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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