1
Coast Guard/East Beach
Managed by Glynn County Parks
7 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · St. Simons
St. Simons, GA parks, trails & bike paths
About 1.3% of St. Simons is conserved land, roughly 144 acres. There are about 16 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in St. Simons, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
St. Simons outdoors
Conserved land
1.3%
144 of 11,165 acres
Trails
16 mi
0.9 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
9
9 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
17.3 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 17.3 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
The John Gilbert Nature Trail at Frederica Marsh
Park
29 acres0.2 mi of trail
The John Gilbert Nature Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
3
Gascoigne Bluff Park
Park
19 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Neptune Park
Park
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 9 parks & preserves
Coast Guard/East Beach7 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · Glynn County Parks
The John Gilbert Nature Trail at Frederica Marsh29 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Gascoigne Bluff Park19 acres
Neptune Park10 acres
Mallery Park7 acres
Massingale Park6 acres
Epworth Park5 acres
Demere Park2 acres
Wildlife Drive1 acres
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Beaches in St. Simons
11th Streeth Public Beach Access
5th Street Public Beach Access
6th Street Public Beach Access
7th Street Public Beach Access
9th Street Public Beach Access
Cedar Street Public Beach Access
East Beach
Myrtle Street Public Beach Access
Neptune Road Public Beach Access
The King and Prince Beach & Golf Resort
Trails
Named trails
- The John Gilbert Nature Trail0.2 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
144 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 1 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 3 of 20 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths17.3 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Golf29
- Tennis27
- Pickleball8
- Baseball2
- Soccer2
- Skate park1
- Beach volleyball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in St. Simons
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 81 acUnknown Easement 44 acLocal Conservation Area 43 acLocal Recreation Area 20 acNational Monument 8 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloody MarshLocal Conservation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 43 | Open |
| Gascoigne Bluff ParkLocal Park | County | 24 | Open |
| Greenspace Program AcquisitionLocal Recreation Area | County | 14 | Open |
| Glynn County GreenspaceLocal Park | County | 14 | Open |
| Neptune ParkLocal Park | County | 9 | Open |
| Fort Frederica National MonumentNational Monument | National Park Service | 8 | Open |
| Massengale ParkLocal Park | County | 7 | Open |
| Mallory ParkLocal Recreation Area | County | 7 | Open |
| Demere ParkLocal Park | County | 6 | Open |
| Kings ParkLocal Park | County | 6 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
S.S. Oklahoma and Esso Baton Rouge MarkerMonument
St. Simons Island LightIn Neptune Park
Gould CemeteryCemetery
Oglethorpe Memorial GardensCemetery
Retreat Burying GroundCemetery
Saint Simons Presbyterian Church Memorial GardenCemetery
Union Memorial CemeteryCemetery
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about St. Simons's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 20-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.