Outdoor Fun All Year Long
If you enjoy outdoor activities, you're going to love Savannah. The mild climate allows folks to get out and play golf and tennis or take to the waterways for boating and fishing all year-round.
Because of that, local officials have wisely provided residents with all sorts of recreational opportunities and venues, the largest of the latter being Bacon Park on the south side of town. This area is particularly suited to youngsters engaging in team sports such as baseball, softball, soccer and swimming, but there's plenty here for adults, too, in the form of golf, tennis, softball, aquatics, weight training and jogging.
Savannah/Chatham County is a virtual paradise for those who long to spend time on the water. There are 420 miles of navigable waters twisting through almost 87,000 acres of tidal marshlands, giving boaters and fishermen a lot of space to putter around in. Speaking of fishing, the area offers inshore and offshore opportunities for saltwater anglers and rivers and creeks for sportsmen who prefer to wet their lines in fresh water.
Those who sail can look to 1996 for proof of Savannah's stature as a venue for their pastime. That's when the city hosted the yachting events of the Summer Olympic Games, with the competition being held in Wassaw Sound, where the water is deep and the winds are fair.
If you prefer to take your sports sitting down, you can watch minor league baseball at Grayson Stadium and collegiate football, basketball, baseball and volleyball at local venues, particularly in nearby Statesboro, where the Georgia Southern University Eagles have won six national championships in Division I-AA football since 1985.
For information about locations within the city, call the City of Savannah's Recreation Services at 351-3841. Within the county, call the Chatham County Recreation Department at 652-6780.
