Darien River Waterfront Park & Docks

Janet on April 20th, 2023:

We lived in Darien for several years. As others have noted, the outgoing current is absolutely wicked. We can only navigate during an incoming tide. Nearby you will find: Skippers Fish Camp, a Mexican restaurant, a wine bar, a fancy resort hotel with fancy prices, the Canopy restaurant (A+), Fort King George State Park (~1 mile walk), The Market (great source for fresh shrimp or the dockmaster can hook you up), and Coastal Market grocery (~2 miles). Recommend confirming vacancy before trekking upstream, the docks are often full. No bathroom or showers.

Capt. on June 6th, 2022:

Stayed overnight. Lot of debris around all the boats so opted to not use bow thruster. No power available as other boats were using the pedistals. Nice dinner in town and B&Js.

Graham on May 21st, 2022:

Not accepting transients right now.
Was there 30 months ago, zero facilities, shared a 30 amp with a generous sailboater.
Tricky 5 miles off ICW and can be a nasty current upon arrival.
Hard to tell who operates this "facility"
Why is South Georgia so devoid of marinas ?

Ashley on November 7th, 2021:

Herbert L on October 9th, 2020:

They were very helpful and the dockage was inexpensive. Fort King George is a short bike ride away and several good restaurants. Also a hardware store that has some marine items is just a couple of blocks from the marina.

Marc on March 22nd, 2020:

Not expensive and the city will help you if you need to go to the store. No showers nor bathrooms. Flooding up the river at that time made it difficult to get there.

Captain J on February 3rd, 2020:

Docked for Super Bowl Sunday on east side of bridge. 30/50 amp power and water. Pelican Pizza will make you a good pie and supply a bucket of beer. Really strong tides; two guys fishing on the dock helped out getting us tied up.

James on September 11th, 2018:

You will not find friendlier or more accommodating folks anywhere on the ICW than Darien. For clarification there are two independently operated sets of docks in Darien. Below or east of the bridge the docks are operated by the McIntosh County Industrial Development Authority. Above or west of the bridge the dock is owned by the City of Darien.

The first docks approached as arriving in Darien will be the McInstosh County Industrial Development Authority Docks. Although these docks were free with complementary water and electricity for a number of years, they now cost $1.00 per foot per night and that includes water and electricity. There is now a dockmaster available for most times of the day. Just contact Teresa at the Authority office M-F at 912-437-6659 or Capt Wynn Gale at 912-223-6821 after hours or weekends. Capt Gale is a local shrimper and can answer any question about local services as well as navigational advice.
31°22'03.9"N 81°26'08.2"W
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https://mcintoshga.com

The Highway 17 fixed bridge (31' vertical clearance) adjacent to and west of the McIntosh County Industrial Authority Docks. On the other side of the bridge is the City of Darien Dock that is still a free dock with a 6 hour limit of use. This dock is unattended and does not offer water or electricity. Contact The City of Darien at (912) 437-6686 for additional information.
31°22'04.8"N 81°26'14.5"W
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www.cityofdarienga.com

A park, restaurants, marine hardware store, bank, post office, fuel and convenience store are located within an easy walk of both docks. A grocery store is located 1.26 miles from the docks. Since Darien is the shrimping capitol of Georgia Capt Wynn can advise you where to purchase fresh shrimp if they are in season.