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Hours of Operation
Open: ½-hour before sunrise every day
Close: 7:30pm - March 1 through October 31
Close: 5:30pm - November 1 through end of February
Closed Christmas Day
Okefenokee Adventures is pleased to announce that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has again awarded us the visitor services concession contract for the primary Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge entrance at Suwannee Canal. Thanks to all of our visitors and friends who have supported us these past 10 years. We look forward to many more years of sharing this wonderful wilderness with you.
Watch us on Georgia Public Television’s “Okefenokee” special on their program “Georgia Outdoors”. (Click on the tab ”Georgia Outdoor Episodes” at the top of the viewing screen and select “Okefenokee” at the bottom to view the entire episode.)
Come take advantage of our warm South Georgia winter days. It’s a perfect time to be out in the Okefenokee. Alligators can be seen basking in the sun soaking up the rays. Our migratory sandhill cranes are frequently being seen in large numbers out in the prairie along with other wading birds such as great blue herons, great egrets and white ibis. You might be lucky enough to spot a pair of American bitterns. This is a great opportunity to see how the fires have changed the landscape and to see how quickly the swamp recovers. You’ll see abundant new green growth amongst the burn and it’s quite a contrast. Don’t forget your binoculars and don’t forget your camera!
Join us for one of our regularly scheduled 90 minute guided boat tours. Please keep in mind that the water is low and we can’t fill our tour boats to capacity. Plan accordingly by giving yourself enough time to sign up and possibly wait for the next available tour. We will be operating under our normal hours posted above. The first guided tour will leave around 9:30am and the last at 3:30pm. Tours run all through-out the day about once every hour or so.
Call or email us for information guided Extended Excursions by canoe/kayak or motorized boat. Reservations are required.
You can also rent one of our canoes or kayaks and explore on your own. Multiday Overnight Wilderness Excursions are not currently available due to low water along the swamp’s interior wilderness trails but, ask us about our East/West Excursions. It’s the next best thing to a multiday overnight trip.
The 8 mile long driving trail, Swamp Island Drive, is open. The Chesser Homestead can be viewed from the outside and tours of the inside are available on the weekends. Many of the walking trails are open but, unfortunately, the boardwalk leading to the Owl’s Roost Observation Tower is closed since it burned in the fire.
The Visitor Center where the film and exhibits are will be open daily 9am-5pm.
Please continue to check this website on a regular basis for status updates and you may also email us
For more detailed information about the fire, visit the Honey Prairie Fire information site.
After your visit, please come back and sign our Guest Book and tell us about your Okefenokee Adventure.
We’re proud to let you know that we were the Georgia Wildlife Federation 2005 Conservation Educators of the Year!
Okefenokee Swamp has been nominated to be a UNESCO World Heritage Site! Click on links below for details.
Press Release
Florida Times-Union
Okefenokee Adventures, nestled on the bank of the historic Suwannee Canal, is your embarking point into the Okefenokee Swamp. We have everything you need to make your exploration of the swamp comfortable and enjoyable.
Accompany us on a guided tour of the Suwannee Canal, open marshes dotted with cypress Islands, and winding trails where alligators and turtles bask on the banks and sand hill cranes watch you drift by...
We have solo and tandem canoes and kayaks for rent. Don’t bother packing a lunch. Our Camp Cornelia Café offers sandwiches, salads, snacks and other refreshments. Enjoy them on our deck overlooking the canal or pack it with you.
Before you leave, you'll want to explore the bounty of educational and decorative gifts, tee–shirts, and momentos in our gift shop.
We love the Okefenokee Swamp and invite you to come and share this unique landscape with us.
– Chip and Joy Campbell