St. Phillips Island at Hunting Island State Park 

The arrival dock on St. Phillips Island is a great place to see the daily, monthly, and yearly cycles that barrier islands and salt marshes experience. Look for the changing color of the marsh grass, the rise and fall of the tide, and periodic flooding.

Dock

This stretch of beach on St. Phillips Island is what is commonly called a Boneyard Beach. It is a rapidly changing stretch of beach that allows us to visualize the dynamic nature of barrier islands and the effects of erosion. Over time, the ocean pushes further in, swallowing up the maritime forest and turning the trees into ghosts of their former selves surrounded by sand and sea.

St. Phillips Island at Hunting Island State Park

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