- ACE Basin National Estuarine Research Reserve
- ACE Basin is one of the largest undeveloped estuaries on the East Coast. It's named for the Ashepoo, Combahee and Edisto rivers, which meander past cypress swamps, historic plantation
- ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge
- The ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge helps protect the largest undeveloped estuary along the Atlantic Coast, with rich bottomland hardwoods and fresh and salt water marsh offering food and
- Aiken State Natural Area
- Set against the calm, winding South Edisto River, Aiken State Natural Area is a popular destination for the family or a budding naturalist.
The beautiful park in rural Aiken
- Andrew Jackson State Park
- Andrew Jackson State Park combines history, art and community activities into a setting that has made it one of the S.C. State Park Services most popular attractions.
The only park
- Baker Creek State Park
- Baker Creek State Park, located on the shores of Lake Thurmond, is the ideal location for a lengthy camping trip or a relaxing swim.
Along with its campgrounds and
- Barnwell State Park
- Barnwell State Park offers camping and cabins, picnicking and playgrounds, and a community center long favored for meetings and reunions.
Theres also a nature trail that winds around a pair
- Caesars Head State Park/ Mountain Bridge Wilderness Area
- Caesars Head State Park has long been a must-see in the South Carolina Upstate. A granitic gneiss outcropping atop the dramatic Blue Ridge Escarpment, it offers breathtaking views year-round,
- Calhoun Falls State Recreation Area
- Calhoun Falls State Recreation Area sits astride several pine-covered points jutting into Lake Russell, one of the least-developed large reservoirs in South Carolina.
Besides providing access to the big
- Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge
- Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1932 to provide wintering habitat for migratory birds. Cape Romain's 64,000 acres encompass a 20-mile segment of the Atlantic coast
- Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
- Carolina Sandhills NWR was established in 1939 as a federal refuge for indigenous wildlife and game management demonstration project. The South Carolina State Commission of Forestry also conducted
- Charles Pinckney National Historic Site
- The historic site was established to interpret Charles Pinckney's plantation Snee Farm, his role in the development of the United States Constitution and the transition of the United States
- Charles Towne Landing State Historic Site
- Here a group of English settlers landed in 1670 and established what would become the birthplace of the Carolinas colony, the plantation system of the American South, and one
- Cheraw State Park
- Natural beauty and great golf come together at Cheraw State Park.
An 18-hole championship course winds its way through the long-leaf pinelands of the traditional state park, a course
- Cherokee Foothills Scenic Byway
- Following an ancient Cherokee path, this beautiful two-lane road leaves I-85 at Gaffney, makes a 130-mile arc through peach orchards and villages, past Cowpens Battlefield, past several state parks,
- Chester State Park
- Chester State Park has been a haven for hiking, picnicking, boating and fishing for the surrounding communities in the South Carolina Piedmont ever since it was built by the
- Colleton State Park
- The Cypress Swamp Nature Trail, campgrounds, ballfield, picnicking and easy access to the Edisto River - all these attractions make Colleton State Park an ideal destination for
- Colonial Dorchester State Historic Site
- An archaeological treasure, the park rests on the site of Dorchester, a trading town that flourished on the Ashley River inland from Charleston from 1697 through the Revolutionary War.
- Congaree National Park
- Situated along the meandering Congaree River in central South Carolina, Congaree National Park is home to champion trees, primeval forest landscapes, and diverse plant and animal life. This 22,200-acre
- Cowpens National Battlefield
- Cowpens National Battlefield commemorates a decisive battle that helped turn the tide of war in the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution. On this field on January 17,
- Croft State Natural Area
- A green retreat in the heart of fast-growing Spartanburg County, the park offers more than 12 miles of biking and hiking trails, a playground, picnicking and camping, as well
- Devils Fork State Park
- Devils Fork State Park provides the only public access to Lake Jocassee, a largely undeveloped 7,500-acre reservoir tucked deep into the Blue Ridge.
Devils Fork is easily reached from
- Dreher Island State Recreation Area
- Only about 30 miles from downtown Columbia on the shores of big Lake Murray - one of the best-known largemouth and striped bass fishing destinations in the
- Edisto Beach State Park
- An oceanfront campground on a palmetto-lined beach famed for its shelling is just one highlight of Edisto Beach State Park.
Only an hour from Charleston, the park also offers
- Fort Moultrie National Monument
- Fort Moultrie's history covers 171 years of seacoast defense, including the first decisive victory in the American Revolution and the firing onto Fort Sumter during the first battle of
- Fort Sumter National Monument
- History provides us with defining moments from which we judge where we are with where we have been. The Civil War provides the United States with one of its
- Francis Marion-Sumter National Forests
- Located in South Carolina, the Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests encompass about 612,500 acres. The forest includes the southern Appalachian Mountains at 3,300-feet elevation, the rolling terrain in
- Givhans Ferry State Park
- Givhans Ferry State Park is the perfect place to take a float down the serene Edisto River, the longest free-flowing blackwater stream in North America.
On the dry side,
- Goodale State Park
- Tall cypress trees that enchant the eye. A Civil War-era mill pond that abounds with wildlife. And a nature trail waiting to be explored.
N.R. Goodale State Park near
- H. Cooper Black Jr. Memorial Field Trial and Recreation Area
- The H. Cooper Black Jr. Memorial Field Trial and Recreation Area is the setting for national-level field trial and retriever competitions.
Covering 7,000 rolling acres of longleaf pine forest
- Hamilton Branch State Recreation Area
- Occupying a peninsula on 70,000-acre Strom Thurmond Lake in the heart of South Carolinas western piedmont, the park displays the peaceful beauty of the Savannah River valley.
All but two
