10 Pet Friendly hotels near Kingsland, GA, USA

Start your vacation with a round or two of golf at the 18-hole Laurel Island Links, where you will enjoy fast greens and unparalleled views of the adjacent marshland. This is one of the newest courses on the Georgia coast and features fairways lined with beautiful Georgia pines. Designed by David Love III, the course is challenging and has been nominated one of the best new courses in America.Your children will probably prefer a visit to Beau’s Barnyard, where the animals seem to like the kids as much as the other way around. Snuggle with baby rabbits, feed milk bottles to baby lambs, gather eggs from the chicken coop and take a few minutes to pet Perfect the Pig. Call to make reservations in advance so you will not be in conflict with one of the many birthday parties arranged at the barnyard.No matter when you are visiting, there is something going on at Crooked River State Park. Take a guided fishing trip, go on a history hike or a family nature quest, check out the birding trail, kayak and hike. Every day you will find more than enough organized and semi-organized activities here for the whole family to enjoy.Take the Cumberland Queen Ferry from nearby St. Mary’s out to the Cumberland Island National Seashore for a day on the largest of Georgia’s barrier islands. You will see ancient sea turtles, wild turkeys, wild horses, armadillos, sand dunes, maritime forests and salt marshes. And, of course, there are miles of beautiful beaches where you can spend a day soaking in the sun and swimming in the surf.Not far from Kingsland is the Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation, which will give you a glimpse into the history and culture of Georgia’s rice coast. The plantation's inhabitants were part of the genteel “low country” Georgia society, and managed to grow rice until 1913 — unusual for the area. Now there are marshlands where the rice used to grow, and you will see them (and the many species of bird they shelter) as you walk along the nature trail from the house to the visitor's center. Take the guided tour of the house for a sense of what low country society was like before the Civil War. You will learn how ladies sat in their hoop skirts and where one put the pesky bones when eating fish at a formal meal.After you visit the plantation, take some time out for Lady Jane’s Shrimp and Dolphin Cruise. Sit back and enjoy fabulous boiled shrimp while a naturalist gives you a talk on the various sea mammals, fish, and birds you are seeing, including information about ecology and conservation. It is a great trip for the whole family. Be careful to arrive at the dock in plenty of time — well before the “boarding” time — so that you are able to get aboard.Coastal Georgia is not only beautiful but interesting as well, with a rich history and breathtaking natural sights. Stay with Choice Hotels in Kingsland, Georgia and enjoy your experience.