Okefenokee & Satilla Expeditions LLC

08/03/2025

Thank you to Connie and Jim! We had a great time on our trip to Coffee Bay.

08/03/2025

I had a trip for this weekend that rescheduled because of upcoming storms, so with my new free night, I decided to kayak camp on the beautiful Suwannee River before the storms roll in. Look at my gorgeous campsite! This serene spot got my heart singin Old Folks at Home... Wayyyy down upon the Suwannee River....

Let me outfit and/or guide your river trip - get started at okefenokee-satilla.com! (ramen is for my own personal trips... you get something a little more fancy!)

06/03/2025

Views at Coffee Bay Shelter, 6 miles into the Okefenokee Swamp. We had a peaceful paddle there, and were treated to the sounds of Barred Owls all around as night fell. The prairie view in the first photo is at the rear of the platform. The second view is on the small strip of land looking at the shelter and the Suwannee Canal beside it. This 12 mile trip over 2 days (6 miles each way) is an easy intro to paddle camping in the Land of the Trembling Earth.

We passed a large group paddling to Canal Run, 4 miles past Coffee Bay, on the way out on the second day. Later, we approached two guys in a canoe heading up the Canal. I asked where they were heading to. They said, "Coffee Bay!" I replied, "Oh we left there! I left the lights on for y'all and beer in the fridge!" They laughed. One of my favorite parts of paddling the Swamp are the brief exchanges with other adventurers we pass each other on the water trails!

Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge has a huge network of beautiful water trails. Come out and explore them!

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04/03/2025

I just got home from guiding a great Okefenokee canoe camping trip for a couple from Michigan! We went to Coffee Bay (including this lunch break on Tater Rake Run). More pics to come!

I have several emails and messages to catch up on, so if you're waiting on a response from me about your upcoming tour or tour request I will get back to you as soon as I can!

03/03/2025

Paddling is meditative... even when you live in Waycross and frequently paddle where the trains pass near the river!

I'll be providing private guide service to a couple from up north tomorrow on their trip to Coffee Bay in Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. What is private guide service versus a full camping tour?

I'm providing trip guidance and Naturalist teaching, but they are providing all their own camping equipment, gear, food, and will be cooking their own meals. They will also be renting a canoe. With my typical camping tours, I provide everything all in one package so all my guests have to do is show up with their personal belongings. No matter how my guests choose to do their trips, I love to be a part of it and help make beautiful memories!

Private guide service by request only, email [email protected] with your request, or check our website at www.okefenokee-satilla.com to see our upcoming public tours or request a private, all-inclusive guided day tour or camping tour!

- Jenny

26/02/2025

This traveler, Jose, came all the way from Seville, Spain to adventure into the Land of the Trembling Earth with us. He told me that when he was a little boy, he had a book about places all over the world, and the Okefenokee Swamp was in it. Since he was a little boy, it had been his dream to see the Swamp.

He reached out to me after seeing a video I posted on YouTube, and not long after, I took him out on a four hour private boat tour through the prairies of the east side of the Swamp. 3 miles out, we were blessed with the presence of this young Barred Owl sitting in the bushes in Chesser Prairie. He was so excited to see everything, especially this owl. I love this memory!

People from all over the world come here to see our wonderful Swamp. I consider myself so lucky to have grown up here, and now that I hold a Federal guiding permit here and run this business, I consider myself extra lucky.

If you've been dreaming of visiting Okefenokee, I hope you make plans to do so soon, and if it's with us, you're supporting a locally owned and operated small business. Thank you all for your love and support!

24/02/2025

Sunset on the water is good for the soul! Get outdoors with our guided single day and multi-day paddle tours at okefenokee-satilla.com!

21/02/2025

How many Ware Countians get to wear a hat knit just for them from a Kiwi? I received this amazing gift from a couple who, in December, had me outfit and partially guide their trek across Okefenokee on the Red Trail (Kingfisher Landing, NE entrance, to Stephen C. Foster State Park, West entrance). Susan and Carrie came from New Zealand and adventured across the Swamp! They sent me this beautiful hand knit beanie in the mail afterwards as a gift.

It finally got cold enough again to don my new favorite beanie and I had to take a picture today at the Suwannee River in Fargo, GA!

Thank you all for your love and support of this small local business. I love Okefenokee, our local rivers, forests, and towns, and I am so proud to share our little world of Southeast Georgia with the whole world!

20/02/2025

Got stress? We've got the solution.

Paddling is an amazing way to connect with nature, unplug for a while, slow down, and listen to the world around you. Our days move so fast- slow it down and float around with us on a trip in the ecological wonder of the Swamp, or in one of our beautiful southeastern rivers.

Private and public trips available. Get started at www.okefenokee-satilla.com!

18/02/2025

I've been lucky enough to witness head slaps in the Swamp before, but I've never been fortunate to get it on video! What a cool capture.

14/02/2025

Ready to cross the Okefenokee Swamp with us?

A camper generously opened his 2 day, 1 night cross-swamp trip to public registration! April 10th through 11th, we'll depart from the east side of the Land of the Trembling Earth, paddle to Canal Run Canoe Shelter and camp in the middle of the Swamp at the end of the historic Suwannee Canal, and then continue through cypress forest and Billy's Lake to end on the west side at Stephen C. Foster State Park.

We'll paddle 10 miles on day 1 and 7 miles on day 2.

Registration is $350.00 per person plus tax, plus a shuttle fee that will be equally divided amongst the participants after a final head count. Fee includes your kayak or canoe, camping equipment and gear, meals and snacks, permit fees, guidance, local Naturalist expertise, and digital photos of your adventure.

Only a few spots are available, so contact me ASAP at [email protected] to register! See less

13/02/2025

New phone, better photos! And what better way to start off with a new one than by snapping a friend of mine, fellow swamp guide Dan Jones, as he and a friend ended their Suwannee River paddle trip at Cone Bridge Landing. I shuttled them back up to their vehicles at Fargo after their 2.5 day adventure on this premier southern paddling river.

They reported no deadfall obstructing the river in that section.

Request your river shuttle or all-inclusive guided paddle trip on the beautiful Suwannee by emailing [email protected]!

10/02/2025

"Paddling in a swamp!? With alligators? Oh I could never do that!"

I've heard this many times over the years! It brings me so much joy when people actually want to give it a try... they discover it's totally unlike what they were expecting. Just look at this beautiful scene from a private paddle trip a group of friends took with me last year on the west side of Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge... swamp serenity!

Your personalized private swamp tour begins at okefenokee-satilla.com 🌿

09/02/2025

08/02/2025

Happy Okefenokee Swamp Day!

Okefenokee is such an amazing wetland right here in our backyards in Southeast Georgia. I consider myself lucky to be a Ware County native that grew up going to "the Swamp"! What are some of my favorite things to appreciate about our Okefenok?:

🌿 This 438,000 acre wetland is one of the last large intact wetlands left in the world.

🌿 Its peat-forming nature means that it constantly sequesters carbon in its mucky depths.

🌿 Miles upon miles of wilderness water trails spiderweb through its prairies and forests, making each visit a new adventure!

📸: I snapped this handsome swamp denizen on the Red Trail on the west side of Okefenokee.

06/02/2025

For small business owners like myself, a hand-written card means the world! I have a little cork board in our kitchen where I've put up cards I've received over the years. I love looking back over them. This is my most recent one... thank you Rod and Mari!

They paddled the with me on a private kayak tour this winter. Now is a beautiful time to get out there- there are dates available throughout February, March, and April, so get in touch to book a trip soon! Email me at [email protected] to request your personalized private tour, or visit okefenokee-satilla.com!