Editing Lanier County, Georgia (section)

===National protected area===
[[File:Banks Lake National Wildlife Refuge Sign.jpg|thumb|upright|Banks Lake National Wildlife Refuge sign]]
The [[Banks Lake National Wildlife Refuge]], established in 1985, hosts approximately 20,000 visitors annually. It provides hiking, fishing, and boating opportunities on more than {{convert|4000|acre|km2}} of water, Banks Lake marsh, and swamp. The Robert Simpson III Nature Trail, dedicated in August 2001, is in the [[Lakeland, Georgia]] city limits on {{convert|75|acre|m2}} of pine and hardwood forests. The county is known for its excellent fishing in the [[Alapaha River]], [[Banks Lake National Wildlife Refuge]] as well as in its many small lakes.