By Linda Tancs
Touted as one of Georgia’s “Seven Natural Wonders,” Okefenokee Swamp (the largest blackwater wetland ecosystem in North America) is protected by the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. A great way to tour the area is via the Auto Tour Route (also known as Swamp Island Drive). The 7-mile paved road provides access to several hiking trails as well as Chesser Island Boardwalk, where you’ll find the Owl’s Roost Tower and its unparalleled view of the swamp prairies and the Okefenokee Wilderness. There are three major entrances and two secondary entrances to the refuge, the main one being near Folkston, where the Richard S. Bolt Visitor Center will orient you to all that the site has to offer.
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