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Woods Bay State Park Olanta, South Carolina
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.
The Story of Woods Bay State Park Olanta, South Carolina
Woods Bay State Park near Olanta protects one of the last large, relatively undisturbed Carolina bays on the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain. The 1,590-acre park includes cypress-tupelo swamp, marsh, shrub bog, sandhills and oak-hickory forest.
Woods Bay State Park Olanta, South Carolina in Context
Woods Bay State Park near Olanta protects one of the last large, relatively undisturbed Carolina bays on the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain. The 1,590-acre park includes cypress-tupelo swamp, marsh, shrub bog, sandhills and oak-hickory forest.
What Makes It Special
A 1,150-foot boardwalk carries visitors into the dark swamp, where alligators, birds and towering wetland trees may appear at close range. When water levels allow, a canoe trail offers an even deeper look at the mysterious oval depression.
Interesting Facts
Carolina bays are elliptical wetland depressions found mainly along the Atlantic Coastal Plain. More than 150 bird species have been recorded in the park. The park protects more than 200 animal species across several distinct habitats.
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The Story of Woods Bay State Park Olanta, South Carolina
Woods Bay protects 1,590 acres near Olanta around one of the Atlantic Coastal Plain’s mysterious oval Carolina bays.
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