Experiencing wildlife diversity is one of the things to do in the Okefenokee Swamp Park. While exploring, I recommend you look for the red-cockaded woodpecker, an indigo snake and a wood stork.

It’s full of life. It’s not a scary place.” Bednarek, executive director of Okefenokee Swamp Park and Adventures, isn’t just hoping to convince more people from Florida and Georgia to ...