Wilderness · Georgia & Florida
Okefenokee Wilderness
A vast black-water swamp you paddle through
TypeWilderness
StatesGeorgia & Florida
Best seasonFall through spring
Don’t missBlack-water canoe trails
The largest black-water swamp in North America — a mirror-still maze of cypress, lily prairies, and gators best seen from a canoe. The name means “land of trembling earth.”
What to see
- Canoe trails & overnight platforms
- Alligators & sandhill cranes
- Chesser Island boardwalk
- Cypress reflections
- Stephen C. Foster dark skies
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