Camping on the Suwanee

We set out this week to camp at Suwanee River State Park (SRSP) and try to find some springs suitable for snorkeling. We left in the rain, drove all the way there in and out of the rain, and it rained for two days and nights and we just gave up and came home. We checked out some springs but the water was what the divers called "green" and without any sunshine didn't look to inviting for snorkeling. So snorkeling didn't work out either. SRSP campground is beautiful and offers several hiking trails. We did a short hike, in the rain, with umbrellas. Of course, lots of history here. We did have a camp visitor. This little squirrel came to visit right after we arrived and just came right up to us and then she returned the next morning and entertained us while we enjoyed our morning coffee. Her favorite dish seemed to be mushrooms.

We spotted a cardinal and a hawk but with the weather even the wildlife was staying home. When we hiked down to the river we saw some fish jumping also. We do plan to return, hopefully in better weather.

One of the springs we checked out was Falmouth Springs. This looks like a really good place to have a family picnic and let the kids play in the spring, however it was not conducive to snorkeling. This is a basin where the springs bubble up and flow down a short river straight into a cave and back underground. There are several spots around the area where the aquifer comes to the surface in the form of springs and rivers only to disappear again back underground. It is really very interesting.

Before we left Mama told me that our first family camp trip (in the old cattle truck) was to Suwanee River State Park sometime around 1965. Then Daddy told me the first trip he and Mama took in the little RV was to Suwanee River (they can't remember the date). And this was my official first trip in the little RV so I guess I've come full circle.

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