List of South Carolina state parks
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The following is a list of state park
s in the U.S. state
of South Carolina
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State park
State parks are parks or other protected areas managed at the federated state level within those nations which use "state" as a political subdivision. State parks are typically established by a state to preserve a location on account of its natural beauty, historic interest, or recreational...
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U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
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- Aiken State Natural Area
- Andrew Jackson State ParkAndrew Jackson State ParkAndrew Jackson State Park is a South Carolina state park established in 1952 to honor the only South Carolina born president, Andrew Jackson, who was born nearby in 1767. The park is on U.S. Highway 521 about nine miles north of Lancaster, South Carolina. The park offers hiking, canoeing, camping,...
- Baker Creek State ParkBaker Creek State ParkBaker Creek State Park is located adjacent to Lake Thurmond, near the town of McCormick in the county of McCormick, South Carolina. The park sits on land leased in 1967 from the US Army Corps of Engineers....
- Barnwell State Park
- Caesars Head State ParkCaesars Head State ParkCaesars Head State Park is located in northern Greenville County, SC, only three miles from the North Carolina border. Along with Jones Gap State Park, the park forms the Mountain Bridge Wilderness Area....
- Calhoun Falls State Recreation Area
- Charles Towne Landing State Historic Site
- Cheraw State ParkCheraw State ParkCheraw State Park is located in the northeast corner of the U.S. state of South Carolina. This large park is best known for its championship 18-hole golf course and the Lake Juniper, built by the Civilian Conservation Corps. Visitors can rent kayaks, canoes, and non-motorized jon boats to explore...
- Chester State ParkChester State ParkChester State Park is located near the town of Chester in Chester County, South Carolina. The park was developed by the Civilian Conservation Corps on land purchased in 1935....
- Colleton State Park
- Colonial Dorchester State Historic Site
- Croft State Natural Area
- Devils Fork State ParkDevils Fork State ParkDevils Fork State Park is in northwestern South Carolina on the eastern edge of the Sumter National Forest at the edge of Lake Jocassee. It is located three miles off of SC 11, the Cherokee Scenic Highway, near tiny Salem, South Carolina....
- Dreher Island State Recreation AreaDreher Island State Recreation AreaDreher Island State Recreation Area is in central South Carolina roughly 30 miles from the state's capital of Columbia. It occupies all of the largest island in Lake Murray, a reservoir of the Saluda River....
- Edisto Beach State ParkEdisto Beach State ParkEdisto Beach State Park is located on the coast of South Carolina, 50 miles south of Charleston, near the town of Edisto Beach in Colleton County....
- Givhans Ferry State Park
- Goodale State ParkGoodale State ParkGoodale State Park is a South Carolina state park located just outside Camden, SC. In addition to a lake, that is actually a Civil War era mill pond, this park also has canoe access to Pine Tree Creek. A canoe trail follows this creek for three miles as it winds through the parks tall cypress trees...
- Hamilton Branch State Recreation Area
- Hampton Plantation State Historic SiteHampton PlantationHampton Plantation, also known as Hampton Plantation House and Hampton Plantation State Historic Site is a building that evolved from a settler's home to become a Georgian style mansion...
- Hickory Knob State Resort Park
- Hunting Island State ParkHunting Island State ParkHunting Island is a secluded semitropical barrier island located about east of Beaufort, South Carolina. It is the most-visited state park in South Carolina and is a part of the ACE Basin estuarine reserve area. It is one of the Sea Islands...
- Huntington Beach State ParkHuntington Beach State ParkHuntington Beach State Park is a small coastal preserve and state park near Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, with a large sandy beach and few beachgoers. The park, originally property of Archer M. Huntington, was donated after his death and takes its name from him. His winter home, Atalaya Castle,...
- Jones Gap State ParkJones Gap State ParkJones Gap State Park is a large park located in northern Greenville County, South Carolina. Combined with the nearby Caesars Head State Park, Jones Gap forms the Mountain Bridge Wilderness Area on the Blue Ridge Escarpment....
- Keowee-Toxaway State Natural AreaKeowee-Toxaway State Natural AreaKeowee-Toxaway State Natural Area is a state park in Pickens County, South Carolina. It was created in 1970 along the shores of Lake Keowee from lands previously owned by Duke Power....
- Kings Mountain State ParkKings Mountain State ParkKings Mountain State Park is a South Carolina state park located in the Piedmont region of South Carolina.This large hilly park includes the Living History Farm, which is representative of a typical early 19th century Piedmont farm...
- Lake Greenwood State Recreation AreaLake Greenwood State Recreation AreaLake Greenwood State Recreation Area is a state park located near the town of Ninety Six in Greenwood County, South Carolina. The park partially sits on a series of peninsulas on the Lake Greenwood....
- Lake Hartwell State Recreation AreaLake Hartwell State Recreation AreaLake Hartwell State Recreation Area is a park located in Oconee County, South Carolina, near the community of Fair Play. The park was created in 1976, the majority on land leased from the United States Army Corps of Engineers with a small portion of land purchased from various private owners.The ...
- Lake Warren State Park
- Lake Wateree State Recreation AreaLake Wateree State Recreation AreaLake Wateree State Recreation Area is a state park located in Ridgeway, SC. The state park is easily located off of US Highway 21, four miles north of the town of the Ridgeway. This site was acquired by the state in 1982 and offers camping sites, picnic shelters, an on-site tackle shop with boat...
- Landsford Canal State ParkLandsford Canal State ParkLandsford Canal State Park is a South Carolina state park located in Chester County, two miles from US 21. The park contains the ruins of the Landsford Canal built to bypass rapids on the Catawba River using slave labor between 1820 and 1825. The coming of the railroad caused the canal to be...
- Lee State Natural AreaLee State Natural AreaLee State Natural Area is one of South Carolina's first state parks. It was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression of the 1930s as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal...
- Lee State Park
- Little Pee Dee State Park
- Musgrove Mill State Historic Site
- Myrtle Beach State ParkMyrtle Beach State ParkMyrtle Beach State Park is a small state park located in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. It consists of several miles of forest and stretches along the Atlantic Ocean....
- Oconee State ParkOconee State ParkOconee State Park is a state park located in the Blue Ridge Mountain region of South Carolina. This park has several recreational opportunities to choose from...
- Oconee Station State Historic SiteOconee Station State Historic SiteOconee Station was established in 1792 as a blockhouse on the South Carolina frontier. Troops were removed in 1799. The site also has the Williams Richards House, which was built in the early 19th century as residence and trading post...
- Paris Mountain State ParkParis Mountain State ParkParis Mountain State Park is located five miles north of Greenville, South Carolina. The liberal arts college, Furman University, founded in 1826, is also located near the foot of the mountain. Activities available in the park include hiking, biking, swimming and picnicking. The Lake Placid...
- Poinsett State ParkPoinsett State ParkPoinsett State Park is located in Sumter County in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The park is best known for its botanical oddities, combining the flora of the Blue Ridge Mountains foothills and Piedmont of Upstate South Carolina, the xeric Sandhills and the Atlantic coastal plain. In Poinsett...
, Wedgefield, South CarolinaWedgefield, South CarolinaWedgefield is an unincorporated community in the High Hills of Santee area in western Sumter County, South Carolina, United States. Wedgefield was so named because its location was likened to a "wedge" into the High Hills of Santee... - Redcliffe Plantation State Historic Site
- Rivers Bridge State Historic Site
- Rose Hill Plantation State Historic SiteRose Hill Plantation State Historic SiteRose Hill Plantation State Historic Site, located near Union, South Carolina in the piedmont region of that state, preserves the Union County plantation home along the Tyger River, a branch of the Broad River. Rose Hill is the former home of South Carolina Governor William H. Gist...
- Sadlers Creek State Recreation Area
- Santee State ParkSantee State ParkSantee State Park is in the Sandhills of South Carolina on the western edge of the Lake Marion. It is located off SC 6, three miles northwest of the town of Santee and I-95....
- Sesquicentennial State ParkSesquicentennial State ParkSesquicentennial State Park is a state park in the Sandhills region of South Carolina. Located in the suburbs of the state capital, Columbia, Sesquicentennial State Park's include a lake. Sesquicentennial State Park also includes many hiking trails, meeting facilities, a dorm, a ropes course,...
- Table Rock State ParkTable Rock State Park (South Carolina)Table Rock State Park is a park at the edge of the Blue Ridge Mountains in northern Pickens County, South Carolina. The park includes Pinnacle Mountain, the tallest mountain totally within the state.-Park Features:...
- Woods Bay State Natural Area