Search river beaches for shark teeth, relics, and local wildlife
Roam Little Tybee’s beaches and collect shells and sand dollars
Spend 6+ hours exploring secluded island beaches by boat
Walk Tybee’s North Beach with a marine science educator and get science center admission
Search an island shoreline for ancient shark teeth and fossils
Boat drop to Little Tybee for 4–8 hours of beach time
Private beachcombing at a tide-shaped sandbar
Guided beach walk with a museum naturalist at Fish Haul Beach Park
The boat-only islands hold the freshest shell lines; the drive-up parks hold the restrooms. Either way, timing beats location: low tide after a winter front.
Clarity is geology, not luck: quartz sand, seagrass filtration, and how close the Gulf Stream runs. Thirteen beaches, and the trade-off each one asks of you.