The Woodpecker Trail is a scenic and historic route along state routes 25/121, through North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. The route, once billed as "the shortest route to Florida's West Coast," stretches from Charlotte, North Carolina, to St. Petersburg, Florida-a total of 620 miles. Total mileage through Georgia is 204 miles, beginning in Augusta/Richmond County and ending in Folkston/Charlton County. As evoked in Warren Harvey's song, the trail features many quaint small towns, farms, and historic and natural attractions.

Established in 1947, by the Woodpecker Route Association, the route was well traveled from the 1950s to 1970s. The probable origin of the name is the numerous woodpeckers that inhabit the pine forests
along the route.

Recently a new organization, The Woodpecker Trail Association, has been established to promote this alternative route to visitors that want to escape the crowded, high- speed interstates to see the "real" Georgia!


Lake Mercer and Walking Trail


Altamaha River