Cumberland Island visitor expansion

Georgia News

The National Parks Service has proposed expanding the number of visitors allowed on Cumberland Island on Georgia's coast.

CUMBERLAND ISLAND, GA - DECEMBER, 26, 2022: The crew of the Cumberland Lady take visitors back to the mainland, Monday, Dec. 26, 2022, in Cumberland Island, Georgia. (AJC Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

CUMBERLAND ISLAND, GA - DECEMBER, 26, 2022: National Park Service ferry Cumberland Lady leaves the Dungeness dock after dropping off roughly half of itÕs passengers, Monday, Dec. 26, 2022, in Cumberland Island, Georgia. (AJC Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

CUMBERLAND ISLAND, GA - DECEMBER, 26, 2022: Visitors board the ferry at Sea Camp dock at the end of a day hiking the island, Monday, Dec. 26, 2022, in Cumberland Island, Georgia. (AJC Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

CUMBERLAND ISLAND, GA - DECEMBER, 26, 2022: A park ranger runs an educational program for visitors at the ranger station near the Sea Camp dock before they board the ferry back to the mainland, Monday, Dec. 26, 2022, in Cumberland Island, Georgia. (AJC Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

CUMBERLAND ISLAND, GA - DECEMBER, 26, 2022: A visitor bikes the main road on the National Seashore that connects the Dungeness ruins to Sea Camp, Monday, Dec. 26, 2022, in Cumberland Island, Georgia. (AJC Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

CUMBERLAND ISLAND, GA - DECEMBER, 26, 2022: Visitors in a ranger station near the Sea Camp dock talk about their experience while visiting the island, Monday, Dec. 26, 2022, in Cumberland Island, Georgia. (AJC Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

CUMBERLAND ISLAND, GA - DECEMBER, 26, 2022: Feral horses inhabit the island and a common site near the Dungeness ruins, Monday, Dec. 26, 2022, in Cumberland Island, Georgia. (AJC Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

CUMBERLAND ISLAND, GA - DECEMBER, 26, 2022: Visitors walk the oak-lined road to the Dungeness ruins, Monday, Dec. 26, 2022, in Cumberland Island, Georgia. (AJC Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

CUMBERLAND ISLAND, GA - DECEMBER, 26, 2022: A feral horse trots across an open field near the Dungeness dock on the south end of the National Seashore, Monday, Dec. 26, 2022, in Cumberland Island, Georgia. here are over 50 miles of trails and roads as well as 18 miles of beach. Hiking, biking, camping, birdwatching, and beach-combing are popular activities on the island. (AJC Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

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Credit: Stephen B. Morton for The Atlanta Journal Constitution

CUMBERLAND ISLAND, GA - DECEMBER, 26, 2022: The crew of the Cumberland Lady take visitors back to the mainland, Monday, Dec. 26, 2022, in Cumberland Island, Georgia. (AJC Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

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