The earliest documented inhabitants of the land date back to the year 240 (based on pottery shards), when Native Americans lived on St. Vincent Island.

After the 1704 Apalachee Massacre, the native residents either perished or were displaced, and the island changed hands among various European ancestry owners.

In the 1940s, the island was stocked with non-native species, including zebra, sambar deer, eland, black buck, ring-necked pheasant, Asian junglefowl, bobwhite quail and wild turkey.

The climate is mild and subtropical, typical of the Gulf Coast, with an average annual rainfall of 57 inches.

In the spring, several species on the island nest and go through reproductive ritual behavior, such as the osprey, softshell turtle and wood duck.

During this season, white-tailed deer bucks shed their antlers and young bald eagles fledge.

In the summer, loggerhead sea turtles lay eggs on the beach, and alligators nest in the marshes.

The wolves are allowed to roam the island and once the pups are weaned by their mother, they are taken to the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge in North Carolina.

Popular activities include wildlife viewing and fishing from one of the four lakes for largemouth bass and bluegill.

[8] The closest boat ramp to the island is a quarter mile away at the end of Indian Pass Rd (County Rd 30B) and is open to the public.