Georgia State Parks · Georgia
Okefenokee State Park
Georgia State Parks · Georgia, United States
- Sites
- 56
- Hookups
- 55 electric, 55 with water, 1 no hookups
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Laundry
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 151 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1 · certified dark-sky place
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile none · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Nearest town
- Fargo
- Address
- 17515 Highway 177
- Phone
- (912)637-5274
76 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Okefenokee State Park is a Georgia state park campground with 56 sites near Fargo. Site mix: 55 standard electric/water hookup campsites; 1 primitive group-capacity "Pioneer Camping" area(s) (no hookups). This park's RA inventory also lists 9 Cottages, 1 Event Room, 10 Other Overnight Accommodations, 3 Picnic Shelters (day-use/lodging, not counted as camping). Reservable through Georgia State Parks' own ReserveAmerica contract (gastateparks.reserveamerica.com).
Fees
Pioneer Camping: $55.00/night; Campsite Electric: $40.00/night. *Listed rate(s) exclude the ParkPass, hookup attribute fees, taxes, and incremental charges per this park's own fee-table footnote. Plus Georgia's statewide $10/vehicle daily ParkPass (paid once per stay by overnight guests; gastateparks.org/ParkPass), a ReserveAmerica reservation processing fee, and any electric/water hookup attribute fee not included in the listed site rate. Pets are welcome on a leash no longer than six feet (gastateparks.org/FAQs, confirmed live).
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 41° | 26° | 78° | 5 of 11 |
| February | 70° | 50° | 36° | 81° | 0 of 11 |
| March | 76° | 54° | 33° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| April | 80° | 58° | 45° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 87° | 67° | 54° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 89° | 73° | 63° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 91° | 75° | 72° | 100° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 91° | 75° | 70° | 98° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 87° | 73° | 63° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 80° | 61° | 43° | 91° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 72° | 53° | 36° | 84° | 0 of 10 |
| December | 67° | 49° | 33° | 81° | 0 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Nearby campgrounds
- Laura S Walker State Park · Georgia State Parks · 24 mi · 46 sites
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- Seventeen Mile Primitive Camp · USDA Forest Service · 34 mi
- West Tower Primitive Camp · USDA Forest Service · 37 mi
- Turkey Run Trailhead · USDA Forest Service · 38 mi
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