Welcome to the
"Land of Trembling Earth"

The Great Okefenokee Swamp is one of North America’s most unspoiled, fascinating and precious natural areas. It is the largest, intact and un-fragmented wetland wilderness swamp in North America. "Okefenokee" what the Creeks and Seminoles called, "Land of Trembling Earth" is approximately 700 square miles located in the southeast corner of Georgia, U.S.A.

The Okefenokee is crisscrossed by over 120 miles of paddle and motor boat water trails. It is a major destination for wetlands nature lovers paddlers and boaters. The Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge offers a controlled and limited number of overnight wilderness paddle trail permits. The overnight paddlers permits are issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (the administrative and management Government agency). A good number of wonderful easy to challenging day use paddle boat only trails and plenty of exciting and fun dual use paddle & motor boat trails are readily available for access without the need of a permit.

This site is sponsored by Okefenokee Pastimes Inc. a privately owned small business located right at the East Entrance of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge (the refuge headquarters entrance). Our web site okefenokee.com was designed to be both informative and entertaining. We hope you will have some fun, learn something new and enjoy yourself exploring our web site. If you have an interest in visiting the Okefenokee and the surrounding area, please consider using our business, Okefenokee Pastimes, for some or all of your travel service wants and needs while here. Treat yourself and try one of our many guided Eco-tours. Our Motorboat Tours are geared just for you & your group alone (a charter), using primarily a silent electric motor making the experience as quiet as paddling without the sore arms. Paddling is your thing, then investigate the Paddling Tours we offer. We also offer Package Tours that have both lodging and guided experiences combined and a little discount included. Give us the opportunity to provide for your Lodging (Cabins) or Camping (RV or Tent), Outfitting (Shuttles & boat rentals) needs and Art & Craft (Swamp Gas Gallery / gift / curio shop) items, while you are in this unique section of the Southeastern USA. 

For answers to Questions about Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge that are not related to Okefenokee Pastimes Inc. please contact the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge Folkston, GA.

For answers to questions concerning our business, Okefenokee Pastimes Inc. but not found on the web site please email us or call between 2pm & 6pm Tuesday - Saturday Eastern Standard Time (Check the contact page for email and phone contact info).

Okefenokee Pastimes Office is closed Mondays (our only day off) and Sundays except by prior reservation. Hours may change for Okefenokee Pastimes Special Seasonal Times - Summer - approximately June 5 to Sept. 15 & Winter - approximately Dec. 10 to Jan. 1 and/or sometimes until Jan. 30th. Please check current info on the contact page for Email phone and different communication info during those times.