Join us for a weekend of paddling the Okefenokee Swamp and the Suwannee River, rustic camping, and campfire cooking at Griffis Fish Camp.
Saturday morning we’ll leave camp at 8:30 and drive to Stephen C. Foster State park to launch.
We’ll paddle down Billy’s Lake, pass by Mixon’s Hammock and on through the Narrows and the Sill. If water levels are good we plan to paddle a mile up the Sill and wind our way back down to our lunch stop at the boat ramp by the Sill parking area. Then back on the trail to Griffis for a total of approximately 10 miles. Be prepared to portage your kayak over low spots and deadfall if the water is low.
Back at camp we’ll get the fire going and start cooking! Cooking is always optional but the more the merrier. There is no menu, absolutely anything goes. It’s all for campfire fun. Come sit around the fire and show us what you can do with your old cast iron, or roast hot dogs on a stick. Bring your own plates/bowls/utensils/drinks to help reduce waste.
Sunday morning will be a leisurely packing up, drinking coffee and eating cinnamon rolls cooked by the fire.
Campfire Cooking, Griffis Fish Camp 2024-12-13-15, Suwannee River paddle in the Okefenokee Swamp
When: Gather 4 PM, sunset 5:28 PM, Friday, December 13, 2024. Set up camp
Gather 8:45 AM, launch 9:30 AM, Sunset 5:38 PM, Saturday, December 14, 2024. Sunrise is 7:20 AM. Paddle 9.5 miles from SCFSP to Griffis. Build campfire and start cooking.
Sunday, December 15, 2024. Leisurely breakfast and pack up to go home.
Campsite: Griffis Fish Camp, 10333 Ga Highway 177 Fargo, Georgia 31631. From Fargo, travel south on US 441 to CR 177; turn left and travel 10 miles northeast; Griffis Fish Camp is on left in Clinch County.
Campsite GPS: 30.78246, -82.443594
Put In: Stephen C. Foster State Park Ramp, 17515 GA-177, Fargo, GA 31631. From Fargo, travel south on US 441 to CR 177; turn left and travel to Stephen C. Foster State Park, in Charlton County.
Bring: your favorite camping gear (hammock, tent, or RV, etc.),
the usual personal flotation device, boat, paddles, food, drinking water, warm clothes, and first aid kit.
Also trash pickers and trash bags: every WWALS outing is also a cleanup.
Mosquitoes can be bad at dusk so come prepared.
Please bring some firewood, it gets dark early in December so we’ll want to enjoy a nice campfire both nights and we’ll need it for cooking Saturday night.
Free: This outing is free to WWALS members, and $10 (ten dollars) for non-members.
Please prepay the $10 online:
https://wwals.net/outings
Or bring cash to the outing. Credit card payments may or may not be available.
We recommend you support the work of WWALS by
becoming a WWALS member today!
https://wwals.net/donations
Camping fees: Camping at Griffis Fish Camp is $6 per person per night, please have exact change. There is also a $2 launch fee. Tent, hammock and car campers do not need a reservation. We have the Red Top shelter #4 reserved and you can pitch your tent anywhere in that area. If you need hookup for a camper, call and reserve a site.
Park fees: Georgia State Park fees apply at Stephen C. Foster State Park. You can borrow a state park pass from any Georgia library if you don’t already have a pass. National Park Passes are also acceptable for entry.
Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/542653991770322/
https://www.meetup.com/withlacoochee-alapaha-suwannee-rivers-wwals-outings/events/303206783/
Duration: 2.5 days
Paddle: 10 miles, 5 hours
Shuttle: 7 miles, 15 minutes
Host: Shirley Kokidko
Contact: Shirley Kokidko
Backup: in case of bad weather or high or low water is: Cancel
More: For more WWALS outings and events as they are posted, see the WWALS outings web page, https://wwals.net/outings/. WWALS members also get an upcoming list in the Tannin Times newsletter.
This is why we need clean water, on the Suwannee River in the Okefenokee Swamp –Phil Royce, 2023-12-09, 30.8224033, -82.3820025
Many dishes at Griffis Fish Camp, 2023:12:09 17:32:32, 30.7829278, -82.4437752
-jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®
You can help with clean, swimmable, fishable, drinkable, water in the 10,000-square-mile Suwannee River Basin in Florida and Georgia by becoming a WWALS member today!
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