Cooper’s Point, known by its residents as “Paradise South,” provides a great variety of outdoor recreational activities. For the nature enthusiast, the area offers unparalleled opportunities to explore its surrounding beauty, whether on its well-maintained walking and biking trails, or kayaking and canoeing on the hundreds of surrounding creeks and rivers that curl through the marsh.

Discover Sapelo Island’s barrier community, from the forested uplands, to the vast salt marshes, and the complex beach and dunes systems, like those at Cabretta Beach where shorebirds sun themselves on the graceful beaches. Surrounded by 16,000 acres of pristine marsh, Sapelo Island also offers a rare opportunity for marine studies that are now acknowledged world-wide, involving a resident research team, university graduate students and visiting scientists from around the world.

Or, you may prefer to explore the cultural history of Sapelo, taking a guided island tour that highlights the research activities of the University of Georgia Marine Institute. You’ll visit the tabby ruins of Le Chocolate, a once-resplendent estate of French nobility, the Reynolds Mansion, and the restored Sapelo Island Lighthouse. Built in 1820, the lighthouse was in service until 1905 when it was deactivated. Following its 1998 restoration, it once again became a working aid in navigation.

Anyone who wishes to sail or fish on some of the best saltwater and freshwater spots in the Southeast can gain access to the inter-coastal waterway from our deep-water boating access docks. Charters are available for residents interested in fishing for shark, tarpon, trout, red fish, and flounder.