Okefenokee Swamp

To experience a unique Georgian landscape, visitors can head to the Okefenokee Swamp and get a peek at the magnificent “Land of the Quaking Earth”. The wonderland of the Okefenokee is a significant part of America's heritage, a beautifully preserved segment of what was here when America began. The Okefenokee Swamp covers more than 770 square miles, almost all of which is in Georgia. It has a long history as a wilderness, a public common, and a refuge. A majority of the swamp is protected by the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge and the Okefenokee Wilderness.

The Okefenokee Swamp is considered to be one of the Seven Natural Wonders of Georgia. The Okefenokee is the largest "blackwater" swamp in North America. Located in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, It is a maze of watercourses, cypress swamps, and swamp grassland. Interesting features are the "floating islands," which quake underfoot but nevertheless support whole forests and in the past provided protection for Indian settlements. The Okefenokee Swamp Park is a convenient point of entry and a magnificent show window for this natural wonderland.

Reflective waters mirroring the overhanging beauty lead to all points in this vast wilderness of islands, lakes, jungles, forests, and prairies. Boat tours on original Indian waterways, wilderness walkways, Pioneer Island, and native animals in their own habitat, all combine to weave a spell of pioneer American life. Points of Interest include an "Eye on Nature Wildlife Show," low-water boardwalk, 90-foot Observation Tower, Nature Center with a bee hive observatory, wildlife observation areas, Walt Kelly Exhibit, and much more.

Official site: https://okeswamp.org/

Address: 5700 Okefenokee Swamp Park Rd., Waycross, Georgia 31503

Phone: (912) 283-0583 or (912) 283-0023

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