Okefenokee Swamp

Paddle, boat or hike a vast blackwater swamp where alligators, sandhill cranes and wood storks live.

2700 Suwannee Canal Rd · Folkston, GA

About Okefenokee Swamp

The Okefenokee is a 438,000-acre blackwater swamp on the Georgia-Florida line, most of it protected as Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. From the main entrance near Folkston you can paddle or take a motorboat onto the water, hike, fish, and watch for alligators, sandhill cranes and wood storks. The refuge is home to about 15,000 American alligators and holds the headwaters of the Suwannee and St. Marys rivers. The Chesser Island Homestead, built in 1927, is also on the refuge.

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The closest stops to Okefenokee Swamp, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

Museums
Folkston Railroad Transportation Museum
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A railroad history museum housed in a renovated downtown Folkston depot, featuring a model train room and radio exhibits.
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Sports & Outdoors
Okefenokee State Park (formerly Stephen C. Foster State Park)
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Gateway to the Okefenokee Swamp, a blackwater wetland in a national wildlife refuge, known for wildlife, paddling, and dark night skies.
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Sports & Outdoors
Okefenokee Swamp Park
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A swamp park near Waycross, Georgia, offering guided boat tours, a railroad trip to Pioneer Island, and live snake and alligator learning sessions.
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Sports & Outdoors
Laura S. Walker State Park
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A southeast Georgia state park near the Okefenokee Swamp, with a lake, hiking trails, and an 18-hole golf course.
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Museums
St. Marys Submarine Museum
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A submarine-focused museum on the St. Marys waterfront in Georgia, with exhibits across two floors and a working periscope.
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Southern Forest World
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A non-profit tree museum and learning center in Waycross focused on forestry history in southeast Georgia.
38 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums