Paddling near St. Marys, GA

Sitting in Camden County at the southeastern corner of Georgia, St. Marys is the mainland gateway to Cumberland Island National Seashore and threads through miles of rivers, tidal creeks, and estuaries draining to the Atlantic. Paddlers reach the blackwater St. Marys River, which runs 135 miles from the Okefenokee to the ocean, plus Crooked River State Park just minutes from downtown and the Okefenokee Swamp about 40 minutes west.