Upcoming Events at Dungeness Dock
Sat Apr 8, 12:30 PM - Sat Apr 8, 2:30 PM
Dungeness Dock
Coleman Avenue, St. Marys, GA 31558
Community: Saint Simons Island
Description
Bring the whole family to a fun filled events in Savannah, GA with our Cumberland Island Walking Tour: Haunting Ruins and Wild Horses at Dungeness Dock!
Event Details
Cumberland Island’s highest-rated daily walking tour and the ONLY tour that covers the Dungeness Historic Area!
Wild horses. Elegant mansions. Unbridled nature.
On this Cumberland Island Walking Tour, learn the tumultuous history of this island, inhabited over the last 500 years by Native Americans, Spanish, British, and Americans, as you stroll down palmetto-lined trails past wild horses and expansive marshes.
See the haunting ruins of the Carnegies’ Gilded-Aged mansion.
Enter the vast servants’ quarters where over one hundred laborers catered to the Carnegies.
Pause at the marsh-side gravesite of Revolutionary War general Light-Horse Harry Lee and learn why he was buried here far from his home and family.
View the oldest building on the island, built by the family of Revolutionary War hero Nathaniel Greene over 200 years ago.
Your experienced guide will tell tales of famous figures who have surprising links to the island.
Ancient live oak trees, snow-white dunes, and a variety of wildlife provide an enchanting natural backdrop to this island’s deep and fascinating history.
Interested in a private tour for your group? Call 904-735-8243 or email mollysoldsouth@gmail.com.
Cost: $40 per person, $25 per child (ages 5-12)
Starting Location: Dungeness Dock, the first ferry stop on Cumberland Island
Time: 12:30 to 2:30 p.m., every day the ferry runs (The ferry operates 7 days a week every month except December through February)
Distance: About 1 mile walked with many chances to sit in the shade
Important Notes:
Tour fee does NOT include the ferry ticket or entrance to Cumberland Island National Seashore.
To book the ferry, visit this site: https://www.cumberlandislandferry.com/st-marys-cumberland-island-ferry/
For park entrance fee information, visit this site: https://www.nps.gov/cuis/planyourvisit/fees.htm
Tour information:
Please arrive at the Dungeness Dock promptly at 12:30 upon the arrival of the ferry. The tour begins only after the ferry arrives and after all guests have had a chance to use the restroom.
The tour ends at 2:30, leaving you time to catch the 2:45 ferry (when it is running March 1 through September 30, Monday to Saturday).
We finish near the Dungeness ruins, allowing you to continue exploring on your own.
What to Bring:
Water
Food
Sunscreen
Good walking/hiking shoes
Rain gear
Hat
Sunglasses
There are two restrooms and two water fountains in the Dungeness Area.
Be aware there is NOTHING to purchase once you arrive on the island.
All of your trash is pack in, pack out.
Wild horses. Elegant mansions. Unbridled nature.
On this Cumberland Island Walking Tour, learn the tumultuous history of this island, inhabited over the last 500 years by Native Americans, Spanish, British, and Americans, as you stroll down palmetto-lined trails past wild horses and expansive marshes.
See the haunting ruins of the Carnegies’ Gilded-Aged mansion.
Enter the vast servants’ quarters where over one hundred laborers catered to the Carnegies.
Pause at the marsh-side gravesite of Revolutionary War general Light-Horse Harry Lee and learn why he was buried here far from his home and family.
View the oldest building on the island, built by the family of Revolutionary War hero Nathaniel Greene over 200 years ago.
Your experienced guide will tell tales of famous figures who have surprising links to the island.
Ancient live oak trees, snow-white dunes, and a variety of wildlife provide an enchanting natural backdrop to this island’s deep and fascinating history.
Interested in a private tour for your group? Call 904-735-8243 or email mollysoldsouth@gmail.com.
Cost: $40 per person, $25 per child (ages 5-12)
Starting Location: Dungeness Dock, the first ferry stop on Cumberland Island
Time: 12:30 to 2:30 p.m., every day the ferry runs (The ferry operates 7 days a week every month except December through February)
Distance: About 1 mile walked with many chances to sit in the shade
Important Notes:
Tour fee does NOT include the ferry ticket or entrance to Cumberland Island National Seashore.
To book the ferry, visit this site: https://www.cumberlandislandferry.com/st-marys-cumberland-island-ferry/
For park entrance fee information, visit this site: https://www.nps.gov/cuis/planyourvisit/fees.htm
Tour information:
Please arrive at the Dungeness Dock promptly at 12:30 upon the arrival of the ferry. The tour begins only after the ferry arrives and after all guests have had a chance to use the restroom.
The tour ends at 2:30, leaving you time to catch the 2:45 ferry (when it is running March 1 through September 30, Monday to Saturday).
We finish near the Dungeness ruins, allowing you to continue exploring on your own.
What to Bring:
Water
Food
Sunscreen
Good walking/hiking shoes
Rain gear
Hat
Sunglasses
There are two restrooms and two water fountains in the Dungeness Area.
Be aware there is NOTHING to purchase once you arrive on the island.
All of your trash is pack in, pack out.
