Savannah Day Trips: Georgia Sea Turtle Release on Jekyll Is.
You are invited to a Sea Turtle Release this Fri. June 15 @ Great Dunes Beach on Jekyll Is., which is about a 90 minute drive on I-95 from Savannah.
Join the Georgia Sea Turtle Center on Jekyll Is. as they release some of their rehabilitated patients back to the ocean.
The release happens at 2PM Fri. June 15.
Please arrive early, as the release will start promptly at 2 p.m. Remember to bring your hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, water, and a friend.
This event is free & open to their public. There is a required $6 Daily Parking Fee to enter Jekyll Is.
Learn more about the Georgia Sea Turtle Center including visiting hours & daily kid-friendly programs here.
Read our Things To Do With Kids on Jekyll Island list here.
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Georgia Sea Turtle Center
Visit the state’s only rescue & rehabilitation facility to learn about the endangered sea turtles that visit our coast. Meet some of the turtle patients in the center’s hospital & learn their stories that brought them there.
During the nesting months of summer (June and July), the center leads nightly turtle walks. After the turtles hatch in August, the center offers hatchling walks at dawn.
www.georgiaseaturtlecenter.org or (912) 635-4444
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Find more kid-friendly daytrips from Savannah here.