Woodbine Riverwalk
The city of Woodbine is the county seat of Camden County in the state of Georgia (USA). The US Census of 2020 counted a little over a thousand residents.
The town is located on the shore of the Satilla River which flows into the Atlantic Ocean.
The Waterfront Park which is the location of the annual Crawfish Festival, is located on the Satilla and includes a boat launch and the beginning of the Woodbine Riverwalk.
The Riverwalk is a boardwalk that winds along the edge of the river, under the US Highway 17 Bridge and connects with the Rails to Trails where the railroad crossed the river years ago.
The Woodbine Riverwalk is also a part of the East Coast Greenway, the Coastal Georgia Greenway, and the Rails to Trails Conservancy.
Walking along the boardwalk is a peaceful experience. With the river on one side and marshland on the other you are likely to see several different species of birds. There are informative signs along the way and a bench about halfway from one end to the other if you decide to rest while enjoying the sights and sounds of nature.
The view in today’s featured photograph was taken with the bridge and Rails to Trails connection behind me and the boat launch and waterfront park ahead.
We didn’t set out to visit the park and boardwalk when we visited Woodbine. Actually, we didn’t know it even existed. We saw a sign for the park as we drove along Highway 17 and decided to see what the park had to offer. Turning off the highway to explore turned out to be an enjoyable experience.
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