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Enjoy swamp parks, nature trails, bamboo garden, marine sanctuary, nature preserve wetlands centers, national wildlife refuges, walking - driving tours and more. They are great for family and group activities. |
| Nature Preserve Wetlands Centers & National Wildlife Refuges |
| Banks Lake National Wildlife Refuge - Enjoy sports fishing for largemouth bass, wildlife, boating, observation and nature photography. Free to the public. Located in Folkston, GA |
| Blackbeard Island National Wildlife Refuge - Half of the island is designated as a national wilderness area, with trails, beaches, birding and fishing. Free to the public. |
| Cay Creek Wetland Interpretive Center - Take the boardwalk and see marsh wetlands, native plants and wildlife. Free admission. In Midway, Georgia |
| Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge is 2,824 acres of saltwater, marshes and woods. It offers habitats attracting many species of birds. Over 15 miles of paved roads and trails offer visitor access. Located in Townsend, GA 31331 |
| Little Tybee Island - Just south of Tybee is Little Tybee Island, a wilderness island of marches, forests, and pristine uninhabited beaches. Enjoy beachcombing, fishing, picnicking, bird watching, nature hiking, kayaking, camping. No pets allowed. Open 7 days a week. Some areas are posted off limits. Admission is free. |
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Ossabaw Island - Accessible only by boat, this is Georgia's third-largest barrier island. Offers hiking, guided campling trips, scheduled group hunts and public beaches. Ossabaw Island on the Georgia coast…26,000 acres of maritime forest, tidal wetlands, wide beaches on the Atlantic Ocean. An unspoiled place set aside by the State of Georgia as a heritage preserve for natural, scientific, and cultural study, research, and education. Twenty minutes by boat from Savannah, yet worlds apart.
Ossabaw Island--where loggerhead sea turtles and endangered wood storks nest. Where students learn research techniques and the value of an unspoiled place. Where historic cultures are studied. Where photographers, writers, painters and musicians find inspiration. Must have boat access to island. Call or visit website for more info. Phone: 912-233-5104 - Address: 22814 GA Hwy. 144 - Website: http://www.ossabawisland.org/ |
| Savannah National Wildlife Refuge is a 29,000-acre refuge offers hiking, picnicking and wildlife viewing. Open: Sunrise-Sunset. Free admission and parking. In Savannah, Georgia |
| Gardens - Nature Trail - Marine Sanctuary & Swamp Park |
| Bamboo Farm and Costal Gardens is the oldest and largest collection of bamboo for public viewing on North America. Free admission, and donations are accepted. In Savannah, GA |
| Earth Day Nature Trail features a wading-bird habitat, an osprey and eagle nesting platform, wildlife observation decks and an observation tower. Open: Daily Sunrise-Sunset. Free admission and parking.Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired - Phone: 912-264-7218 – Address: One Conservation Way, Ste. 300, Brunswick, Georgia 31520 |
| Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary - About 20 miles off Sapelo Island, this reef is one if the largest near-shore live-bottom reefs in the SE. Open: Mon.-Fri. 8am-5pm. Free admission and parking. Phone: 912-598-2345 - Address: 10 Ocean Science Cir., Savannah, Georgia 31411 |
Okefenokee Swamp Park is located in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, the Okefenokee Swamp Park is a magnificent show-window for this natural wonderland.
Phone: 912-496-7836 – Address: US 1 S., Waycross, Georgia 31501 |
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| Outdoor Walking & Driving Tours |
| The Altamaha Historic Scenic Byway displays a collage of history; from Guale Indians and 16th and 17th century Spanish missionaries to the pre-colonial occupation of Fort King George; from hardy Scottish Highland soldiers and colonists to the rice and cotton planters who succeeded them. Descendants of early African slaves who built the 19th-century plantations live in the area today, contributing their culture and traditions to life in communities scattered along the byway. The Geechee community still survives on Sapelo Island and descendants of the 177 Scottish Highlanders who first settled Darien are scattered throughout McIntosh County. Enhanced by the archaeological remnants of a long ago era, this byway adds a rich cultural and historical note to the ecological beauty found in the present. Byway map, pictures and route directions. |
Blackshear Civil War Prison Camp - Visit this historic site of a Civil War prison. The prison was an open camp in an out-of-the-way place, surrounded by a guardline, including some heavy artillery pieces. It was considered as a 'corral for human beings.' The prison guards were mainly from the 2nd Georgia Reserve Regiment and 3 companies of the 4th Georgia Reserves.
Phone: 912-449-7044 – Address: Hwy 203 N., Blackshear, Georgia 31516 |
| Bonaventure Cemetery is the final resting place for several of Savannah’s most famous residents. Self-guided tours available. Open: Daily 8a.m.-5p.m. Free. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired Phone: 912-651-6843 – Address: 330 Bonaventure Rd., Savannah, Georgia 31404 |
| Colonial Park Cemetery - This burial ground is believed to be the gravesite of Button Gwinnett, one of the three Georgia signers of the Declaration of Independence. Open: Daily 8am - 5 pm. Amenities: Parking - Phone: 912-651-6843 - Address: 201 E. Oglethorpe Ave., Savannah, Georgia 31401 |
| Folkston Funnel Platform - On the east side of the CSX main line in Flokston, gather with other train-watchers to view approaching northbound and southbound trains. Open Daily. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms and Accessibility for mobility-impaired. Free admission. Phone: 912-496-2536 - Location: Folkston Funnel Rd., Folkston, GA |
| Geechee Heritage Cultural Tours are a collaboration of scholars and Gullah-Geechee researchers that have developed historical celebrations of the Georgia sea island history and culture. Phone: 912-631-7761 – Address: 2218 Bull St., Savannah, Georgia 31401 |
George Bancroft SSBN-643 Sail Exhibit - The sail of this decommissioned submarine is on display outside the security gate. Daily. Free. Phone: 912-882-2782
Address: Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base, 102 St. Marys Street, St. Marys, Georgia 31558 |
Historic Walking Tours of Savannah will let you discover the splendor of historic mansion, churches and the moss-draped oaks through the square of this enchanting city.
Phone: 912-233-0119 – Address: 135 Bull St., Savannah, Georgia 31401 |
| Horton House Ruins/ Horton’s Brewery Site - This house, dating from 1742, is one of the oldest standing tabby structures in the state and includes the ruins of Georgia’s first brewery. Tabby is a building material native to coastal Georgia, having crushed oyster shells as its principal ingredient. Located nearby is the old DuBignon family cemetery. Open: Daily. Free to view. Amenities: Parking and Accessibility for mobility-impaired. Phone: 912-635-3636, 877-4-JEKYLL - Address: N. Riverview Dr., Jekyll Island Georgia 31527 |
Laurel Grove South Cemetery - Dedicated on 1852 to the burial of slaves and free persons of color, this is the resting place of many of Savannah’s early prominent African-Americans.
Open: Daily 8a.m.-5p.m. Free. Amenities: Parking, and Accessibility for mobility-impaired.
Phone: 912-651-6772 – Address: 2101 Kollock St., Savannah, Georgia 31401 |
| McIntosh Sugar Mill Ruins - These ruins are believed to have been built in the late 1820's. It is a tabby structure with very thick walls. At the time the sugarhouse was constructed, it is believed that thick-walled buildings such as this tabby one built by McIntosh were essential to insure the warmth needed for Superior production of sugar. Phone: 912-882-4000 or Toll Free 800-868-8687 - Located Downtown St. Marys, Georgia 31558 Directions I-95, Exit 3 to Hwy 40. St. Marys |
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