Savannah's Beach · Georgia

Three miles of sun-warmed Atlantic shoreline.

Tybee Island is Georgia's premier barrier island — a five-square-mile stretch of soft sand, salt marsh and shrimp-boat sunsets just eighteen miles east of downtown Savannah. Climb a 19th-century light station, drift past bottlenose dolphins at golden hour, then crack blue crab on the pier while the tide rolls in.

Start Your Adventure Explore the island

178: steps to the top
3 mi: of public beach
70°F: average water, June

The historic black-and-white Tybee Island Light Station rising above the dunes

Tybee Light Station · est. 1736

Featured experiences

The three things every first-timer does on Tybee.

Climb

Tybee Island Light Station

Georgia's oldest and tallest lighthouse still guides ships into the Savannah River. Wind up all 178 cast-iron steps to the gallery deck, 145 feet above the dunes, for a panorama that runs from Little Tybee's wild marsh to the container ships stacking up offshore. The keeper's cottages and 1899 summer kitchen are included with admission.

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Cruise

Bottlenose Dolphin Tours

Resident pods work the sandbars off Lazaretto Creek year-round, and captains here have been reading these tides for decades. Ninety-minute sunset runs slip past the Cockspur Island Lighthouse while dolphins surf the wake close enough to hear them breathe. Bring a light jacket — the river air cools fast after the sun drops.

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Taste

Pier & Pavilion Seafood

The Tybee Pier reaches 700 feet into the Atlantic and never closes. Drop a line for whiting and flounder at dawn, then walk back to Tybrisa Street for wild Georgia shrimp, low-country boil, and peel-and-eat baskets served at picnic tables with sand still on your feet.

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Beachside lodging

Sleep where you can hear the surf.

Tybee has no high-rise sprawl — just pastel cottages, family-run inns and a handful of oceanfront resorts. Book early for shoulder season; April and October are the island's best-kept secret.

2–4 bedrooms · walk to the sand

Beachside Cottages

Tin roofs, screened porches and outdoor showers, two blocks from the north-end tide pools.

Adults welcome · marsh views

Historic Inns

Live-oak shade, wide verandas and biscuits at eight on Butler Avenue.

Balconies over the Atlantic

Oceanfront Resorts

Sunrise straight off the water, pool below, pier a five-minute stroll south.

Island info

The tide is already going out without you.

Pack the umbrella, grab the dog, and point the car east on Highway 80. Your Tybee itinerary — lighthouse tickets, dolphin departures, and where to eat after — starts here.

Start Your Adventure

Three miles of sun-warmed Atlantic shoreline.

The three things every first-timer does on Tybee.

Tybee Island Light Station

Bottlenose Dolphin Tours

Pier & Pavilion Seafood

Sleep where you can hear the surf.

Beachside Cottages

Historic Inns

Oceanfront Resorts

Everything you need to know before the sand.

Beach rules

Parking & trams

Tide charts

Events

Dining guide

Getting here

The tide is already going out without you.