Fort McAllister State Park and Campground
This beautiful campground is sandwiched between the Ogeechee
River and the Redbird Creek. The name of the campground within this state
park is Savage Island Campground. It is
about a mile drive from the park office through a salt marsh to enter the
campground. It has 65 tent or RV
sites. All sites have electric and water
hookups, picnic tables and fire rings.
There are two bathhouses with showers and flushing toilets. Laundry was also available.
We stayed here in July and needless to say it was hot and
humid. We stayed on site #11. Our site
backed to the marsh and was across from the restrooms. It was a pull through site and made it very
simple to set-up our pop-up camper. Our
site was very large and had abundant tropical vegetation providing lots of
privacy. Beautiful live oak trees
draped in Spanish moss were located throughout the campground. Hiking trails could be found from
both the campground and the main park entrance. We did not hike on this trip as it was simply
way too hot! There is also a boat dock and fishing pier located in the
campground.
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| Fort McAllister, Savage Island Campground Site #11 |
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| Fort McAllister, Savage Island Campground Site #11
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The bathrooms were large and kept clean the entire length of
our stay. However, the path to the bathhouse was not lit and very dark at
night. Banana spiders hung from the trees, large bugs on the ground and crabs
darting across the path made the walk to the bathroom spooky at night. Of course, my kids thought it was cool.
If you are going to camp here you’d better love Mother Nature and
all that comes with her! At night, little crabs came up out of the marsh behind
us and invaded our site. The first night, we
were a little freaked out by this. You could hear them clicking around on our
outdoor straw rug. We nervously stepped out to view the show. After screaming a
few times, it became somewhat entertaining. The next night, my kids made it a
game by leaving a few crackers out to see what the crabs would do… and sure enough
that night, the crabs found them and engaged in a mighty battle to claim the
prizes left by my boys. Word of advice,
do not leave shoes out overnight or you might have a stowaway the next morning.
Ok, I need to talk about the spiders… not just any spider…
Banana Spiders! They are also called golden
orb-weavers or giant wood spiders. They are BIG, yellow and black spiders!
They make huge webs and seem to be hanging from every tree! They are creepy and
every little girl’s nightmare! But conversely, they are every little boy’s
dream!! From inside the museum (at the entrance of the
park), you can see them hanging from the roof. They also hang all the way down
the covered causeway leading to the historic fort. We asked a Ranger why they
weren’t removed and he said they weren’t hurting anyone and this was a habitat
for them. Again, I won’t lie when I tell you they completely freaked me out!
They are completely harmless, so I am told…
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| Fort McAllister State Historic Park, GA |
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| Inside the Fort |
I cannot write this review without mentioning Savannah. This campground is located about 25 miles
from downtown Savannah and this historic city should not be missed! Savannah is an amazing,
historic town! During the Civil War,
General Sherman was in the practice of burning everything in his path as he
marched the Union Army toward the Atlantic Ocean. After setting fire to Atlanta, he marched on
toward Savannah. Upon entering Savannah,
Sherman was said to be so impressed by Savannah’s beauty that he could not burn
her. He was so taken by its beauty; he offered
it to President Abraham Lincoln as a Christmas present… and Savannah is
beautiful!
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| Savannah, GA |
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| Savannah, GA
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| Savannah, GA
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| Savannah, GA
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You might also enjoy a day trip to: Tybee Island, Fort Pulaski and Skidaway Island
while staying at this campground.
Highlights of this trip: private campsites, clean bathrooms,
Fort McAllister, proximity to Savannah.
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