Sumter County, SC
Including:
Parks and recreation areas
- Cypress Park (Sumter)
This park has a pond and a number of nice hiking trails.
- Dillon Park (Sumter)
This park has a variety of sports facilities, plus a series of paved trails for walking or bicycling.
- Manchester State Forest
Quite a few trails run through this forest and the adjacent Poinsett State Park, including the Wateree passage of the Palmetto Trail.
- Mill Creek Park
This county park features a group of picnic tables overlooking a pond, with access to the Palmetto Trail.
- Poinsett State Park
This secluded area on the edge of the Wateree Swamp has some really unusual scenery, combining mountainous terrain with moss-draped trees of the swampland. The Palmetto Trail passes through here also.
- Swan Lake -- Iris Gardens (Sumter)
Sumter's Swan Lake and Iris Gardens combine twenty-five species of Japanese irises and swans from around the world in a natural setting. From late May into June is a great time to view the iris. The wetland area has boardwalks running through it and a 3/4-mile hiking trail. A large picnic shelter is available with a snack bar.
- W. T. Tolar Public Boat Landing
This boat ramp is one of the few areas which provides public access to the Wateree River. Plenty of paved parking is available.
- Woods Bay State Natural Area and Woods Bay Heritage Preserve
Visit Woods Bay State Natural Area to see and learn about the mysterious natural phenomena known as the Carolina Bays. Hiking trails and boardwalks lead you around the bay, where you will find plenty of interesting plants and animals. In addition, there is a nature center building with a number of displays and park rangers to assist you and to inform you.
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For more information about Sumter County, see http://www.sciway.net/cnty/sumter.html.
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