Nice park with a view of the lake and a few picnic tables. This is a nice place to come chill for a…read morebit.

If you are driving around the local state roads you could be completely oblivious the massive Santa…read moreFe Lake which is on the outskirts of Melrose. Santa Fe Lake Park allows free access to the lake, an area to picnic, playground, and restrooms. There is a channel that goes from the boat ramp to the lake. I highly recommend if you do access the lake to make a note of where the channel to the boat ramp is as it is easily lost due to the many cypress trees that can hide it. Parking is ample as well. The park itself does not offer a view of the lake or any water activities other than the boat launch, it is a nice place to have a picnic. I launched my kayak from the boat launch, and enjoyed the park especially since it is free.

Spent my college years here skiing, sailing , a great place to get away when you live in Valdosta…read more A few miles south of Valdosta is Twin lakes , which is really a few lakes with the largest getting the all exclusive yacht club. Mind you, there is a limit on the size of craft and there are many types of boats , but the most fun is the snipe racing. I've sailed snipes on and off for my entire life and now have a 50 ft Benneteau in St Thomas, but the surreal calmness and serenity of sailing in a small sail boat in a shallow lake, moss laden trees along the shore is hard to Beat. This is the watering hole for Valdosta and for locals, this is a treasure. Pay a visit and have a picnic .

I really enjoy sailing the Georgia Snipe Championship here every year. It seems like the whole club…read moreis involved in putting on this great regatta. This is a very friendly place to sail.

We wanted to take a canoe trip down the Suwannee River and this place was conveniently located to…read morethe cabins in which we were staying. John and his son were super nice and helpful. We rented our canoe, we were taken to the launch site, the gentleman got the canoe down to the water, and we were on our way! We traveled about five miles down the river. It was very peaceful and an easy trip that's great even if you're not experienced with canoeing or kayaking. Once we got to our pickup point, we called John and he sent his son to come and pick us up. It made the whole trip easy and worry free. The equipment was in good shape and we felt at ease the entire time. I'd recommend getting rentals from this location if you want to enjoy a nice day on the river.

Love these guys! We took our scout troop down to the Suwannee River from Atlanta, and these guys…read morewere the best!. They were ready for us when we got there. they were ready for us when we got out of the river, and they are the nicest people on the planet. All of the equipment we rented (canoes, paddles, life jackets) were in good working order, and we had a great time. Over the past 6 years we have been there three times with great experiences, and we look forward to another decade of canoeing with them.

I had come to VWC to have my board repaired and get a quick wakeboard session to test it out. Trey…read moreand Luke were very helpful and had the parts that I needed. It's a great laidback atmosphere here and I will certainly be returning 10/10 would recommend!

This place is awesome; I can't wait to get out there on water again. Hidden gem of Georgia.read more

Love Stephen C. Foster is a great place for camping and see wild animals. Staffs are very friendly…read moreand knowledgeable about the place..

All of Georgia Parks are special and we are so fortunate to have so many to visit and unwind from…read moreour daily routines. We made it our goal to visit every state park during COVID. We would go to a different park every Wed and have a picnic. When parks became too far apart for a day trip we started staying in the park cabins. What an adventure!! We have learned so much about our state and country. Stephan C Foster might be a little out of the way but so worth the trip. Our boat ride with Alex through the Okefenokee Swamp was educational and fun. I encourage everyone to take the time to enjoy our state parks. PS: We have one state park left to visit. ENJOY

We rented from Jax Boat Rentals at the last minute on a Sunday. The owner was gracious and…read moreaccommodating giving us a once over on the boat and sent us on our way. The Bayliner was in good shape and served us well on our trip. We were able to see lots of dolphins downtown and cruise to Mayport. We will definitely rent again.

Great experience from beginning to end. Super simple booking and everything went just as planned…read more The guides were great and provided superb guidance.

It's so worthwhile! We had 3 young kids 20m,4,&5. They were highly engaged in everything going on…read moreand it was a safe fun way to immerse yourself in the swamp! You'll get to see so many alligators incredibly close along with spotting other wildlife like turtles, owls and other birds. The plant life alone is worth the trip because the guides will bring you up close and let you experience it! They even passed a cup around of the swamp water offering people to take a sip of it if you wanted haha the guides were awesome the boat was comfortable and spacious with more than enough room to see everything. The gift shop has more than enough snacks and drinks to refuel and loads of merch to bring home to remember your super cool experience! I would do this experience again. It's great!

Okefenokee Swamp is 700 sq mi, half the size of the state of Rhode Island…read more There are three park entrances: in Waycross, GA, Folkston, GA, and Fargo, GA. This review is for the Okefenokee Adventures entrance in Folkston. We drove to the Visitor's Center after paying park admission. I had bought boat tour ticket ahead of time online. Show your tix in the gift shop and board the boat. Our guide was very informative and made sure to give an unrushed thorough look at any gator we spotted, plus other wildlife. Our tour was Christmas time and we saw plenty of creatures out and about. After the boat tour we hiked a couple nearby trails. Learned that white paint rings on trees are those with endangered woodpecker species. They have an old settlement set up to show a sand yard, which was used to stop forest fires, and to observe or track (footprints) of wildlife attempting to attack livestock or pillage food storage. They offer overnight camping tours for up to five nights. Our guide said, for example, 3 nights is $500pp, and that is all inclusive including gear. Campsites are on floating platforms in the swamp. Yes, amidst the population of 12,000-15,000 alligators living in the swamp (and we saw a TON of them just off the Visitor's Center! There are barred owls making crazy calls all night, and two types of nocturnal aquatic salamanders that hunt fish and can be seen with a flashlight overnight. Everything was clean, quiet, and felt serene/relaxing, just as we'd hoped.

Didn't get chance to use service because river flooded. Up to that point Anderson was fan and…read moreprofessional. Next time I'm in area, plan to use them.

A friend and I took the pontoon boat ride on a Sunday afternoon with Captain Charlie. I had so many…read morebeautiful photo ops and took advantage of them all! The captain shared tons interesting information, history and stories. The boat ride alone was relaxing and extremely enjoyable. I would recommend this experience for everyone.