The Alapaha’s tea-colored tannin waters class it as a blackwater river, flowing below bald cypress, longleaf, slash, and loblolly pines, and majestic oaks, with great blue herons, snapping turtles, alligators, and fish.
This is a place I grew up. We always floated down the river from Hotchkiss Rd. to the bridge off HWY 84 nearby. This newly constructed boat ramp makes it easy getting in and out of the river.