St. George Island, a barrier island, separates Apalachicola Bay and the Gulf of Mexico in the south central part of the Florida panhandle. It is about an hour's drive southwest of Tallahassee, Florida. The island is 22 miles long and 2 miles wide. The island connects to the mainland by a long bridge that is built across the bay and connects to Eastpoint, Florida.
The island is segmented into certain areas for hotels, residential and business. There are a wide range of accommodations available. Lodging ranges from private rental homes to quaint bed and breakfast inns.
Seafood is the main dish on the island. Ten percent of the nation's oyster supply comes from the Apalachicola Bay, along with plenty of shrimp and crabs. Most restaurants on the island locally harvest the seafood on the docks.
St. George offers pristine, white, sandy beaches for swimming and fishing. Boaters can choose from the bay or the Gulf of Mexico. The gulf offers scuba divers and snorkelers a plethora of sea creatures to observe.
Visitors to St. George Island will find the Apalachicola Museum of Art, the Apalachicola Maritime Museum, the Apalachicola Nation Estuarine Research Reserve and the Camp Gordon Johnston Museum.
The park takes up the far eastern part of the island. It has hiking trails, observation decks and boardwalks among sand dunes, forests, coves and marshes.
