Crooked River State Park is a 500 acre (2.02 km²) Georgia

Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...

 state park

State park

State parks are parks or other protected areas managed at the federated state level within those nations which use "state" as a political subdivision. State parks are typically established by a state to preserve a location on account of its natural beauty, historic interest, or recreational...

 located near St. Mary's on the south bank of the Crooked River

Crooked River (Georgia)

The Crooked River is a river in Camden County in the U.S. state of Georgia. Primarily tidal, it is an inlet of Cumberland Sound.It rises in freshwater wetlands northwest of Kingsland and flows east into saltmarsh. Grover Island lies to the north of the main channel, and Crooked River State Park...

, providing an excellent coastal setting. In addition to a boat ramp, the park is near the ruins of the "McIntosh Sugar Works", built around 1825 and used as a starch

Starch

Starch or amylum is a carbohydrate consisting of a large number of glucose units joined together by glycosidic bonds. This polysaccharide is produced by all green plants as an energy store...

 factory during the American Civil War

American Civil War

The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...

. It is the closest state park to the Cumberland Island National Seashore

Cumberland Island National Seashore

Cumberland Island National Seashore preserves most of Cumberland Island in Camden County, Georgia, the largest of Georgia's Golden Isles. The seashore features beaches and dunes, marshes, and freshwater lakes...

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Facilities

• 60 Tent/Trailer/RV Sites
• Pool
  Swimming pool
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   and Bathhouse
  Public bathing
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• 11 cottage
  Cottage
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• 5 picnic shelters
• Group shelter

External links

• Crooked River State Park, Georgia State Parks
• Georgia's Coast in photographs and more