Okefenokee Swamp Sandhill Cranes

Whenever a car stops along Swamp Island Drive, a wildlife viewing drive winding through the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, you … More

Okefenokee Overnight Packing

Paddling and camping the Okefenokee Swamp is truly a wilderness experience. Everything you will need must be brought with you… … More

A beautiful description of spring in the Okefenokee Swamp from Cecil Hulse Matchat’s 1938 novel, Strange Green Land: “It is spring … More

The only campground within the Okefenokee Swamp is at the Stephen C Foster State Park on the western side of … More

Of all the wonderful natural places within driving distance of my home, why do I find myself making repeated five-hour … More

From our home in Athens, Georgia, the drive to the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge is about five hours. Even if … More

An excerpt from E. A. McIlhenny’s 1935 book, The Alligator’s Life History: “When an alligator catches food that is too large … More

An excerpt from my March 2022 Okefenokee Journal… Obtaining permits to paddle the interior of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge … More

While we are inspired by an alligator basking in full glory on the bank of a canal or atop a … More

An old Okefenokee Swamper story as told by Owen Smith in the journals of naturalist Francis Harper, 1929: “Henry Bennett … More