Photo: BakedintheHole · CC BY 4.014% of Tybee Island’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 8.6 miles of mapped trail cross Tybee Island, 3.0 per square mile of land. 14% of Tybee Island’s land is conserved, about 261 acres.
Ahead of 98% of U.S. towns · #1 of 264 in Georgia. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Tybee Island?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Tybee Island have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Tybee Island is ahead of 98% of U.S. towns, #1 of 264 in Georgia. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, park acres per resident lowest.
Few Georgia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Tybee Island’s 14% is ahead of 97% of Georgia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 100% of them.
Water is 10% of Tybee Island’s area (0 of 3 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 13%.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
261 conserved acres
14% of Tybee Island’s land. Water is left out: Tybee Island has 2.9 square miles of land and 0.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Tybee Island’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beach Local Park | Town or city | 228 | Open |
| Goat Head Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Jaycee Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Tybee Island Tract State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 3 | Open |
| Tybee Pier And Pavilion Local Recreation Area | County | 2 | Open |
| Brady Tract State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 2 | Open |
10 places to go in Tybee Island
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 named trail
5.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
14 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 11 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
2 more on the History page.
The best walking months in Tybee Island: April and May
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 10.3 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.1 |
| High (°F) | 61 | 64 | 69 | 76 | 83 | 88 | 91 | 89 | 85 | 78 | 69 | 63 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 2.9 |
November is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 6.2 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Tybee Island →
Questions about parks and trails in Tybee Island
How much of Tybee Island is conserved land?
14% of its land, against a typical 2% for a Georgia town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Tybee Island’s trails?
Jaycee Park and Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Tybee Island?
5.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.7 of off-road paths and 4.4 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Tybee Island?
17,114 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Tybee Island or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 150 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Tybee Island have?
Ahead of 98% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #1 of 264 in Georgia. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Tybee Island neighbors.
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →