Jekyll’s main swimming beach beside the Great Dunes Park, with a beach village and bathhouse a short walk away — gentle, family-friendly sand. The island charges a daily parking fee at the gate that covers the lots here.
Jekyll Island, Georgia · live parking & conditions · updated June 19, 2026
Jekyll Island Beach (Great Dunes) is a paid or ticketed family beach in Jekyll Island, Georgia. On-site you'll find restrooms, showers, wheelchair accessible.
Island daily parking fee; Great Dunes lot. BeachMap shows Jekyll Island Beach (Great Dunes)'s live parking status — open, filling or full — reported by other beachgoers.
Check Jekyll Island Beach (Great Dunes) parking on the live map →Jekyll Island Beach (Great Dunes) is an easygoing, family-friendly beach for swimming and sandcastle weather. In a typical year July is the warmest month here, with highs near 89°F, and it's reliably beach weather March to October. Tap Jekyll Island Beach (Great Dunes) on the map for live surf, wind, water temperature, UV and tide times.
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