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St. Simons Sound

Near Crooked River State Park, take and historic sites, all contributing to a
a ferry from St. Marys to the 17.5 mile- unique wilderness experience.
long Cumberland Island National Back on the mainland, a few miles to the
Seashore which provides outdoor west, is the Okefenokee National Wildlife
enthusiasts with salt marshes, nearly Refuge, known for its alligators and other
deserted beaches, birding, wild horses, marquee Southern species and recognized

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See gopher tortoises, fiddler crabs, Spanish moss-draped oaks, and a nature
herons, and other coastal birds, or put trail that winds through maritime forest and
your boat into the water before sunrise to salt marsh. West of Crooked River, near
fish for the catch of the day at Crooked Waycross, is Laura S. Walker State Park,
River State Park. Practically on the border home to many fascinating creatures and
between Georgia and Florida, Crooked River plants, with opportunities for boating, skiing,
State Park offers campsites surrounded by fishing, and playing golf.
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