Skidaway Island State Park Campground

It’s 20 minutes outside of Savannah, and beautiful. The spanish moss hanging in the trees creates a beautiful canopy, and there are amazing walking and biking trails where you can see a lot of historical artifacts and battlegrounds.

Warning: Rather pricey for camping:
3 Camper Cabins ($135)
• 87 Campsites ($26–$45)
• 3 Pioneer Campgrounds ($40; groups of 10+ only)
• 5 Picnic Shelters ($35)
• Group Shelter (seats 150, $150–$300)

Very pleasant and peaceful. Staff friendly. RV campsites are pullthroughs and quite spacious. Pretty private too. Fire pit and picnic table. Nice walking trails.

We bopped in for just one night of tent camping. Standard state park with close campgrounds row by row, despite this, we were pretty far from our neighbor with nice foliage between sites. It was a Saturday night and VERY quiet. Bathrooms/showers were updated, clean, but poor design and little place to set your dry items. Campsites were very clean and we had no issues with insects or animals. Would definitely stay here again. All Georgia State Parks are pretty expensive at $30/night for tent sites.

Official description is pretty good. For non-campers, admission is $5 per car. Several flat loop trails, none of which are all that long, make for an easy family excursion. Trails can also be combined for around a 6 mile hike that winds through wooded and open marshy areas. There's plenty of shade along the trails and it was pretty still during our morning trip to the park, so there were pockets of mosquitos.

There's a small gift shop, nature center with taxidermy of local wildlife, ground sloth exhibit, which includes a fully assembled skeleton that looks down on viewers, and a small room with live reptiles.

The playground looked very nice too.

Skidaway has everything we want in a park: big, tree filled, level spots. It also has some great hiking trails, and it's close to Savannah and the other islands for exploring.

We stayed here right after we purchased our new to us 1978 Argosy 28 Motorhome. It was our first time in the Argosy so this park has some fond memories for us. I would say that overall I expected more out of this park but I would go back now that I understand its limitations.

There is plenty of room between each site but not a lot of ground foliage so you will see your neighbors. Lots of Spanish Moss drapes from the tremendous amount of Live Oaks throughout the campground. Some of the interior roads are a bit tight for larger motorhomes so watch for low hanging branches.

A few things I didn't like were the lack of hiking trails and the exposure of each site. It can get very busy and since there are few trails most everyone just hangs out in the park. I've been spoiled by most other Georgia State Parks for hiking, so this park let us down quite a but. It is HOT HOT HOT and quite humid in Savannah, so be prepared to run your AC. The park is not close to the city so you will need to figure out transportation to the city if you plan on seeing all the beautiful sights Savannah has to offer.

PROS:
Large sites
Beautiful Live Oaks and Spanish Moss
Some limited hiking to ruins
Its a good launching point to enjoy Savannah if you have transportation

CONS:
Hot and Humid
Sites are exposed so you will see your neighbors
Can get very busy

Loved this campground! It was our first experience at a Georgia State Park and I doubt it will be our last. The sites here are all large pull-thrus with lots of trees and huge sitting areas. The site quality varies a bit, but since you are allowed to drive around a pick your own site (even if you have a reservation) I'm sure anyone could find one they liked. Although you should probably arrive around check-in if you want more site options to choose from. We picked a site on the edge of the park that had water and electric hook-ups. It had a very private feel and we loved waking up to the sound of birds chirping in the trees every morning.

The only thing I would caution is that if you come here in the spring be prepared to leave with a roof covered in pollen and oak tree blossoms! Being surrounded by all those spanish moss draped trees was more than worth a trip to the car wash though.

The facilities were modern and clean. Be sure to use the large bathroom near camping area 4. It had some really nice showers and a set of new looking washers and dryers.

We never made it to the nature center, but we did peak into the window one day after closing and it looked like they had some cool exhibits. We walked or biked all the trails. A few were muddy from recent rain, but still in reasonable shape. Don't miss the Big Ferry trail where you can read signs about the history of the area.

My only complaint is that $39 for partial hook-ups seems really steep. There is a 65+ discount that we didn't qualify for. Also, they charge you a $5 parking fee in addition to the cost for camping. Other than that we loved everything about this park!

Our very private site was a full service site (E/W/S) and nearly an acre in size!

This is a great campground from which to explore the Savannah Georgia area.

Skidaway Island itself has limited things to do as it is mostly a high end golf community (kind of like a smaller, low-key Hilton Head without all the shopping.) Nevertheless, there is a Publix supermarket, gas station and "local" pub within 1/2 mile of the CG and there is all kind of shopping right over the causeway on the mainland (not that we are shopaholics, but it is nice to have access to a Lowes and what not from time to time.)

And of course, the incredible Savannah, Georgia itself is about 20 25 minutes away.

VZ and TV signals were very good.

The midges (aka noseeums) were merciless and made sitting outside a challenge (we visited in mid-May.)

Nice park, nice long pull through's, big sites, easy to get around with large rigs, nice walking and biking trails, easy to get to Savannah from here and they have a shuttle on Friday and Saturdays. Bathrooms are older, but ok. Lots of trees so satellite is a no go, but they have cable so who cares. We would stay here again if in the area.

All the above reviews are correct. This park is beautiful and a destination in and of itself! Great hiking/biking/running trails with information/history boards are located throughout the trails. It's extremely quite. We checked in on Dec. 14 and out on Dec. 18 and had the park to ourselves with 70 weather. A couple things that were not mentioned.

1. The park rangers and volunteers (hosts) are incredible! Ask lots of questions and they will be very helpful providing great tips and restaurants too! Check out Treylor Park (115 E. Bay St., Savannag GA 31410.)

2. The fire rings have nice cooking grates to cook over an open fire if that's your thing!

3. All camp sites are well kept and cleaned by the staff! Including where the tents set up as well. We were staying in our trailer but I was still impressed. They also have really cool pioneer campsite on the southern loop trails. If your tent camping this is the way to go!

4. The trip to downtown is easy and free street parking is plentiful on the south end of Forsyth Park. The city also runs a free bus that drives the whole city which is about 1 square mile. They are called DOT - white buses. The visitor center in downtown will tell you all about it. The visitor center is also extremely friendly and provides one hour of free parking while you're getting info. All city tours also depart from this location.