Crooked River State Park

We stayed at Crooked River State Park from March 9–23, 2025, and had a truly wonderful experience. We were in Site 09, a premium pull-through gravel site with a picnic table and fire ring. The site was very spacious, with plenty of room for our 5th wheel, truck, and car. There was plenty of space to relax without feeling crowded. Crooked River State Park is set in a beautiful coastal forest environment with tall oaks, palmettos, and Spanish moss all around. The campground is well maintained, and the peaceful natural setting made it a perfect place for a longer stay. The park offers a great variety of amenities and activities for the active campers. We enjoyed hiking the trails through forest and marsh, watching wildlife, and just enjoying the peaceful atmosphere. It was also very convenient being close to historic St. Mary’s and the ferry to Cumberland Island. Overall, Crooked River State Park is a beautiful, well-appointed state park with excellent facilities, plenty of activities, and a gorgeous setting on Georgia’s coastal waterways. I would recommend staying here!

We have stayed in a lot of the Georgia State Parks. They have all been good, and we always leave being thankful for the wonderful experiences. But, out of all of the Georgia State Parks we have visited Crooked River State Park is right up there in the top five. We fell in love with this place immediately. There are about 60 campsites in this very spacious campground. There are multiple playgrounds, an outdoor exercise gym, 18 hole putt putt golf course, cabins, pavilions, miles of hiking trails, marina and so much more. Everything here is squeaky clean. The bathhouses sparkle, and I noticed they were being cleaned daily. The workers take a lot of time cleaning them. Spacious room around your campsite. You never feel like you are crowded in. A lot of the sites are pull through, but the backin sites are easy to back in and you have lots of room to maneuver. If you want privacy consider sites 42 and 43. Very secluded from the rest of the campground. There is also a marina with a boat ramp for launching boats and a bait shop onsite. Plenty of parking. The campground is close to St. Mary's and the ferry that takes you to Cumberland Island (highly recommend this sightseeing adventure). We are already making plans to come back here again next year at this time.

Cabins are great! Check in was easy. Our first time staying in a State Park and definitely do this again. Dog friendly with many trails to wear you and your dog out!!

This park is super clean and well maintained. The staff and volunteers are very helpful and friendly. This trip was only my husband and I but would love to come back with the grandkids as the hiking trails are very easy and the park area has miniature golf and several play grounds. Restrooms are very clean. You can ride your bike on the paved roads all around the park but there are no areas except on the hiking trails destinated just for bikes. The boardwalk area shown in several pictures is no longer here. It was severally damaged in one of the recent hurricanes. That was our only disappointment. If you like fishing or kayaking this seems to be the place people enjoy for both. Note to be sure if you need a camping site with sewer to carefully choose your site as half the sites do not have sewer hookups. Sites are very spacious if you have a larger RV.

Quick trip to get away a few days and Crooked River didn't disappoint. Camped with my tiny camper. The RV spots were very nicely maintained. Scenic sunsets and sunrises for most of the spots. The trails were lovely. Very easy hikes at this park. Staff and camp host were all very gracious and helpful. Loads of turtles around!