About Us
The Wonderworld of Okefenokee is a significant part of America’s heritage, a beautifully preserved segment of what was here when America began. The swamp is considered the headwaters of the Suwannee and St Marys Rivers. Both Okefenokee Swamp Park and Okefenokee Adventures provide a unique opportunity for accessing the Okefenokee Swamp.
The Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, which comprises over 80% of the world renowned Okefenokee Swamp, was established to conserve the unique qualities of the Okefenokee Swamp for future generations to enjoy. Habitats provide for threatened and endangered species, such as red-cockaded woodpecker, wood storks, indigo snakes, and a wide variety of other wildlife species. It is world renowned for its amphibian populations that are bio-indicators of global health. More than 600 plant species have been identified on refuge lands. The Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge has 353,981 acres of National Wilderness Area within the refuge boundaries. In addition, the refuge is a Wetland of International Importance (RAMSAR Convention – 1971) because it is one of the world’s largest intact freshwater ecosystems. The Okefenokee Swamp Park and Okefenokee Adventures staff work closely with the refuge to ensure the public leaves with a great appreciation for this special place.
Okefenokee Swamp Park
Waycross, GA
The Okefenokee Swamp Park (OSP) opened its doors to the world at the northern entrance into the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge almost 75 years ago and has welcomed millions of visitors since that time.
Located mostly in Dixon Memorial State Forest south of Waycross, Georgia, the Okefenokee Swamp Park, is known for lily-decked water trails, with their reflective waters mirroring the overhanging beauty which lead to all points in this vast wilderness of islands, lakes, jungles, forest and prairies. The Okefenokee Swamp Park is a rare experience for every member of the family. Extravagantly beautiful, the swamp, nearly a half million acres, carries you back into the world’s prehistory. Boat tours, available to book online or in-person, on original Indian waterways, wilderness walkways, Pioneer Island and native animals in their own habitat, all combine to weave a spell of pioneer American life.
The Okefenokee Swamp Park is a non-profit operating under a long-term lease and is not supported by federal or state funds.
Okefenokee Swamp Park
Waycross, GA
The Okefenokee Swamp Park (OSP) opened its doors to the world at the northern entrance into the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge almost 75 years ago and has welcomed millions of visitors since that time.
Located mostly in Dixon Memorial State Forest south of Waycross, Georgia, the Okefenokee Swamp Park, is known for lily-decked water trails, with their reflective waters mirroring the overhanging beauty which lead to all points in this vast wilderness of islands, lakes, jungles, forest and prairies. The Okefenokee Swamp Park is a rare experience for every member of the family. Extravagantly beautiful, the swamp, nearly a half million acres, carries you back into the world’s prehistory. Boat tours, available to book online or in-person, on original Indian waterways, wilderness walkways, Pioneer Island and native animals in their own habitat, all combine to weave a spell of pioneer American life.
The Okefenokee Swamp Park is a non-profit operating under a long-term lease and is not supported by federal or state funds.
Okefenokee Adventures
(Located within the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge)
Folkston, GA
As a partner with Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge’s Vistor Services, it is the job here at Okefenokee Adventures to help you have a memorable and rewarding Okefenokee experience. The Okefenokee offers a lot to do, see, and experience! You can arrange for a guided interpretive tour with one of our professional guides. You can explore the swamp’s waterways on your own by canoe, kayak or boat. You can drive or bike the Swamp Island Drive, and you can relax on the porch of the historic Chesser Homestead on Chesser Island. Hike trails through pines and hardwoods and swamp. Let our Refuge Visitor Center make learning about the Okefenokee fun. You can browse in our gift shop and relax on our screened-in porch while enjoying the best food in the swamp from our Camp Cornelia Café.
Okefenokee Adventures was founded by Chip & Joy Campbell in 2000 as a true passion project. None of Chip and Joy Campbell’s friends and family were surprised when they chose to leave North Carolina’s vibrant and bustling Research Triangle area to move to south Georgia’s famous Okefenokee Swamp. Chip, a Georgia native, has been exploring the Okefenokee since he was a 12-year-old Boy Scout. Chip introduced Joy to the region during their college days at North Carolina State University.
The Okefenokee Adventures acquisition and merger is fortunate to have Joy Campbell continuing as the primary ambassador to the public at Okefenokee Adventures in her role as General Manager. Chip Campbell will serve to guide the operation strategically as an advisor and VIP guide.
Joy Campbell shared that, “Chip and I are very proud of what we’ve accomplished in the 20 years since we started Okefenokee Adventures. We love sharing this awesome place and its story with people who come here from all over the world and we’re excited to be partnering with our friends at the Okefenokee Swamp Park as we turn the page on the next chapter. The adventure continues!”
In the words of Chip Campbell, “We have talked for years about how our different Okefenokee entrances could better work together to serve our visitors, as well as how we might collaborate on issues of common concern and speak for the Okefenokee community as a whole. And, at this point in our lives, Joy & I have been talking a lot about our next steps. Bringing Okefenokee Adventures under the umbrella of the area’s oldest non-profit conservation education organization, the Okefenokee Swamp Park, Inc. brings it all together in a partnership that works for all of us who love the swamp!”
Chip & Joy Campbell
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Okefenokee Adventures
(Located within the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge)
Folkston, GA
As a partner with Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge’s Vistor Services, it is the job here at Okefenokee Adventures to help you have a memorable and rewarding Okefenokee experience. The Okefenokee offers a lot to do, see, and experience! You can arrange for a guided interpretive tour with one of our professional guides. You can explore the swamp’s waterways on your own by canoe, kayak or boat. You can drive or bike the Swamp Island Drive, and you can relax on the porch of the historic Chesser Homestead on Chesser Island. Hike trails through pines and hardwoods and swamp. Let our Refuge Visitor Center make learning about the Okefenokee fun. You can browse in our gift shop and relax on our screened-in porch while enjoying the best food in the swamp from our Camp Cornelia Café.
Okefenokee Adventures was founded by Chip & Joy Campbell in 2000 as a true passion project. None of Chip and Joy Campbell’s friends and family were surprised when they chose to leave North Carolina’s vibrant and bustling Research Triangle area to move to south Georgia’s famous Okefenokee Swamp. Chip, a Georgia native, has been exploring the Okefenokee since he was a 12-year-old Boy Scout. Chip introduced Joy to the region during their college days at North Carolina State University.
The Okefenokee Adventures acquisition and merger is fortunate to have Joy Campbell continuing as the primary ambassador to the public at Okefenokee Adventures in her role as General Manager. Chip Campbell will serve to guide the operation strategically as an advisor and VIP guide.
Joy Campbell shared that, “Chip and I are very proud of what we’ve accomplished in the 20 years since we started Okefenokee Adventures. We love sharing this awesome place and its story with people who come here from all over the world and we’re excited to be partnering with our friends at the Okefenokee Swamp Park as we turn the page on the next chapter. The adventure continues!”
In the words of Chip Campbell, “We have talked for years about how our different Okefenokee entrances could better work together to serve our visitors, as well as how we might collaborate on issues of common concern and speak for the Okefenokee community as a whole. And, at this point in our lives, Joy & I have been talking a lot about our next steps. Bringing Okefenokee Adventures under the umbrella of the area’s oldest non-profit conservation education organization, the Okefenokee Swamp Park, Inc. brings it all together in a partnership that works for all of us who love the swamp!”
Chip & Joy Campbell
