Day 2 of 166 Days of RV Adventures in the Summer of 2026

We departed the Cary State Forest in Bryceville Florida on our way to Creekfire Resort in Savannah, Georgia. The first town we came to on US 301 was Callahan FL. Callahan is named for Daniel Callahan, who helped build a railroad there in 1854. Its major industries are timber and agriculture. It was home to one of the largest mulch manufacturing plants in the country. Now they are home to the only site in Florida permitted to handle papermill sludge and ash waste. Callahan is a town that is growing but has retained its small-town feel. The town is intersected by Florida A1A on the east, Florida 301 on the west, and U.S. 1 on the north and south ends of town – hence their town motto, Crossroads to the Future.

Just north of Callahan on US 301 is the AgriCycle Farm. This farm annually recycles hundreds of thousands of cubic yards of various industrial discard streams in order to supply millions of pounds of natural soil amendments, soil blends, and potting soil materials. They have the unique ability to recover, recondition, process, and ship a wide assortment of recovered residual streams in large volumes including papermill organic sludge, fly ash, precipitated carbonates, flume grit, wood yard waste, off-specification boiler fuel solids, stockpiled bark, shives, knots, butts, and other materials previously landfilled. 

The Florida Georgia State line is actually the St. Mary's River. It is a rambling stream of black-water that separates Florida & Georgia on the east coast. It starts in the Okefenokee Swamp and winds along a 130-mile path leading to the Atlantic Ocean & the Cumberland Sound. Total distance "as the crow flies" is about 40 miles.

Folkston Georgia is home to The Okefenokee Swamp. It is a shallow, 438,000-acre, peat-filled wetland straddling the Georgia–Florida line. A majority of the swamp is protected by the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge and the Okefenokee Wilderness. It is world renowned for its amphibian populations that are bio-indicators of global health. More than 600 plant species have been identified on refuge lands.

Jesup GA was named for Thomas Jesup, a general during the Second Seminole War. I love Drive-Ins! The Jesup Drive-In Movie Theatre is Georgia's oldest drive-in movie theater, was established in 1948 by Ward Riggins Sr. It operated as a single-screen venue until the early 1970s when Tim Cockfield acquired it. Following tornado damage to the original screen in the mid-1970s, a replacement was installed from the closed Swainsboro Drive-In, and the venue expanded to two screens. In 2011, Ralph and Jamie Hickox purchased and restored the theater, aiming to preserve its 1950s architectural features. The Jesup Drive-In has received state and local recognition for its community service including 2014 Wayne County Business of the year, Georgia Small business of the year in 2018 by the Georgia Downtown Association and 2025 Renaissance Award by the Georgia Cities foundation. The Theater was practically wiped out by Hurricane Helena in 2024 but was restored by the Hickox's and reopened in the spring of 2025.

Outside of Savannah is Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens, it was established as a bamboo grove around 1890, then taken over by the US Department of Agriculture in 1919. The gardens are now managed by the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. They are devoted to fostering research and education. Plants from all over the world can be found in their unique collections, including several trees and shrubs which are one-of-a-kind in the US. Their historic bamboo collection includes more than 70 species, and their internationally acclaimed camellia collection is one of the largest in the country, with 36 species blooming from October to March.

We arrived at Creekfire RV Resort, a Cove community. We are here for 3 nights. Our whole reason for stopping here was so Charlie could enjoy the lazy river. It was overcast this afternoon and a bit cool. Hopefully it will clear up and warm up tomorrow afternoon!

We enjoyed dinner at the Lakehouse on the property. We had great lakeside patio seats. We enjoyed a couple of drinks and a simple dinner. 

Praying we get a nice sunset to enjoy while we are here! 

Stay tuned for more Two Lane Adventures!