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Parks in South Carolina

Explore 172 parks and public lands with richer details on amenities, trail access, and park types.

ACE Basin National Estuarine Research Reserve

ACE Basin National Estuarine Research Reserve

South Carolina

ACE Basin is one of the largest undeveloped estuaries on the East Coast. It's named for the Ashepoo, Combahee …

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Aiken

South Carolina

A park on the South Edisto River for fishing, canoeing and kayaking. You can paddle a canoe trail, swim in the…

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Andrew Jackson

Andrew Jackson

South Carolina

A state park honoring President Andrew Jackson, with a museum about his boyhood, an amphitheatre and a fishing…

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Augusta Canal National Heritage Area

Augusta Canal National Heritage Area

South Carolina

The Augusta Canal helped usher the Industrial Revolution into the American South. Built in 1845 as a source of…

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Baker Creek

South Carolina

A state park on Lake Thurmond for fishing, boating and paddling. It has a campground and mountain bike trails.

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Barnwell

South Carolina

A traditional state park serving Barnwell County, with camping, cabins, picnicking and playgrounds. A lake and…

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Bears Bluff National Fish Hatchery

South Carolina

Bears Bluff National Fish Hatchery is a National Fish Hatchery operated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.…

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Calhoun Falls

South Carolina

A state park on pine-covered points along Lake Russell. Camp with lake views, fish, swim in season, walk a sho…

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Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge

Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge

South Carolina

Established in 1932 as a migratory bird refuge, the refuge's original objectives were to conserve in public ow…

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Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge

South Carolina

Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge is a unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System managed by the U.S. Fish…

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Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site

Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site

South Carolina

PLEASE READ: Due to the bridge being out, there is a pedestrian detour in place from the main parking lot up t…

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Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge

South Carolina

Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge is a unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System managed by the U.…

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Charles Pinckney National Historic Site

South Carolina

Charles Pinckney was a principal author and signer of the United States Constitution, and went on to be a poli…

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Charles Pinckney National Historic Site

Charles Pinckney National Historic Site

South Carolina

Charles Pinckney was a principal author and signer of the United States Constitution and went on to be a polit…

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Charles Towne Landing

Charles Towne Landing

South Carolina

A state historic site on the spot where South Carolina began. Walk the gardens under old live oaks, see marsh …

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Cheraw

South Carolina

A state park with a campground, cabins and a golf course.

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Chester

South Carolina

A park built around a lake in the Piedmont. You can hike a nature trail, boat, fish, camp and play disc golf.

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Colleton

Colleton

South Carolina

A park on the Edisto River with a cypress swamp nature trail and boardwalk to the water. You can camp, stay in…

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Colonial Dorchester

Colonial Dorchester

South Carolina

A state historic site on the Ashley River that protects a colonial village. Walk to the remains of a tabby for…

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Congaree National Park

Congaree National Park

South Carolina

Astonishing biodiversity exists in Congaree National Park, the largest intact expanse of old growth bottomland…

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Congaree National Park

Congaree National Park

South Carolina

Astonishing biodiversity exists in Congaree National Park, the largest intact expanse of old growth bottomland…

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Cowpens National Battlefield

South Carolina

“…our success was complete…” -- Daniel Morgan to Nathanael Greene, January 19, 1781 A pasturing area at the ti…

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Cowpens National Battlefield

Cowpens National Battlefield

South Carolina

A pasturing area at the time of the battle, this Revolutionary War site commemorates the place where Daniel Mo…

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Croft

South Carolina

A park with a trail system for hiking, mountain biking and horseback riding. Old homesites and remnants of Wor…

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