to the beach but its a little after a residential area and you park off to the side of the road.
I look forward to coming back to this place, it makes for great photos and awesome pickings for finding the burrowed sand dollars on the shore.
This is definitely a must on Jekyll Island :)

My favorite place on Jekyll Island. A good place to walk the dog and see the stSimon’s lighthouse from a distance. I love the views of nature. Jekyll Island is also pretty during the holidays

This was a truly beautiful beach! I had always wanted to visit and was really excited when I went for the first time. The trees are breathtaking! While we were looking for the beach, we stumbled upon a parking area just off the beach. We did not bring a lot of things with us while we went to the beach, but be cautious of how much you bring because there may be a bit of a walk from your car. That depends on where you park though!
I was really excited to climb the trees with my son, but then I saw some crawly creatures on them. They scared me, so I didn’t! I did see a lot of people climbing though, so go for it!
Excellent spot for photography, so don’t forget your camera!

A beautiful, and busy, beach. There are lots of driftwood trees and some of them even have tiny tide pools in them. There are also a lot of sand dollars and shelled creatures that are all over the beach.

OMG!!! Words cannot describe how incredible this place is. I’ve found my favorite beach in Georgia. Located on the north end of Jekyll Island. From the visitor’s center, it is approximately 5 miles. There will be no signs «Driftwood Beach» to direct you. You look for multiple beach access points along North Beachview Drive. You can park at designated parking areas along the road, next to each beach access point.
Driftwood beach will amaze you with the beautiful driftwood and trees that resemble a tree graveyard. This is due to the north end of the island slowly eroding away and being deposited on the south end of the island.
I loved relaxing here better than the public beach (Great Dunes Park). Less crowded and peaceful. Even though I was with my mom, I find that this is a very intimate and romantic section of the beach. I would love to take my husband here. He would really appreciate it.
A must visit when you are in Jekyll Island. Warning-​you will take mass pictures. I think I took over 50 pictures. I could not stop because how breathtaking this location is.
I shall return! I am in LOVE.

A breathtaking beach with great views of almost ancient looking trees on the shore root ball and all. It’s a photographers dream shoot so many scenes you can line up in the shot. Do be wary of the sand fleas in April pack some bug repellent. They call them no see ums, but whatever they are I wish that I had covered myself with bug spray. It got pretty brutal but that didn’t keep from enjoying the views.

Visited for the first time today and it was amazing! If you’re anywhere near you absolutely must check it out. We collected sea shells, walked with our feet in the water, climbed up and around all the drift wood, saw some dolphins and even ran into a wedding. If you come an the weather is anywhere below 85 bring bug spray because the sand fleas will try to carry you away but as long as you keep moving they aren’t so bad. Beach is breath taking an a must see. There is nothing else like it.

The beach itself: Definitely worthy.
Though I have to say that the color of the ocean near the «Golden Isles» is more of a «Dirty Brown» than what I would call «golden». Apparently that has to do with all the runoff from a collection of rivers than anything else. You might want to stick to the beach itself rather than actually get into the water. There are signs that talk about the bacteria level. I don’t know if this is because they want you to know the water is safe despite the color, or because there are days that the bacteria level is actually bad. Either way, it’s not appetizing.
However, it suffers a bit by comparison. Notably because if you’re at the beach, you’re usually going to want to go into the water. And if you don’t, you’re going to want to collect seashells. On that front, not much to be seen at Driftwood except a couple of large logs. In the Northwest (think Seattle area), there are thousands of washed-​up logs. Here, there are maybe five.
Go up the coast a bit, to the Charleston area, and you can collect shells or small rocks. You might even find some sand dollars. Here? Nothing but a few sand fleas or other creatures. Probably not much worth the trip, unless you just happen to be there.

This is hands down the best beach I’ve ever been to. I’m a huge fan of Jekyll Island (I used to vacation here with my parents when I was a kid) but this area is especially amazing. We spent an hour or so walking up and down the beach while the kids made sure to climb every neat looking piece of «driftwood» laying around. We got some amazing pictures and memories out of the visit. I even got up early the next morning and drove to take some gorgeous pictures of the sunrise.
Now there are 3 ways to enter Driftwood Beach that I found. The first has a bit more walking, but you see so much more. You can enter from the North end of the Island where the Pier is at. Just grab some parking there, take in the beautiful Pier and start walking East along the beach. The other two ways are a bike path entrance and a small pulloff along Beachview Dr.
If you are visiting the area you don’t want to miss this place!