Make a plan, pack a light travel bag, and hit the road! If you are in need of a daytrip or weekend escape, discover the enchanting Salkehatchie region, a place of mysterious beauty and adventure, all within nature's outdoor arena of unspoiled rivers, clean air, blue skies and emerald forests. Leave your BlackBerry at home, come pick some real blackberries and experience life Salkehatchie-style!
Visitors can hike along miles of woodland trails, ride horses through forests, kayak down tranquil black rivers in the ACE Basin or enjoy spectacular birding opportunities at any number of state parks located throughout the area. Plot your course and chronicle your adventures with breathtaking photos.
Recognized by Audubon as an "Important Bird Area," the Donnelley Wildlife Management Area is a state-owned, 8,048-acre tract that encompasses a diversity of wetland and upland habitats, including managed rice fields, forested wetlands, tidal marsh, agricultural lands and upland forests.
Widely considered to be one of the best birding areas in the state, visitors can see a number of rare species, including the Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, Eurasian Wigeon, Cinnamon Teal, Common Goldeneye, Roseate Spoonbill, Black Rail, American Avocet, Hudsonian Godwit, White-winged Dove, Barn Owl, Short-eared Owl, Western Tanager and LeConte's Sparrow.
Interactive displays include a touch tank, where you feel with your hands and your heart the fragile resources of the ACE Basin estuarine reserve, the largest such natural reserve on the East Coast.
This 35-acre park offers a Cypress Swamp Nature Trail, campgrounds, ball field, picnicking and easy access to the Edisto River, one of the longest blackwater rivers in U.S.
The park is a headquarters for the Edisto River Canoe and Kayak Trail and is home to the Edisto Riverfest each June, a popular gathering for paddlers and campers alike.
This state-owned property features 4,000 acres and ranges from woods to wetlands to fields.
The beach ranks second along the South Carolina coast for sea turtle nesting and provides one of the rare nesting areas for Wilson's plovers and the Least Tern, both threatened bird species in South Carolina.
A rare treasure that we feel mixed about sharing... tread lightly and help keep it pristine.
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