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Wassaw, one of Georgia's coastal barrier islands, is one of the few islands that has remained free of human development.
The 10,053-acre island has beaches, rolling dunes, live oak and slash pine woodlands and vast salt marshes.
Visitors enjoy birdwatching, beachcombing, mountain biking, hiking and nature viewing activities. The 20 miles of dirt roads and seven miles of beach provide an ideal wildlife trail system.
The island supports rookeries for egrets and herons and a variety of wading birds. Loggerhead sea turtles come ashore in summer to lay eggs. The Fish and Wildlife Service, in cooperation with the Savannah Science Museum, monitors the nesting activities of the giant loggerheads. Under staff supervision, the public can assist this ongoing research project.
Some deer hunting is permitted.
The island is accessible only by boat. Several local marinas in the Savannah area (skidaway Island and Isle of Hope) and a public boat ramp adjacent to the Skidaway Island bridge can serve as launching sites for trips to Wassaw.
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