The best time to visit Georgia is May, June or September, especially in the lowlands around Tbilisi, as you’ll avoid the summer heat and humidity as well as the freezing winter. Autumn harvest time is well worth a mention, especially around the vineyards of Kakheti.

Tallulah Gorge

5 Georgia Spots to Cool Your Jets this Summer

• Tubing in Helen. Whether you select Cool River Tubing or Helen Tubing & Waterpark, you can’t go wrong hitting the Chattahoochee River in Helen!
• Boating on Lake Blackshear.
• Splashing in the Metro.
• Kayaking to Little Tybee.
• Sliding Rocks in North Georgia.

11 Best Beaches in Georgia

• North Beach, Tybee Island.
• Sea Island Beach Club, Sea Island.
• Cumberland Island National Seashore.
• Driftwood Beach, Jekyll Island.
• Main Beach, Little St. Simons Island.
• East Beach, St. Simons Island.
• Glory Beach, Jekyll Island.
• St. Andrews Beach, Jekyll Island.

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Georgia boasts some of America’s best beaches. Nearly 100 miles of soft white sand cover its Atlantic Ocean shoreline while other pristine strands flank the state’s sparkling lakes.

A quiet beach that is not crowded…and… – Savannah River Beach

• United States.
• Georgia (GA)
• Georgia Coast.
• Tybee Island.
• Tybee Island – Things to Do.
• Savannah River Beach.

Georgia has issued more than 200 coastal swimming advisories since 2007. Some beaches are so perpetually polluted, they carry permanent warnings. A trip to Southeast Georgia isn’t complete without a day at the beach.

Enjoy your vacation from Lighthouse Point on the quiet north end of Tybee, directly on the bay where the Savannah River meets the Atlantic Ocean. Watch the dolphins play, shrimp boats and the container ships coming to port. Enjoy private beach access, tennis courts and large swimming pools.

There usually isn’t much of a crowd and it is good, quiet place to relax. The public restrooms make it more family-friendly than the Savannah River Beach, however, there are no lifeguards. This beach is one of the more popular places to launch a kayak and paddle over to Little Tybee Island.

Tybee is an eclectic, small beach town offering a little old and a little new. Tybee is full of history, fun in the sun and has beautiful beaches and a family-friendly atmosphere. With nearly 3 miles of sandy beaches, Tybee Island is perfect for sunbathing, swimming, water sports, kayaking, and fishing.

The “Best” Times to Visit Tybee Island For the typical visitor who wants to enjoy some outdoor, warm-weather activities and no extreme weather, the “best” time of year to visit is from early April through late May, and from late September to the early part of November.

The Chatham County Health Department recommends you do not swim or wade in the water in the areas under advisory. Fish and other seafood caught from these areas should be thoroughly washed with fresh water and thoroughly cooked before eating as should fish or seafood caught from any waters.

But while Tybee beach is a pretty good bet to avoid gators, that doesn’t hold for all area beaches, Crawford said. Little Tybee, Wassaw and Ossabaw islands are all protected island with no development. It’s not unusual to see a gator or signs of one on their beaches.

Jekyll Island is home to roughly 125 alligators, nine of which are being tracked right now, Bauer said. The Sea Turtle Center launched starting researching them in 2011 and tracking them using GPS loggers in 2012. The GPS devices send back information to field researchers to keep tabs on the alligators’ movements.

Burgard says that in her experience, the best beaches for finding shark teeth are: Casey Key, Florida; Cherry Grove Beach, South Carolina; Manasota Key, Florida; Mickler’s Landing at Ponte Vedra Beach Florida; Topsail Beach, North Carolina; Tybee Island, Georgia; and Venice Beach, Florida, which claims to the title of …

You are most likely to encounter alligators on the Savannah River Site around water bodies where you may observe them swimming or basking, or crossing roads while moving overland. DO NOT FEED ALLIGATORS. Feeding alligators is illegal and endangers the safety of both humans and alligators.