The Okefenokee Swamp

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Okefenokee Visitors Center

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Okefenokee Nature Trails

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Okefenokee Swamp Boat Trails

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Okefenokee Swamp Gators

The Okefenokee Swamp straddling the Georgia–Florida border is a true natural wonder that guest enjoy from around the globe.
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 swamp provides an important economic resource to southeast Georgia and northeast Florida.About 400,000 people visit the swamp annually, with many from distant locations such as Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Japan, China and Mexico.
Service providers at the refuge entrances and several local outfitters offer guided tours by motorboat, canoe, and kayak.
There are four public entrances:
  • Suwannee Canal Recreation Area at Folkston, Georgia
  • Kingfisher Landing at Race Pond, Georgia
  • Stephen C. Foster State Park at Fargo, Georgia
  • Suwannee Sill Recreation Area at Fargo, Georgia
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Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge
2700 Suwannee Canal Road
Folkston, GA 31537
Tel: (912) 496-7836 Email:
okefenokee@fws.gov
Richard S. Bolt Visitor Center
SPRING Schedule
(effective March 1 – May 31)
Open DAILY, 9:00 a.m-4:00 p.m
Swamp Island Drive,
OPEN: ½-hour before sunrise every day
CLOSE: 7:30 pm – March 1 through October 31
5:30 pm – November 1 through end of February
Closed Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day
Fish and wildlife service