LOCATE IT: Coastal Georgia

The Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens at the Historic Bamboo Farm is 51 acres of historic plants, ornamental gardens, lakes, early 20th-century buildings and modern pick-your-own berry fields.

The perfect spot for enjoying the intracoastal waterway and maritime forest, campsites are surrounded by palmettos and Spanish moss-draped oaks, and a boat ramp is popular with anglers who often take to the water before sunrise. This park provides a free, high mobility all-terrain wheelchair by reservation.

The perfect spot for enjoying the intracoastal waterway and maritime forest, campsites are surrounded by palmettos and Spanish moss-draped oaks, and a boat ramp is popular with anglers who often take to the water before sunrise. This park provides a free, high mobility all-terrain wheelchair by reservation.

Accessible by ferry from St. Marys GA

Ft. McAllister Marina is Richmond Hill’s only full-service marina. We are able to accommodate yachts up to 100 feet as well as your everyday runabouts.

South of Savannah on the banks of the Ogeechee River, this scenic park showcases the best-preserved earthwork fortification of the Confederacy. The shaded campground is bordered by tidal Redbird Creek, a boat ramp, fishing dock and nature trail.

Near the northern edge of the Okefenokee Swamp, this park’s lake offers opportunities for fishing, swimming and boating, and kayaks and bicycles are available for rent, as well as an 18-hole championship golf course.

Designed by David Love III, Laurel Island Links stands out from the crowd because of its well manicured Bermuda grass tees, fairways, greens, nearby marshlands and holes wandering along the Crooked River basin.

Explore the Okefenokee Swamp on a guided interpretive tour. Rent a canoe, kayak, boat or bike. Nature trails, boardwalk, observation tower.

Explore Georgia’s Natural Wonder from this convenient entry to the Okefenokee Wildlife Refuge. Tour by boat, train, canoe, or on the boardwalks.

Near historic Savannah, trails wind through maritime forest and past salt marsh, leading to a boardwalk and observation tower. Watch for deer, fiddler crabs, raccoon, egrets and other wildlife. This park provides a free, high mobility all-terrain wheelchair by reservation.

In Richmond Hill, the Timber Trail Facility boasts a baseball and softball complex with 8 fields and batting cages, two football fields, two full size gymnasiums, and several pickleball courts.

The Hanging Jail is a unique Gothic structure constructed after the previous jailhouses burned. It has been called the “Hanging Jail” through the years because of its tower casemate. No one was hanged at the jail.

Tidelands offers coastal ecology programs for the public & school groups, guided kayak tours, canoe rentals, and a live coastal species exhibit gallery.

12 acres of beautiful surroundings, paved roads, 35 lots – level concrete pad, Pull-thru sites with full hook-up, Big Rig-friendly, Serene picnic area. Pond – catch and release fishing, Laundry, Showers, WiFi at most sites

Circa 1813-1815. The Adam Strain Building is a stuccoed tabby two-store warehouse and the oldest commercial building in Darien.

Experience sea kayaking adventures with Altamaha Coastal Tours in one of the most beautiful and remote areas in the Southeast. Bottle-nosed dolphins, manatee, otters, alligators, deer, mink, eagles, osprey, and thousands of sea-birds make this area a best kept secret. Trips range from kayaking through blackwater swamps of cypress knees and giant old growth forests to camping on deserted islands with white-sand beaches.

Offers 56 campsites, rental cabins, bait, swimming area, picnic facilities, boat ramps, fishing, fishing pier, camp store, bath houses, laundry facility, wilderness trail, and wilderness surroundings.

The Altamaha Water Trail offers 138 miles of trail, originating near Lumber City at the confluence of the Oconee and Ocmulgee Rivers and emptying into the Atlantic Ocean near Darien.

The 17-mile Altamaha Scenic Byway passes Fort King George, Butler Island, the Darien waterfront, sweeping marsh views, and majestic Live Oaks draped with Spanish Moss and ends at the Sapelo Visitor Center.

The Altamaha Waterfowl Management Area at Altamaha WMA consists of 3,154 acres of managed waterfowl impoundments and some 27,000 acres of bottomland hardwoods and cypress-tupelo swamps. The property offers hunting opportunities for deer, turkey, small game, waterfowl, and dove.

The Ashantilly Center, known as ‘Old Tabby,’ was the mainland home of Thomas Spalding, early Georgia planter, legislator, and McIntosh County landowner. The Center hosts cultural and historic events and workshops.

Bailey Street Park is a gathering place where the community can cool off on a hot day in the pool or enjoy some time running free in the greenspace. A public art project added a mural depicting a tropical oasis.