Best Dog-Friendly Camping near St. Simons Island, GA

We stayed here the Memorial Day week.  Great campground with spacious sites and very quiet.   Some of the sites have more privacy with the palmettos in between, but the site we were were at did not.   Sites are level, park is clean, bathhouses are clean.   Three bars of cell service at the campground.  The park has some  trails for hiking, a nature center, picnic areas, and of course access to the water for fishing and kayaking.  We rode our bikes around the park every day.  We especially liked the short river trail in the mornings and evenings - great views.   This campground is within an hour's drive of Jekyll Island and St. Simon's Island, as well as Florida beaches, which we visited.  We also took the ferry to Cumberland Island National Seashore and spent a day hiking around the island - it was amazing.  See photos below.

Friendly staff. Easy check in. Very clean park. Sites aren’t really big, but are separated by bushes, trees so provides some privacy. They are very pet friendly. We travel with a dog and they have a dog park. It’s not big (for larger dogs) and it would be nicer with a different surface (stone or chips) as it had really muddy areas. And of course there are always those pet owners who don’t bother to pick up there dog’s poop. So not the fault of the campground. Another camper told me they are adding a doggie grooming daycare facility. Which would be great to be able to leave your dog for the day while site seeing . Restrooms very clean. Nice showers. Doors locked and keyed with code. ice machine (free!) Didn’t use the laundry room but poked my head in and it was clean, all top loading washers. Great area to walk (like a boardwalk) around the pond. Close to stores, islands, restaurants. We would stop again for a few nights if traveling thru that area again. Restful and felt safe.

Jekyll Island Campground is a wonderful park with many pros and cons. There are FHU, 50 amp, pull-thru sites with plenty of room to very tight, hard to get in back-in sites. The better sites are booked up way out, so you have to plan well in advance. Also, there are the mosquitos and sand gnats that do love that area. They're not as bad during the winter months. 

The island provides plenty of activities, attractions and good restaurants (Driftwood Bistro). The island is a bicyclers heaven with miles of bike/walking trails over the whole island. The beaches are beautiful and not crowded. Check out Driftwood Beach.

There are also places to explore off the island, but you do have to pay a daily parking fee each time you enter the island. I would only buy the multi-day pass if you plan on leaving the island and returning everyday of your stay. I would recommend visiting St. Simons Island.

If you’re looking for a quick pullover that doesn’t take you too far off the beaten path (around here, that would be I-95) and plants you right next door to the local EconoLodge (where the outdoor pool has a sign saying‘All Welcome’), then you’ve found a prime destination to park your RV. So if hearing the swooshing from nearby fly-by traffic doesn't have you driving in the opposite direction of this place, and you're simply looking for a piece of pavement to lay up for the night, Kiki might do the trick.

The basic hook-ups are available and there’s even a breakfast diner in front of the joint, should you find yourself in the mood to have someone else make you breakfast at the crack of dawn.  In all, by my count at least, there's some 2 dozen RV slots that can fit even the longest of mobile camping units with all spots offering up FHUs featuring 

20 / 30 / 50 amp service, cable, WiFi hotspots available.  Bonus points as besides the restaurant next door, there's also to fuel up on as well on both sides, with Petro Travel Center on the west and Circle K to the east, making this very convenient, if you can get over the eye sore of a place that it is. 

Insider's tips?  Sure, here's a few: (1) Don't select this location if you are looking for a destination - trust me, this is a layover only (or should be); (2) Located 35 miles from Jacksonville, FL and 45 miles from Jekyll and St. Simons Islands, there's plenty to explore from here; and (3) If you need to grab some grub, there's both a Cracker Barrel as well as an IHOP right across the street, but slightly further afield, you have plenty more to chose from, such as Malson's BBQ and Sazon's Tequila.

Happy Camping!