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Bench beside the reflective water at Aiken State Park

South Edisto River

Aiken State ParkRead Story →

Where It Is Aiken State Park protects more than a thousand acres near Windsor, South Carolina, with four fishing lakes and a canoe trail along the South Fork of the Edisto River.

Why It Matters A quiet Midlands park of reflective lakes, tall pines, South Edisto paddling, and Civilian Conservation Corps history.

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Location
Windsor • Aiken County
Adventure
Lakes • Paddling • CCC History
Photo Dates
March 10, 2021
Boy of the Waxhaws sculpture at Andrew Jackson State Park

Backcountry History

Andrew Jackson State ParkRead Story →

Where It Is Andrew Jackson State Park lies north of Lancaster in the Waxhaws region, preserving a setting connected with Andrew Jackson’s childhood in the Carolina backcountry.

Why It Matters A backcountry history park where the Boy of the Waxhaws sculpture, museum, schoolhouse, lake, and trails share one landscape.

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Location
Lancaster • South Carolina
Adventure
History • Sculpture • Lake
Photo Dates
2021–2023
Lake Thurmond viewed through the lakeside pavilion at Baker Creek State Park

Lake Thurmond Sunset

Baker Creek State ParkRead Story →

Where It Is Baker Creek State Park sits on Lake Thurmond near McCormick, South Carolina, a short distance from Hickory Knob State Resort Park.

Why It Matters A west-facing Lake Thurmond retreat known for pavilion views, sunset color, kayaking, fishing, and wildlife along Baker Creek.

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Location
McCormick • Lake Thurmond
Adventure
Lake • Kayaking • Sunset
Photo Dates
April 26, 2021
Original R&M photograph from the Barnwell State Park album

CCC State Park

Barnwell State ParkRead Story →

Where It Is Barnwell State Park covers 307 acres near Blackville in South Carolina’s Midlands.

Why It Matters A community park with three fishing lakes, wooded trails, cabins, and a graceful CCC-built spillway.

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Location
Blackville • South Carolina
Adventure
Lakes • Trails • CCC History
Photo Date
March 10, 2021
Original R&M photograph from the Musgrove Mill album

Revolutionary War

Battle of Musgrove Mill State Historic SiteRead Story →

Where It Is The 397-acre historic site protects the August 19, 1780 battlefield near the Enoree River outside Clinton.

Why It Matters Walk a pivotal Revolutionary War landscape where interpretive trails, the Enoree River, and Horseshoe Falls share one story.

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Location
Clinton • South Carolina
Adventure
Battlefield • Trails • Waterfall
Photo Date
June 1, 2021
Original R&M photograph from the Rivers Bridge battlefield album

Civil War Battlefield

Battle of Rivers Bridge State Historic SiteRead Story →

Where It Is The historic site protects battlefield ground beside the Salkehatchie River near Ehrhardt in South Carolina’s Lowcountry.

Why It Matters A preserved Civil War battlefield where earthen fortifications and the Salkehatchie landscape explain the February 1865 stand.

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Location
Ehrhardt • South Carolina
Adventure
Battlefield • River • History
Photo Date
March 10, 2021
Original R&M photograph from the Caesars Head State Park album

Blue Ridge Escarpment

Caesars Head State ParkRead Story →

Where It Is Caesars Head anchors the Mountain Bridge Wilderness Area along the Blue Ridge Escarpment near Cleveland.

Why It Matters A high Blue Ridge overlook connected to 17,000 acres of wilderness, advanced trails, Raven Cliff Falls, and migrating hawks.

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Location
Cleveland • South Carolina
Adventure
Overlook • Wilderness • Waterfalls
Photo Date
June 9, 2021 – April 12, 2023
Sunset over Lake Russell at Calhoun Falls State Park photographed by Ron and Michelle

Lake Russell State Park

Calhoun Falls State ParkRead Story →

Where It Is The park sits beside Lake Russell near Calhoun Falls in South Carolina’s Old 96 District.

Why It Matters A wooded Lake Russell park with shoreline camping, fishing, boating, trails, and wide sunset views.

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Location
Calhoun Falls • Abbeville County
Adventure
Lake • Camping • Fishing
Photo Dates
2021–2022
Original R&M photograph from the Charles Towne Landing album

Birthplace of South Carolina

Charles Towne Landing State Historic SiteRead Story →

Where It Is The 664-acre state historic site occupies marshy ground beside the Ashley River where English settlers established Charles Towne in 1670.

Why It Matters Walk the 1670 settlement landscape through archaeology, gardens, a replica trading ship, river views, and six miles of trails.

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Location
Charleston • South Carolina
Adventure
Colonial History • Trails • Gardens
Photo Date
September 7, 2020 – April 13, 2023
Original R&M photograph from the Cheraw State Park album

Sandhills State Park

Cheraw State ParkRead Story →

Where It Is Cheraw State Park lies in the Sandhills near the town of Cheraw, centered on Lake Juniper and longleaf-pine habitat.

Why It Matters A classic CCC-era park where Lake Juniper, longleaf pines, trails, cabins, and golf share one quiet Sandhills landscape.

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Location
Cheraw • South Carolina
Adventure
Lake • Longleaf Pines • CCC History
Photo Date
December 12, 2020 – April 27, 2023
Original R&M photograph from the Chester State Park album

Piedmont Lake Park

Chester State ParkRead Story →

Where It Is The 523-acre park sits in rural Chester County between Columbia and Charlotte.

Why It Matters A 160-acre lake, 472-foot bridge, CCC spillway, nature trail, camping, and disc golf in a quiet Piedmont setting.

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Location
Chester • South Carolina
Adventure
Lake • Bridge • Trails
Photo Date
June 1–4, 2021
Original R&M photograph from the Colleton State Park album

Edisto River Gateway

Colleton State ParkRead Story →

Where It Is The park sits beside the Edisto River near Walterboro and serves as headquarters for the Edisto River Canoe and Kayak Trail.

Why It Matters A compact paddler’s park on the Edisto River, with cypress-lined blackwater and a 23-mile route to Givhans Ferry.

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Location
Walterboro • South Carolina
Adventure
Blackwater River • Paddling • Camping
Photo Date
September 21, 2021 – May 26, 2023
Original R&M photograph from the Colonial Dorchester album

Ashley River Ruins

Colonial Dorchester State Historic SiteRead Story →

Where It Is The historic site occupies former town ground beside the Ashley River near Summerville.

Why It Matters Walk the foundations, bell tower, tabby fort, and old street grid of a South Carolina trading town founded in 1697.

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Location
Summerville • South Carolina
Adventure
Ruins • Archaeology • Colonial History
Photo Date
January 15, 2021 – May 1, 2023
Original R&M photograph from the Croft State Park album

Trails & Equestrian Country

Croft State ParkRead Story →

Where It Is Croft State Park lies about five miles from downtown Spartanburg across 7,054 wooded acres.

Why It Matters A 7,000-acre trail park with Lake Craig, Fairforest Creek, equestrian facilities, mountain biking, and layers of military history.

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Location
Spartanburg • South Carolina
Adventure
Trails • Horses • Lake
Photo Date
June 4, 2021 – May 7, 2023
Original R&M photograph from the Devils Fork State Park album

Lake Jocassee

Devils Fork State ParkRead Story →

Where It Is Devils Fork State Park provides the only public access to 7,565-acre Lake Jocassee near Salem.

Why It Matters The public gateway to clear Lake Jocassee, with mountain scenery, boat-access waterfalls, trout water, camping, and Oconee bells.

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Location
Salem • South Carolina
Adventure
Lake • Waterfalls • Mountains
Photo Date
June 8, 2021 – September 16, 2022
Lead image from the original R&M Dreher Island State Park Prosperity, South Carolina album

Lake Murray Islands

Dreher Island State Park Prosperity, South CarolinaRead Story →

Where It Is Dreher Island State Park spreads across three islands on Lake Murray near Prosperity, about 30 miles from Columbia.

Why It Matters Its 348 acres meet 12 miles of shoreline, creating one of South Carolina’s strongest state-park settings for fishing, boating, camping, and broad lake views.

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Location
Dreher Island State Park Prosperity, South Carolina
Adventure
Lake • Boating • Fishing
Photo Date
Feb 8, 2021 – Sep 23, 2022
Lead image from the original R&M Edisto Beach State Park Edisto Island, South Carolina album

Atlantic Coast & ACE Basin

Edisto Beach State Park Edisto Island, South CarolinaRead Story →

Where It Is Edisto Beach State Park occupies 1,255 acres on Edisto Island, where maritime forest reaches a mile and a half of Atlantic shoreline.

Why It Matters It combines an oceanfront park, four miles of accessible trails, and an Environmental Learning Center that interprets the ACE Basin, coastal wildlife, and fossils.

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Location
Edisto Beach State Park Edisto Island, South Carolina
Adventure
Beach • Maritime Forest • Wildlife
Photo Date
Aug 11, 2019 – Apr 30, 2023
Lead image from the original R&M Givhans Ferry State Park Ridgeville, South Carolina album

Edisto River Bluff

Givhans Ferry State Park Ridgeville, South CarolinaRead Story →

Where It Is Givhans Ferry State Park protects 988 acres along the Edisto River near Ridgeville.

Why It Matters The park sits at the end of a 23-mile paddling route from Colleton State Park on a river recognized as North America’s longest free-flowing blackwater river.

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Location
Givhans Ferry State Park Ridgeville, South Carolina
Adventure
Blackwater River • Paddling • CCC History
Photo Date
Sep 21, 2021 – May 26, 2023
Lead image from the original R&M Goodale State Park Camden, South Carolina album

Cypress Mill Pond

Goodale State Park Camden, South CarolinaRead Story →

Where It Is Goodale State Park covers 763 acres near Camden around a 140-acre mill pond dating to the Civil War era.

Why It Matters Ancient cypress trees, carnivorous plants, and a three-mile canoe trail turn a quiet mill pond into one of the Midlands’ most distinctive wetland landscapes.

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Location
Goodale State Park Camden, South Carolina
Adventure
Canoeing • Wetlands • Wildlife
Photo Date
Thursday, Jan 7, 2021
Lead image from the original R&M H. Cooper Black Jr. Memorial Field Trial and Recreation Area album

Field Trial Country

H. Cooper Black Jr. Memorial Field Trial and Recreation AreaRead Story →

Where It Is H. Cooper Black protects 7,000 acres of longleaf pine forest and open fields in South Carolina’s Sandhills.

Why It Matters Built around field trials and outdoor sport, it offers more than 40 miles of equestrian trails plus stables, kennels, corrals, arenas, ponds, and camping.

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Location
H. Cooper Black Jr. Memorial Field Trial and Recreation Area
Adventure
Equestrian • Sporting Dogs • Longleaf Pines
Photo Date
Wednesday, Jan 20, 2021
Kayaks facing a golden sunset over Lake Thurmond at Hamilton Branch State Park

Lake Thurmond State Park

Hamilton Branch State ParkRead Story →

Where It Is Hamilton Branch State Park occupies a wooded peninsula on Lake Thurmond near Plum Branch, South Carolina, with shoreline camping and easy access to the water.

Why It Matters A lake-centered escape with shoreline campsites, long-water sunsets, quiet coves, fishing, paddling, and room to slow down.

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Location
Plum Branch • Lake Thurmond
Adventure
Camping • Kayaking • Lake
Photo Dates
2021–2023
Lead image from the original R&M Hampton Plantation State Historic Site McClellanville, South Carolina album

Santee Delta Rice History

Hampton Plantation State Historic Site McClellanville, South CarolinaRead Story →

Where It Is Hampton Plantation preserves 274 acres in the southern Santee Delta, including a colonial-era mansion, former rice fields, pine woods, and Wambaw Creek.

Why It Matters The National Historic Landmark interprets rice cultivation and slavery, the lives of freed people after emancipation, and the contrast between the mansion and the plantation’s work spaces.

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Location
Hampton Plantation State Historic Site McClellanville, South Carolina
Adventure
History • Rice Culture • Walking
Photo Date
Thursday, Sep 24, 2020
Lead image from the original R&M Hickory Knob State Resort Park McCormick, South Carolina album

Lake Thurmond Resort

Hickory Knob State Resort Park McCormick, South CarolinaRead Story →

Where It Is Hickory Knob is a full-service state resort on the wooded shore of the 71,000-acre Strom Thurmond Reservoir near McCormick.

Why It Matters The park combines a Tom Jackson-designed 18-hole golf course, lodge rooms, camping, trails, fishing, skeet and archery facilities, and the historic Guillebeau cabin.

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Location
Hickory Knob State Resort Park McCormick, South Carolina
Adventure
Golf • Lake • Resort
Photo Date
Monday, Apr 26, 2021
Palmettos and maritime forest at Hunting Island State Park

Barrier Island

Hunting Island State ParkRead Story →

Where It Is Hunting Island State Park is a barrier-island park near St. Helena Island in Beaufort County, with maritime forest, Atlantic beach, lagoon, and lighthouse scenery.

Why It Matters A barrier-island adventure through palmettos and maritime forest to Atlantic beaches and one of South Carolina’s most recognizable lighthouses.

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Location
St. Helena Island • Beaufort County
Adventure
Beach • Lighthouse • Forest
Photo Dates
2020–2023
Lead image from the original R&M Huntington Beach State Park album

Beach, Birds & Atalaya

Huntington Beach State ParkRead Story →

Where It Is Huntington Beach State Park protects 2,500 acres and three miles of Atlantic beach on South Carolina’s Grand Strand.

Why It Matters More than 300 recorded bird species, loggerhead nesting habitat, freshwater wetlands, and Atalaya make it both a natural and cultural landmark.

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Location
Huntington Beach State Park
Adventure
Beach • Birding • History
Photo Date
Sep 19, 2020 – Mar 14, 2023 • Oct 13, 2020 – Mar 14, 2023 • Feb 15, 2021 – Nov 19, 2024
Lead image from the original R&M Jones Gap State Park Marietta, South Carolina album

Mountain Bridge Wilderness

Jones Gap State Park Marietta, South CarolinaRead Story →

Where It Is Jones Gap lies in the 17,000-acre Mountain Bridge Wilderness Area in the Blue Ridge foothills near Marietta.

Why It Matters The park protects the Middle Saluda Scenic River, connects to more than 60 miles of trails, and leads hikers toward the 120-foot wall of water at Rainbow Falls.

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Location
Jones Gap State Park Marietta, South Carolina
Adventure
River • Waterfalls • Hiking
Photo Date
Jun 9, 2021 – Apr 12, 2023
Lead image from the original R&M Keowee Toxaway State Park Sunset, South Carolina album

Jocassee Gorges Gateway

Keowee Toxaway State Park Sunset, South CarolinaRead Story →

Where It Is Keowee-Toxaway protects 1,000 acres on Lake Keowee near Sunset and serves as a gateway to the Jocassee Gorges.

Why It Matters Its trails connect lake scenery, a natural rock bridge, and Raven Rock views, while the visitor center explains the exceptional mountain landscape beyond the park.

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Location
Keowee Toxaway State Park Sunset, South Carolina
Adventure
Lake • Trails • Mountain Views
Photo Date
Jun 4, 2021 – Sep 17, 2022
Lead image from the original R&M Kings Mountain State Park Blacksburg, South Carolina album

Living History & Lakes

Kings Mountain State Park Blacksburg, South CarolinaRead Story →

Where It Is Kings Mountain State Park covers 6,885 acres near Blacksburg beside Kings Mountain National Military Park.

Why It Matters Two lakes, long hiking and equestrian trail systems, Civilian Conservation Corps features, and a living-history farm connect recreation with the region’s layered past.

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Location
Kings Mountain State Park Blacksburg, South Carolina
Adventure
History • Hiking • Equestrian
Photo Date
Jun 3, 2021 – Apr 12, 2023
Lead image from the original R&M Lake Greenwood State Park Ninety-Six, South Carolina album

Lake & CCC Museum

Lake Greenwood State Park Ninety-Six, South CarolinaRead Story →

Where It Is Lake Greenwood State Park protects 914 acres and nearly a mile of shoreline on the 11,400-acre Lake Greenwood.

Why It Matters Alongside boating, fishing, trails, and 125 campsites, the Drummond Center houses South Carolina’s only museum devoted to the Civilian Conservation Corps.

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Location
Lake Greenwood State Park Ninety-Six, South Carolina
Adventure
Lake • Camping • CCC History
Photo Date
Jun 13, 2021 – May 20, 2023
Lead image from the original R&M Lake Hartwell State Park Fair Play, South Carolina album

I-85 Lake Gateway

Lake Hartwell State Park Fair Play, South CarolinaRead Story →

Where It Is Lake Hartwell State Park sits just off Interstate 85 at the South Carolina–Georgia border on the 56,000-acre Lake Hartwell.

Why It Matters Its easy highway access opens directly onto a major fishing and boating lake, with 109 campsites, camper cabins, a 140-foot pier, and a short nature trail.

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Location
Lake Hartwell State Park Fair Play, South Carolina
Adventure
Lake • Fishing • Camping
Photo Date
Jun 11 – 12, 2021
Lead image from the original R&M Lake Warren State Park, Hampton, South Carolina album

Lowcountry Wetlands

Lake Warren State Park, Hampton, South CarolinaRead Story →

Where It Is Lake Warren State Park lies in Hampton County’s Lowcountry around the 200-acre Lake George Warren.

Why It Matters Floodplain forest, wetlands, and woodlands surround a quiet fishing lake with two piers, three trails, jon-boat rentals, and a separate two-acre fishing pond.

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Location
Lake Warren State Park, Hampton, South Carolina
Adventure
Fishing • Wetlands • Trails
Photo Date
Wednesday, Mar 10, 2021
Lead image from the original R&M Lake Wateree State Park Winnsboro, South Carolina album

Tournament Fishing Lake

Lake Wateree State Park Winnsboro, South CarolinaRead Story →

Where It Is Lake Wateree State Park occupies 238 acres on the shore of the 13,800-acre Lake Wateree near Winnsboro.

Why It Matters Fishing tournaments, a boat ramp, fuel and tackle service, 100 campsites, and the 2.3-mile Desportes Island loop make the park a practical lake base.

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Location
Lake Wateree State Park Winnsboro, South Carolina
Adventure
Fishing • Boating • Camping
Photo Date
Jan 20, 2021 – Jun 28, 2022
Lead image from the original R&M Landsford Canal State Park, Catawba, South Carolina album

Canal Ruins & Spider Lilies

Landsford Canal State Park, Catawba, South CarolinaRead Story →

Where It Is Landsford Canal protects 448 acres along the Catawba River’s fall line near Catawba.

Why It Matters Ruins of the 1820–1835 canal share the river with the world’s largest known stand of rocky shoals spider lilies, whose white blooms usually peak in May and June.

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Location
Landsford Canal State Park, Catawba, South Carolina
Adventure
History • River • Wildflowers
Photo Date
Jun 3, 2021 – Apr 12, 2023
Lead image from the original R&M Lee State Park Bishopville, South Carolina album

Lynches River & Artesian Wells

Lee State Park Bishopville, South CarolinaRead Story →

Where It Is Lee State Park protects 3,233 acres of bottomland hardwood wetlands along the Lynches River near Bishopville.

Why It Matters Four artesian wells, Civilian Conservation Corps structures, 145 recorded bird species, and 12 miles of equestrian trails make water and park history equally visible.

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Location
Lee State Park Bishopville, South Carolina
Adventure
Wetlands • Equestrian • CCC History
Photo Date
Tuesday, Jan 5, 2021
Lead image from the original R&M Little Pee Dee State Park, Dillon, South Carolina album

Carolina Bay Country

Little Pee Dee State Park, Dillon, South CarolinaRead Story →

Where It Is Little Pee Dee State Park protects 835 acres in the blackwater Little Pee Dee region near Dillon.

Why It Matters The park centers on 54-acre Lake Norton and includes a Carolina bay, sandy rim, 3.6 miles of trails, camping, and a lakeside cabin.

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Location
Little Pee Dee State Park, Dillon, South Carolina
Adventure
Lake • Camping • Nature
Photo Date
Jan 15, 2021 – Apr 17, 2023
Original R&M photograph from May Forest State Park on James Island

Charleston Harbor State Park

May Forest State ParkRead Story →

Where It Is May Forest occupies 23 acres on Charleston Harbor beside historic Fort Johnson at the end of Fort Johnson Road.

Why It Matters A serene James Island park with harbor shoreline, live oaks, a historic chapel, picnic space, and views toward Charleston.

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Location
James Island • Charleston
Adventure
Harbor Views • History • Day Use
Photo Dates
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Myrtle Beach State Park pier and boardwalk at sunset photographed by Ron and Michelle

South Carolina’s First Open State Park

Myrtle Beach State ParkRead Story →

Where It Is The park sits on the Atlantic Ocean along the Grand Strand in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

Why It Matters South Carolina’s first open state park, pairing Atlantic beach and pier time with maritime forest, camping, and history.

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Location
Myrtle Beach • Grand Strand
Adventure
Beach • Pier • Maritime Forest
Photo Dates
2020–2022
Lead image from the original R&M Oconee State Park Mountain Rest, South Carolina album

Foothills Trail Gateway

Oconee State Park Mountain Rest, South CarolinaRead Story →

Where It Is Oconee State Park covers 1,165 acres in the Blue Ridge foothills near Mountain Rest.

Why It Matters Civilian Conservation Corps cabins, a swimming lake, a historic waterwheel, and the southern trailhead of the 77-mile Foothills Trail make it a gateway to mountain South Carolina.

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Location
Oconee State Park Mountain Rest, South Carolina
Adventure
Mountains • CCC History • Hiking
Photo Date
Jun 8, 2021 – Apr 12, 2023
Lead image from the original R&M Oconee Station State Historic Site Walhalla, South Carolina album

Frontier Outpost

Oconee Station State Historic Site Walhalla, South CarolinaRead Story →

Where It Is Oconee Station preserves 210 acres near Walhalla, including a 1792 stone blockhouse and the 1805 William Richards House.

Why It Matters Two surviving frontier-era structures stand beside a trail system that reaches Station Cove Falls and connects toward Oconee State Park.

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Location
Oconee Station State Historic Site Walhalla, South Carolina
Adventure
History • Waterfall • Trails
Photo Date
Tuesday, Jun 8, 2021
Lead image from the original R&M Paris Mountain State Park Greenville, South Carolina album

Greenville Mountain Park

Paris Mountain State Park Greenville, South CarolinaRead Story →

Where It Is Paris Mountain protects 1,700 acres around a monadnock rising just outside Greenville.

Why It Matters Four lakes, 17 miles of trails, Civilian Conservation Corps structures, and a former bathhouse explaining the area’s water-supply history make it an urban-edge mountain refuge.

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Location
Paris Mountain State Park Greenville, South Carolina
Adventure
Lakes • Trails • CCC History
Photo Date
Jun 6, 2021 – Apr 14, 2023
Lead image from the original R&M Poinsett State Park Wedgefield, South Carolina album

Mountains of the Midlands

Poinsett State Park Wedgefield, South CarolinaRead Story →

Where It Is Poinsett State Park protects 1,000 acres in the High Hills of Santee near Wedgefield, a region nicknamed the Mountains of the Midlands.

Why It Matters Distinct mountain-like and coastal habitats meet around a ten-acre mill lake, 25.6 miles of trails, gristmill ruins, and Civilian Conservation Corps buildings.

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Location
Poinsett State Park Wedgefield, South Carolina
Adventure
Trails • CCC History • Ecology
Photo Date
Friday, May 26, 2023
Lead image from the original R&M Redcliffe Plantation State Historical Site, Beech Island, South Carolina album

Plantation History & Memory

Redcliffe Plantation State Historical Site, Beech Island, South CarolinaRead Story →

Where It Is Redcliffe Plantation State Historic Site preserves 369 acres near Beech Island, including an 1859 mansion, historic stables, an enslaved people’s cabin, and an 1861 magnolia lane.

Why It Matters The site interprets James Henry Hammond’s political power and the lives, labor, injustice, and endurance of African American families who were enslaved there and later lived as free people.

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Location
Redcliffe Plantation State Historical Site, Beech Island, South Carolina
Adventure
History • Slavery • Cultural Landscape
Photo Date
Apr 27, 2021 – Apr 12, 2023
Lead image from the original R&M Rose Hill Plantation State Historic Site, Union, South Carolina album

Secession-Era History

Rose Hill Plantation State Historic Site, Union, South CarolinaRead Story →

Where It Is Rose Hill preserves 44 acres near Union, including the Gist family mansion, an original brick kitchen, landscaped grounds, and trails toward the Tyger River.

Why It Matters The site interprets slavery, cotton, secession, Civil War, emancipation, sharecropping, Reconstruction, and civil rights through the people who lived and worked there.

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Location
Rose Hill Plantation State Historic Site, Union, South Carolina
Adventure
History • Reconstruction • Trails
Photo Date
Jun 1, 2021 – Apr 12, 2023
Lead image from the original R&M Sadlers Creek State Park Anderson, South Carolina album

Lake Hartwell Peninsula

Sadlers Creek State Park Anderson, South CarolinaRead Story →

Where It Is Sadlers Creek occupies a 395-acre peninsula on the 56,000-acre Lake Hartwell near Anderson.

Why It Matters A 100-foot fishing pier, lakeside camping, six miles of bicycle and walking trails, and frequent fox-squirrel sightings make it a compact base for exploring the reservoir.

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Location
Sadlers Creek State Park Anderson, South Carolina
Adventure
Lake • Fishing • Cycling
Photo Date
Apr 28, 2021 – Jun 18, 2022
Lead image from the original R&M Santee State Park Santee, South Carolina album

Lake Marion & Cypress

Santee State Park Santee, South CarolinaRead Story →

Where It Is Santee State Park covers 2,500 acres on Lake Marion, South Carolina’s largest lake at about 110,000 acres.

Why It Matters The park is known for large catfish, cypress wetlands, 158 campsites, more than ten miles of trails, and 30 cabins—including ten set over the water on a pier.

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Location
Santee State Park Santee, South Carolina
Adventure
Fishing • Cabins • Wildlife
Photo Date
Sep 30, 2020 – Nov 17, 2024
Lead image from the original R&M Sesquicentennial State Park Columbia, South Carolina album

Columbia Urban Forest

Sesquicentennial State Park Columbia, South CarolinaRead Story →

Where It Is Sesquicentennial State Park protects 1,419 wooded acres and a 30-acre lake just outside Columbia.

Why It Matters Civilian Conservation Corps features, 12 miles of trails, camping, a two-acre dog park, and the state-park system’s only splash pad make Sesqui a major urban outdoor space.

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Location
Sesquicentennial State Park Columbia, South Carolina
Adventure
Lake • Trails • CCC History
Photo Date
Jan 7, 2021 – Jun 24, 2022
Historic rustic building with Table Rock mountain behind it

Mountain State Park

Table Rock State ParkRead Story →

Where It Is Table Rock State Park lies along the Blue Ridge Escarpment near Pickens, South Carolina, where its landmark mountain rises above forest, lakes, trails, and historic park buildings.

Why It Matters A classic South Carolina mountain park where historic craftsmanship, forest trails, clear lakes, and Table Rock itself shape every view.

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Location
Pickens • Blue Ridge Escarpment
Adventure
Mountains • Lakes • Trails
Photo Dates
2020–2022
Lead image from the original R&M Woods Bay State Park Olanta, South Carolina album

Carolina Bay Wetlands

Woods Bay State Park Olanta, South CarolinaRead Story →

Where It Is Woods Bay protects 1,590 acres near Olanta around one of the Atlantic Coastal Plain’s mysterious oval Carolina bays.

Why It Matters A 1,150-foot boardwalk and nature trail cross marsh, sandhills, shrub bog, oak-hickory forest, and cypress-tupelo swamp habitat used by alligators and at least 114 recorded bird species.

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Location
Woods Bay State Park Olanta, South Carolina
Adventure
Boardwalk • Wildlife • Wetlands
Photo Date
Sunday, Mar 21, 2021
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State Park Adventures Photo Albums

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Album cover for Aiken State Park
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