Swamp Island Drive
The Swamp Island drive is located at the Suwannee Canal Recreation Area in Folkston, GA. This is a self-guided auto tour “lollipop route” of a total 7.4 miles. Lollipop routes are routes that go in and come out the same way, but have a small loop at the end for seamless turnaround. Swamp Island Drive has 12 numbered markers that indicate walking trails, historic sites, and other interesting points of interest. The drive starts after the fee booth, but before you reach the parking lots. There is no running water on this tour route so have full water bottles and plan for no sinks. There are pit toilets with hand sanitizer at the Chesser Island Homestead and Chesser Island Boardwalk parking lots.
Grab a brochure at the start of the drive near the Canal Diggers Trail parking area, in the main parking lot kiosk, or in the Visitor Center. These brochures explain each numbered marker along the tour. Along the route you'll find places to pull over for wildlife viewing. Please do not block the road and move to the side for others to pass you.