Running trails in Savannah, GA
Savannah has 17 trails in the directory — 3 paved and 1 on crushed gravel or dirt, 1 boardwalk, 5 loops that return to the trailhead, 6 with a stated distance, 3 shaded, and 6 open 24 hours. 16 of them post opening hours, so you can check the gate before an early start. They're ranked here by rating weighted by review volume, across 24,568 Google reviews. Filter by surface, loop, distance, shade or lighting to get to the run you're actually planning — no made-up difficulty score, just the facts you'd check before driving out.
Forsyth Park
4.8 ★★★★★ 19,194 reviews
30-acre park with basketball & tennis courts, paths, a historic fountain & a Confederate memorial.
Skidaway Island State Park
4.7 ★★★★★ 1,937 reviews
A waterfront park offering camping (including cabins), nature programs, trails & a viewing tower.
Daffin Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 1,830 reviews
Spacious park with athletic fields & courts, plus a pool, lakeside walking trail & shaded dog run.
Joseph Tribble Park
4.4 ★★★★☆ 421 reviews
Peaceful, dog-friendly park featuring a playground, picnic area, pond and trails for jogging and walking.
Lake Mayer Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 299 reviews
Park with a lake offering picnic areas, a playground, tennis courts, and a skateboarding area.
Whitemarsh Preserve
4.6 ★★★★★ 212 reviews
Trail-packed nature preserve. Features multiple paths for walking, jogging and biking.
L Scott Stell Park
4 ★★★★☆ 239 reviews
Easygoing, lakefront space with a boat launch, walking trails & covered picnic facilities.
Tiedeman Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 106 reviews
Quiet park for walks with disc golf, surrounded by stately homes.
The Blue Sky Preserve
4 ★★★★☆ 62 reviews
Trail system through woodland, marshy terrain, offering a spot for hiking and geocaching.
Al Bungard Conservation Area
4.3 ★★★★☆ 39 reviews
Park on a small lake featuring picnic tables and a pavilion.
Nature Trail
4.7 ★★★★★ 12 reviews
Bee Road Park and Walking Trails (a city park)
5 ★★★★★ 2 reviews
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How to pick a trail in Savannah
- Match the surface to your legs. Savannah gives you a choice: 3 paved, 3 mixed, 1 crushed gravel, and 1 boardwalk. Asphalt and concrete are fast, predictable and runnable year-round but the least forgiving; crushed limestone and dirt take the sting out of high mileage; boardwalk is flat and scenic but slick in the wet. If your shins or knees are complaining, the fix that actually works is varying the surface you run on rather than chasing one "best" one. More paved trails →
- Loop or out-and-back? 5 trails here are loops, so you finish back at the car with no backtracking — the easiest way to run a set distance without thinking about it. On an out-and-back you turn round at half your target distance, which makes any trail fit any run. The longest stated distance in Savannah is Moon River at Downing Piers at 6.9 mi. 3 trails are long enough for a 5-mile-plus run without repeating yourself.
- Check the hours before a 6am run. 6 trails in Savannah are open 24 hours — the rest can sit inside a park that gates at dusk and doesn't unlock until well after sunrise. 16 of the 17 listings carry posted opening hours — worth a look before you set an alarm. 3 are lit, which is what you want for winter evenings.
- Long run? Check water and restrooms first. 9 have trailhead parking, 7 have restrooms, and 3 have a water fountain in Savannah. Anything over an hour and those stop being nice-to-haves — and in summer, shade counts double.
- The small things that decide it. 3 shaded, 2 with mile markers, 5 that runners describe as quiet, 11 dog-friendly, and 3 smooth and wide enough for a stroller or a wheelchair. Busy or quiet isn't a good-or-bad thing here: a busy path is the safer choice for a solo run at dawn, a quiet one is better for intervals.
More on all of this in the trail-running guides.
Browse Savannah trails by type
- Paved trails
- Mixed trails
- Crushed gravel trails
- Boardwalk trails
- Loop trails
- Long-run trails (5+ mi)
- Shaded trails
- Lit for early & night runs
- Flat & fast
- Scenic trails
- Trails with restrooms
- Trails with water fountains
- Trailhead parking
- Trails with mile markers
- Quiet, uncrowded trails
- Dog-friendly
- Stroller & wheelchair-accessible
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