pinckney tours
In 2016, Friends of the Savannah Coastal Wildlife Refuges was awarded a grant from the Community Foundation of the Lowcountry to provide assistance to mobility restricted guests to Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge.
Using those funds, we were able to purchase a 10-seat electric shuttle and have operated accessibility tours on Pinckney Island ever since.
TIMEFRAME
Each tour is an hour and a half and departs from the parking lot to Ibis Pond and Starr Pond with commentary during the tour. (Itinerary subject to change.) Each tour is led by one of our Master Naturalist docents.
WALK OPTIONS
There is an optional walk around Ibis Pond. If you prefer not to walk, you can stay on the shuttle with the driver (usually trained as a docent as well) and see a view of Ibis Pond from the shuttle.
EASY ON/OFF
Our shuttle is easy to get on and off but passengers do not have to leave the shuttle during the tour.
BOOK EARLY
Be sure to register for a tour as they typically fill up prior to the date offered and walk-ups are not always guaranteed a seat.
BIRDS
Waterfowl, shorebirds, wading birds, raptors and neo-tropical migrants with large concentrations of white ibis, herons and egrets.
WILDLIFE
Wildlife commonly observed on Pinckney Island include white-tailed deer, American alligators, bobcats, raccoons, opossums and river otters.
LANDSCAPES
Freshwater ponds, salt marshes, brushland, forestland and fallow fields. A wide variety of land types support a diversity of bird and plant life on Pinckney Island.
