Popular Georgia vacation spot named one of Best U.S. Beaches for 2025

If you’re looking for a beach getaway this spring, look no further than southeast Georgia, according to TripAdvisor.

The popular travel website unveiled its Best Beaches for 2025 and on the U.S. list, Driftwood Beach in Jekyll Island came in at No. 7. TripAdvisor ranked it No. 8 on last year’s list and No. 3 on 2023′s list.

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“Driftwood Beach is a picture-perfect beach with—you guessed it—beautiful, weathered driftwood dotting its long, sandy shore. Quiet and peaceful, it’s a great spot to go for a stroll or just relax and catch the sunset,” TripAdvisor says.

Driftwood Beach sits on the north end of the coastal Georgia island. What’s unique about this stretch of beach are the driftwood and trees, left by years of erosion, that dot the landscape.

How are the Travelers Choice Awards decided? The travel website analyzed a “high volume of above-and-beyond” reviews from Tripadvisor users within the past year.

“Out of our 8 million listings, fewer than 1% achieve this milestone,” according to the travel site.

Here are the other beaches that made the list.

1. Siesta Beach, Siesta Key, Florida

2. Poipu Beach Park, Poipu, Koloa, Kauai, Hawaii

3. Ka’anapali Beach, Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii

4. La Jolla Cove, La Jolla, San Diego, California

5. Waikiki Beach, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii

6. Clearwater Beach, Clearwater, Florida

7. Driftwood Beach, Jekyll Island, Georgia

8. Punalu’u Black Sand beach, Pahala, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii

9. Bahia Honda State Park, Big Pine Key, Florida Keys, Florida

10. Ho’okipa Beach Park, Paia, Maui, Hawaii

11. Sombrero Beach, Marathon, Florida Keys, Florida

12. Lanikai Beach, Kailua, Oahu, Hawaii

13. Haystack Rock, Cannon Beach, Oregon

14. St. Andrews State Park, Panama City Beach, Florida

15. Fort Lauderdale Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida

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