

Named for David Blackshear, the founder of nearby Fort Early. Bradley Weidenhamer, 10, male: June 19, 1993: He was killed while wading in the Loxahatchee River at … The American alligator inhabits the southeastern portion of the United States and is found in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Texas.

With 46 campsites and 15 cottages for rent, a sand beach, smooth water for tubing and skiing, and great fishing, this is a great place to take the family for the weekend to explore a new part of Georgia. There's a lot of lakes in Florida that are artificially created that don't naturally have alligators like the lakes that they make inside of resort communities.
