Skidaway Island State Park
Barrier island near historic Savannah
Description:
Located near historic Savannah, this barrier island has both salt and fresh water due to estuaries and marshes that flow through the area. The park borders Skidaway Narrows, a part of the intracoastal waterway, and provides scenic camping and picnicking areas. Two nature trails wind through marshes, live oaks, cabbage-palmettos and longleaf pines, allowing visitors to watch for deer, raccoon, shore birds and rare migrating birds such as the Painted Bunting. Observation towers provide another chance for visitors to search for wildlife on this beautiful island. A giant ground sloth replica, birding station, nature exhibits and reptile room are featured in the park’s nature center.
1-mile Sandpiper Nature Trail (accessible) and 3-mile Big Ferry Trail features an observation tower looking out over Skidaway Narrows
Directions: (See map below)
15 miles southeast of Savannah on Diamond Causeway
State: Georgia
County: Chatham
Length: 3.0 miles
Difficulty: 2
Trail viewed 226 times
| Miles | Trail Name | Short Description |
|---|---|---|
| 77 | Battlefield Trail | Historic trail through Rivers Bridge State Historic Site |
| 82 | Magnolia Springs State Park | Nine Million Gallon per Day Magnolia Springs |
| 87 | Laura S. Walker State Park | Near the northern edge of the mysterious Okefenokee Swamp |
| 89 | Fort Clinch State Park Trails | Historic Fort Clinch |
| 108 | Little Ocmulgee State Park | Costal Plain Trail through through scrub oaks and pines |
| 112 | Sewee Shell Mound Interpretive Trail | Interpretive loop trail through Francis Marion Park |
