Banks Lake National Wildlife Refuge 
Highway 122
Folkston, GA 31537
912-496-7366
http://www.fws.gov/refuge/Banks_Lake/
Wildlife Refuge: Birding, Fish, Hike, Picnic, RV, Walk, Water Sports
Banks Lake National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is located in Lanier County, near Lakeland, GA, as part of a much larger blackwater system. The refuge was established in 1985 for the protection and conservation of this unique environment as well as migratory and resident wildlife. Banks Lake is natural pocosin or sink of ancient geologic origin.