200px|right crooked river state park is a 500 acre (2.02 kmÂ²) georgia state park located near st. mary's on the south bank of the crooked river, providing an excellent coastal setting. the park is dedicated to the preservation of its natural resources and public education. the park is near the ruins of the mcintosh sugarworks, built around 1825 and used as a starch factory during the american civil war. it is the closest state park to cumberland island national seashore. ==facilities== *60 tent/trailer/rv sites *11 cottages *5 picnic shelters *group shelter *public access boat ramp ==external links== *crooked river state park, georgia state parks *georgia's coast in photographs and more ==references==    
Protected_areas_of_Camden_County,_Georgia St._Marys,_Georgia State_parks_of_Georgia_(U.S._state)