Best Parks and Green Space for Dog Walks in Savannah
Savannah, Georgia — updated August 22, 2026
Savannah's dog walking happens in city parks and historic squares, from Forsyth's twenty-plus acres to a small neighborhood green off Atlantic Avenue. Here's where the ground is open, plus the hours and fees worth knowing first.
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Savannah's green space is split between the downtown squares and the neighborhood parks the city keeps on its Parks and Playgrounds list, which is where most dog walking happens. None of the spaces below are documented as fenced off-leash runs, so check current leash rules with the City of Savannah before you unclip anything. What follows is ordered by how well each place answers the question, with review counts noted so you can see which ratings are settled and which are not.
1. Forsyth Park
The largest and most heavily used green space downtown, and the one with the most confirmed reasons to spend an hour there: a 4.8 rating across more than 19,300 reviews, which is about as settled as a rating gets. The Forsyth Farmers Market runs every Saturday from 9 AM to 1 PM, 52 weeks a year, selling produce, meats and local goods from Coastal Empire and Low Country growers, so Saturday mornings are the busiest stretch of paths. The Collins Quarter at Forsyth opens Tuesday through Thursday 9 AM to 3 PM and Friday through Monday from 8 AM, with beverage service running an hour past food on those days. Brighter Day Natural Foods has a to-go juice window and the Sentient Bean sits nearby for coffee.
2. Chippewa Square
The most central of the squares, which makes it the practical mid-walk stop rather than a destination in itself. It rates 4.7 across more than 5,100 reviews, a large enough sample to trust. The square sits in the middle of the theater district with restaurants and ice cream within a block, so it works as a loop point on a walk that starts elsewhere: shade, benches and paths, with the surrounding streets busy enough that a nervous dog may do better in a quieter square. The City of Savannah lists it as a public facility. Foot traffic peaks with the tour groups, so early morning is the calmer window.
3. Hull Park
A small city park at 55th and Atlantic Avenue, well outside the downtown squares and correspondingly quieter. It appears on the City of Savannah's alphabetical list of parks and playgrounds, so it is a maintained public park rather than a stray patch of grass. The evidence here is thin: a 4.7 rating from just 61 reviews, which is promising but not proven, and there is no published detail on fencing, water or hours. Worth a look if you are in the Ardsley Park area and want ground that is not full of visitors, but treat it as a scouting trip rather than a sure thing.
4. Wormsloe State Historic Site
The long avenue of live oaks and the trails beyond it make this the most open-air walking of the four, though it is a ticketed state historic site rather than a park, which is why it sits last. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., Monday through Sunday. Admission runs $10 for adults, $9 for seniors, $4.50 for youth ages 6 to 17 and $2 for children under 6. It holds a 4.5 across more than 4,500 reviews, so the rating is well established. Confirm the site's current pet policy with Georgia State Parks before driving out. Driftaway Cafe is 0.4 miles away on Skidaway Road.
What we left off
The previous version of this guide included Treylor Park, Treylor Park - Pizza Party and Starland Yard, which are restaurants and a food park, not dog parks, and two of those are branches of the same business. Bonaventure Cemetery, open daily 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., is a burial ground rather than a park and no pet policy is published for it, so it comes off the list as well.