Rincon and the surrounding area offer a range of options for a trip: public waterfront facilities, tours on Ebenezer Creek, nature activities and historic sites. If you’re looking for hotels in Rincon, you can start by considering whether water, history or a particular date will shape your stay. Planning requirements also vary: Backwater Expeditions operates by advance reservation only, while the Rincon Community Market follows a regular Saturday schedule.
Water Access and Tours
At Abercorn Landing in Rincon, Effingham County maintains public facilities for water access and recreation, including a boat ramp and restrooms. Backwater Expeditions tours offer a different planning option: they are available by advance reservation only and depart from the Tommy Long boat ramp on Ebenezer Creek at Tommy Long Landing in Rincon.
The tours travel along Ebenezer Creek and the surrounding Low Country waterways, where cypress trees rise from dark water. The focus of this outing is the landscape along the waterways. Near Rincon, the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge is also accessible by boat from Abercorn Landing. The refuge offers year-round hiking, biking, wildlife viewing, photography, fishing and hunting. Options range from exercise and nature observation to other recreational activities.
Places with History
The Georgia Salzburger Society Museum in Rincon is located on the grounds of the original Ebenezer Orphanage, established in 1737 and the first orphanage in Georgia. Books and gifts are available in the museum shop. Near Rincon, Jerusalem Lutheran Church stands on the Savannah River in the settlement of New Ebenezer. It is the oldest continuously used Lutheran church in America.
Another historical reference is the “March to the Sea: Ebenezer Creek Historical Marker.” It commemorates the crossing of Ebenezer Creek on December 9, 1864, during Sherman’s “March to the Sea.” The orphanage grounds point back to 1737, while the marker refers to an event in 1864: the two sites represent different historical contexts.
Events and Other Interests
For 2026, the Rincon Community Market is scheduled for the first and third Saturday of each month from February through December, except in July and August. If the market is a factor in choosing your travel dates, check which of the scheduled Saturdays works for you. In the Rincon area, “Cane Syrup Making” at Heritage Day uses a cane mill each year to press sugarcane juice into syrup.
The Hive Repertory Theatre in Rincon is a theater and arts center for arts and entertainment. Check the current schedule if you plan to attend a specific performance. Lost Plantation Golf Club in Rincon has an 18-hole, par-72 course; check current operating conditions before you travel.
The different activities therefore have different scheduling requirements: in 2026, the market takes place on set Saturdays, a tour with Backwater Expeditions requires advance reservations, and the current schedule determines what’s on at the theater. First decide which of these fixed points matters to you; you can then plan other interests around it.
For a broader travel overview: Effingham County.
