Okefenokee SwampThe mysterious Okefenokee Swamp comprises 700 square miles
(1,813 sq km) of wet, green wilderness stretching across the
southern part of coastal Georgia. The largest peat-producing bog in
North America, Okefenokee is a national treasure because it
provides a refuge for a vast number of animals and plants that
thrive in its lakes, islands and wetlands. The park consists of
different environments, from towering cypress stands in still
waters to vast prairie grasslands in other areas. Visitors have
four parks to choose from when pursuing an Okefenokee experience:
three of the parks are on the east side of the swamp and one on the
southwestern side. All three offer sightseeing, boating and fishing
opportunities. The southwestern park is Stephen C. Foster State
Park, featuring cypress swamps, at the headwaters of the Suwannee
River, near Fargo. Laura S. Walker State Park is near Waycross, on
the swamp's margin. South of Waycross Okefenokee Swamp Park has
some alligators, snakes and othe
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