Marshes of Glynn Overlook Park sits just before the US Route 17 intersection with the F. J. Torras Causeway that leads to St. Simons Island. This is another attraction that I have driven past before, but never stopped. I decided to pull in and check it out today.

Poet Sidney Lanier immortalized the beauty of this area in his poem, The Marshes of Glynn. Lanier was inspired to write the poem in 1878 while gazing into the coastal marshlands from what is now the Marshes of Glynn Overlook Park along present day US Route 17 in Brunswick, Georgia.

"How marvelous, how wonderfully beautiful the sinuous marshes of Glynn," were the words Lanier spoke to a friend on one particular evening.

He's right. The park features a fishing pier, educational pavilion, and picnic area, and offers some great views of the marshlands.

I seem to share the same appreciation for the marshes of Glynn.

Since I encountered low tide at the M. E. Thompson Bridge a short time ago, it makes sense that I would see the same thing here as well.

Marshes of Glynn Overlook Park, Brunswick, Georgia.

Low tide adds quite a bit of visible real estate to this area twice per day.

Marshes of Glynn Overlook Park, Brunswick, Georgia.

Marshes of Glynn Overlook Park, Brunswick, Georgia.

The photo above shows another example of this area's 6 - 9 feet tides. The water line is clearly visible on the bridge posts.

Georgians take advantage of their fishing piers quite a bit as several people were fishing when I stopped. But I was there for the view, which was wonderful.