Print it. Bag it. Bring it.Phones die, screens crack, and most of this water has no signal. Print this map, fold it into a zip-top bag or dry bag with your license, and you have a backup your electronics can’t give you. Every marker is numbered so you can say exactly where you are.
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carters Ford Road Southwest Warren County | Bridge crossing | 33.47744, -82.87061 | The first mapped crossing on the river. On the upper Ogeechee the road bridges are the only places to reach the water for 90 km. |
| 2 | Powelton Road Hancock-Warren county line | Bridge crossing | 33.43717, -82.84685 | Public road crossing; no ramp and no parking on the record. |
| 3 | Macon Highway Warren County | Bridge crossing | 33.29546, -82.78154 | GA 16 crossing. No mapped access here, but it breaks a long bridgeless stretch. |
| 4 | Agricola Road Jefferson-Glascock county line | Bridge crossing | 33.19777, -82.74104 | The last crossing above the GA 88 ramp, about 35 km upstream of it. |
| 5 | State Highway 88 DNR-WRD, Jefferson County | Access / boat ramp | 33.04463, -82.60337 | The uppermost public ramp on the Ogeechee, at the Fall Line Freeway crossing. The USGS gauge sits within a few metres of it. |
| 6 | USGS gauge - Ogeechee River at GA 88 USGS streamgage | USGS gauge | 33.04458, -82.60367 | The stage and discharge gauge the water page reads. Coordinates come from the site roster. |
| 7 | US Highway 1 (SR4) DNR-WRD, Jefferson County | Access / boat ramp | 32.96782, -82.39027 | DNR ramp at the US 1 crossing, 37 km below the GA 88 ramp. |
| 8 | State Highway 78 DNR-WRD, Jefferson County | Access / boat ramp | 32.86993, -82.31930 | DNR ramp at the Midville Highway crossing. |
| 9 | Oliver Bridge WMA DNR, Bulloch County | Access / boat ramp | 32.49453, -81.55600 | The only public access in the 142 km between the GA 78 ramp and Morgan's Bridge. Canoe access and bank fishing; status not stated on the DNR record. |
| 10 | Morgan's Bridge (SR204) DNR-WRD, Bryan County | Access / boat ramp | 32.07971, -81.38559 | DNR ramp at the GA 204 crossing, where the river turns tidal. OSM slipway confirms. |
| 11 | Joyner's Corner Tackle shop, Bryan County | Point of interest | 32.08193, -81.37222 | Mapped as a fishing shop about 1 km from Morgan's Bridge - the only tackle storefront found on the whole river. |
| 12 | Great Ogeechee Lakes Chatham County Parks & Recreation | Park / conservation area | 32.04236, -81.34689 | County park on the tidal river below the Canal Trail. |
| 13 | Savannah Ogeechee Canal Trail Chatham County Parks & Recreation | Park / conservation area | 32.02176, -81.31997 | Trail park along the old Savannah-Ogeechee Canal on the river's north bank. |
| 14 | Blue Sky Preserve Chatham County Parks & Recreation | Park / conservation area | 31.99888, -81.30326 | County preserve on the tidal river above King's Ferry. |
| 15 | Kings Ferry DNR-CRD, Chatham County | Access / boat ramp | 31.97862, -81.28800 | Coastal Resources ramp at the US 17 crossing. Tidal water; no bank fishing on the DNR record. |
| 16 | Fort McAllister Marina Private marina, Bryan County | Access / boat ramp | 31.88580, -81.21209 | Marina ramp near the mouth; fee. |
| 17 | Fort McAllister / Ogeechee River DNR-CRD, Bryan County | Access / boat ramp | 31.88924, -81.20380 | The lowest public ramp on the river, beside Fort McAllister. Tidal. |
| 18 | Fort McAllister State Park Georgia State Parks & Historic Sites | Park / conservation area | 31.88532, -81.19465 | State park and Civil War earthwork at the mouth. Mapped about 1 km off the channel. |
Gauge: USGS 02200120 — OGEECHEE RIVER AT GA 88, NEAR GRANGE, GA. Live flow on the web page.
Species: Black Crappie, Bowfin, Chain Pickerel, Channel Catfish, Flathead Catfish, Largemouth Bass, Longnose Gar, Redbreast Sunfish
Regulations: georgiawildlife.com/fishing-regulations
Emergency: call 911 and give the number of the nearest point on this map plus its coordinates.
Georgia 88 bridge near Grange - the crossing at the gauge, with informal launching.
Rocky Ford landing in Screven County - established ramp on the middle river.
Highway 24 bridge landing near Millen - public access with parking.
Dover landing off Highway 80 - a widely used middle-river launch.
Kings Ferry Park on Highway 17 south of Savannah - developed lower-river access and ramp.
Morgan's Bridge landing in Bulloch County - middle-river ramp near Statesboro.
Fort McAllister State Park - tidewater access near the mouth at Ossabaw Sound.
Spring: the best redbreast fishing of the year as the water warms, with shad and striped bass entering the lower river.
Summer: low, clear, warm blackwater with excellent sunfish and bass fishing from a small boat.
Fall: falling water, concentrated fish and the strongest catfish months of the year.
Winter: higher, colder water after the winter rains and very limited guided activity.