Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge




The Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge is a 402,000‑acre (1,627 km) National Wildlife Refuge located in Charlton, Ware, and Clinch Counties of Georgia, and Baker County in Florida, United States. The refuge is administered from offices in Folkston, Georgia. The refuge was established in 1937 to protect a majority of the 438,000 acre (1,772 km) Okefenokee Swamp. The name "Okefenokee" is a Native American word meaning "trembling earth."