Cedar Hammock Canoe Shelter

One of my favorite platforms in Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge! The newly rebuilt platform is so nice, and roomy! This is a combo day use and camping shelter, 3 miles in from the launch at the Suwannee Canal Recreation Area. I guide tours in the swamp and I recently had 6 guests here, and they said this was their favorite (between this one and Round Top)!

Great place to do an overnight canoe trip. The platform is nice and open so you'll have a decent breeze all night. The outhouse also has a built in fan which helps to exhaust some of the fumes. Great view of the night sky and sunset as well if you have the luxury of sleeping with your tent's rainfly off. The platform functions as a day use platform as well, so be nice to the other visitors to the park who drop by to have lunch or picnic.

My wife and I stayed here the night of 10 December 2021. I loved every moment of it, she had two moments that gave her doubts and that was getting out of and back into the canoe with a rather large alligator chilling out in the grass next to the platform. We named him Leroy, and he never bothered us and we never bothered him. We got lucky and had a light breeze all night long and not a cloud in the sky. We saw more stars than we ever imagined. We both had enough cell signal to FaceTime our families (Verizon and Sprint, we haven’t joined cell plans yet, still newly weds) This place is so beautiful, it takes your breath away. Step out of your comfort zone and try this adventure.

Smaller than round top shelter and plastic decking is unlevel. Privy was very clean, nice location good 360⁰ views

A short paddle from the SCRA cedar hammock is a nice overnight getaway. Sunset and sunrise are very nice when the clouds cooperate.