RV arrival guide · Georgia
Arriving in St. Marys (Cumberland Island gateway), GA with a rented RV
Sourced to municipal code and operator pages · 5 sources listed below
Arrival briefing · GA
Your St. Marys (Cumberland Island gateway) arrival, on one dashboard
Every figure below is counted straight from this guide's sourced entries — parking rules that bite, where to dump and refill, and the campgrounds that actually take a rig.
RV campgrounds
1
Dump stations
1
Propane / diesel
1
Parking rules
3
6 field-sourced entries across 5 checked sources
Surrounding open space worth a day trip lands at Cumberland Island National Seashore (ferry only) and Crooked River State Park. Two regional scenic drives line up groceries-plus-views: Coastal Georgia Greenway and Scenic A1A south into Florida. Tank dump and propane refill cluster near each other — Crooked River State Park and U-Haul of Kingsland on 1395 W King Ave, Kingsland, GA 31548.
Best arrival window is March through May and September through October; the season locals recommend skipping is June through September. The mistake travelers repeat is trying to bring any RV onto cumberland island ferry — ferry is foot/bicycle only; absolutely no motor vehicles on the island per NPS rules. All operator and .gov sources are cited at the foot of this guide; check refresh dates before you commit a reservation.
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Timing your trip
When should I plan my trip to St. Marys (Cumberland Island gateway)?
Best season to come
March through May and September through October — coastal Georgia shoulder season with mild Atlantic temperatures.
Season to skip
June through September — peak hurricane window and heat index 100 F.
Read before you park
Parking ordinances that bite RVs
No more than one travel trailer, camper or recreational vehicle may be stored on a residential lot, and it may not be occupied, used, or connected to water, sewer or electrical utilities in any residential district.
Citation: St. Marys Code of Ordinances Sec. 110-106 (Travel trailers, campers and recreational vehicles in residential districts)
What this means for you: St. Marys is the Cumberland Island ferry gateway, so people routinely leave a rig with friends while they cross. This section allows exactly one unit on the lot and forbids occupying it or hooking it to utilities — so it may be stored there, but nobody may sleep in it. This is the closest analogue in the region to Miami-Dade Sec. 33-20(f).
It is unlawful to camp, to sleep, or to store personal property on any public street. 'Public street' is defined to include all public streets, rights-of-way, highways, public sidewalks, public parking lots and medians. No arrest may be made until an oral or written warning to stop has been given.
Citation: St. Marys Code of Ordinances Sec. 70-20 (Camping and improper use of public places)
What this means for you: The definition of 'public street' expressly includes public parking lots, which closes the obvious workaround near the waterfront and the ferry terminal. The warning-first requirement in subsection (e) is real and worth knowing: you are entitled to be told to move before you can be arrested. Camping in city parks is separately banned by subsection (b).
St. Marys maintains a dedicated Recreational Vehicle and Travel Trailer Parks District (RVD) as a distinct zoning district in its code.
Citation: St. Marys Code of Ordinances Sec. 110-77 (Recreational Vehicle and Travel Trailer Parks District (RVD))
What this means for you: Recorded because it is the flip side of the prohibitions: the city has zoned specific land for RV and travel trailer parks, so legal overnight capacity exists here by design. Useful context for a traveller deciding whether St. Marys is workable as a Cumberland Island basecamp — it is, provided you are inside an RVD-zoned park.
Tanks + water
Where can I dump tanks in St. Marys (Cumberland Island gateway)?
Crooked River State Park
6222 Charlie Smith Sr Hwy, St. Marys, GA 31558
Fuel + propane
Where do I top up propane and diesel?
U-Haul of Kingsland
1395 W King Ave, Kingsland, GA 31548
Offers: Propane refill, RV onboard tanks
Where to sleep
Which campgrounds actually take RVs?
Crooked River State Park
Georgia State Parks
Full hookups on 62 sites; electric on most
Operator sitePublic-land hubs near this city
State parks, National Forests, and NPS units around the city are the anchors for an RV or boat trip — check each unit's official site for current access, fees, and seasonal rules before you go.
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Plan around the crowds
Which local events will move St. Marys (Cumberland Island gateway) RV supply?
St. Marys Submarine Festival
Navy submarine open-base events bring tourism surge
Event sourceThe mistake renters make
Avoid this trap
Trying to bring any RV onto Cumberland Island ferry
Ferry is foot/bicycle only; absolutely no motor vehicles on the island per NPS rules
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How we know — the sources we checked
- St. Marys (Cumberland Island gateway) Municipal Code(opens in new tab)
- Georgia State Parks(opens in new tab)
- Georgia State Parks(opens in new tab)
- St. Marys Submarine Festival official(opens in new tab)
- NWS forecast office(opens in new tab)
Guide compiled 2026-06-04. Every figure above traces to one of these sources — where a source is silent, this guide is too.
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- State rental tax
- 7% · not collected by PickRV
- Min driver age
- 21+ std · 25+ Class A
- Gravel roads
- Allowed — disclosure required
- Generator quiet
- 22:00-07:00
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