Docking In Downtown Savannah, GA (Savannah River)
On 9/23/09, as part of a “Georgia Wish List,” I posed the following question:
1. Who has left the ICW and cruised upstream on the Savannah River to the downtown Savannah waterfront? What sort of dockage, if any, did you discover? The city of Savannah has set aside one floating dock for visiting cruisers, but it was rather sparse when I was last there. If you docked here, what services did you find? Was your vessel buffeted by the bow wave of a large freighter headed past?
Responses follow:
I did stay in Savannath last spring.It was at a dockage for a parking lot, south of a Hotel, which was taken by a huge powerboat, and no dockage available left. Terrible dockage due to river traffic, and their speed. Thought the boat was swamped from the container traffic. A lot of crime in the surrouinding area. If you are not white-Don’t walk around after the shops close . That came from the the parking lot attendant. They left at 9 P.M. along with a locking gate, that would not open, until the next morning. Loaded my .357, and under my pillow.
Greg T
ST42
We have cruised up the river several times to Savannah in our PDQ MV34 Lead Free Too on our way south. We were able to tie up right downtown on the city wall and had a wonderful time enjoying the area. Last time, I took the trolley tour and found it informative and fun. I don’t remember any specific restaurants as there are so many right at the river front.
Sharon
We went to Savannah today (Sept 30) and tied up at the city dock which is directly downriver from the paddlewheeler dock. There was plenty of room and the dock is a nice floating dock. The first three hours are free and one is supposed to pay a fee after that by calling a number or going to and office. Details posted on a sign on the dock. There are no services. There are wakes from the frequently passing water taxis but not too bad. I don’t know if a big freighter went by as we were off enjoying the town.
Jean Thomason
Click Here To View the Georgia Cruisers’ Net Marina Directory Listing For the Savannah City Dock
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