Located in rural south Georgia, the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge comprises almost 400,000 acres of swampland and cypress forests. Famed for its wildlife, the park offers some of the most primitive wilderness canoeing in the region. The Okefenokee Wildlife Refuge boasts a variety of wildlife – over four hundred species, with the alligator being the […]
Texas State Parks: McKinney Falls State Park
Located in south Austin, McKinney Falls State Park has been open to the public since 1976. From this location in Travis County, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is easily accessible. Named after one of the first colonists in the area, Thomas F. McKinney, the park still features the remains of his horse trainer’s cabin […]
Way Down Upon the Suwannee River
Florida state parks are a dream for Floridians and Snowbirds. If the roller coaster at Disney World isn’t your thing, roll down a river with paddle and canoe. North Florida’s Suwannee River Wilderness Trail is 170 miles long. The Suwannee River rises from the Okefenokee Swamp in Fargo, Georga and empties into the Gulf of […]