South Carolina Hiker's Handbook

A directory of hiking trails in the Palmetto State

These are some of the parks with good hiking trails, listed alphabetically.

• Aiken State Natural Area
• Andrew Jackson State Park
• Anne Springs Close Greenway
• Streams, ponds, lakes, and swinging bridges
• Wheelchair trails
• Barnwell State Park
• Bluff Unit
• Brick House Recreation Area
  • Palmetto Trail Access
• Buck Hall Recreation Area
• Bull Island
• Bundrick Island
• Caesars Head State Park
• Canal Recreation Area
• Palmetto Trail Access
• Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge and Sand Hills State Forest
• Catawba Cultural Center
• Caw Caw Interpretive Center
• Cayce Riverwalk
• Charles Towne Landing State Historic Site
• Cheraw State Park
• Chester State Park
• Cleveland Park and Greenville Zoo
• Colleton State Park
• Columbia Canal and Riverfront Park
• Congaree Bluffs Heritage Preserve
• Congaree National Park
• Wetland habitat
• Croft State Natural Area
• Cuddo Unit
• Diversion Canal and Santee Cooper Aquaculture Center
• Palmetto Trail Access
• Dreher Island State Recreation Area
• Dungannon Plantation Heritage Preserve
• Edisto Beach State Park
• Eutaw Springs Battleground
• Palmetto Trail Access
• Florence Rail Trail
• Fort Lamar Heritage Preserve
• Forty Acre Rock
• Large rock and other interesting scenery
• Givhans Ferry State Park
• Gopher Tortoise Heritage Preserve
• Granby Park
• Great Swamp Sanctuary and Mayfield Park
• Grove Plantation
• Halfway Creek Trail Camp
• Palmetto Trail Access
• Hamilton Branch State Recreation Area
• Harbison State Forest
• Hellers Creek Access Area
• Henderson Heritage Preserve
• Hitchcock Woods
• A wide variety of trails, including America's oldest rail-trail
• Huntington Beach State Park
• East Coast Greenway access
• I'on Swamp Interpretive Trail
• Kalmia Gardens and Segars Heritage Preserve
• Kings Mountain State Park and National Military Park
• Wheelchair trails
• Lake Greenwood State Recreation Area
• Lake Warren State Park
• Lake Wateree State Recreation Area
• Nature trail with views of the lake
• Landsford Canal State Park
• Trails along the canal and the river
• Lee State Natural Area
• Lick Fork Lake Recreation Area
• Little Pee Dee River Heritage Preserve
• Little Pee Dee State Park and Little Pee Dee Bay Heritage Preserve
• Long Cane Creek Picnic Area
• Lynches River County Park
• Lynch's Woods Park
• Features a five-mile circular road
• Palmetto Trail Access
• Manchester State Forest
• Palmetto Trail Access
• Mill Creek Park
• Palmetto Trail Access
• Molly's Rock Recreation Area
  • Short nature trail
• Mount Pleasant Palmetto Islands County Park
• Myrtle Beach State Park
• N. R. Goodale State Park
• Old Santee Canal Park
• Pacolet River Heritage Preserve
• Parson's Mountain Recreation Area
• Challenging trail to the top of the mountain
• Peachtree Rock Preserve
• Interesting, unusual scenery
• Pine Island Unit
• Poinsett State Park
• Nice views of unusual scenery
• Palmetto Trail Access
• Re-diversion Canal
• Palmetto Trail Access
• Rock Hill Blackjacks Heritage Preserve
• Sadlers Creek State Recreation Area
• Saluda Shoals Park
• Sandy Beach Wildlife Management Area
• Palmetto Trail Access
• Santee Cooper Wildlife Management Area
• Palmetto Trail Access
• Santee Delta Wildlife Management Area
• Santee State Park
• Savage Bay Heritage Preserve
• Savannah Bluffs Heritage Preserve
• Some interesting hiking trails can be found in the hilly terrain adjacent to the Savannah River.
• Savannah National Wildlife Refuge
• Sesquicentennial State Park
• Sewee Visitor & Environmental Education Center
• Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
• Stevens Creek Trail
• Table Rock State Park
• Tibwin Managed Wetlands Complex
• Tillman Sand Ridge Heritage Preserve and B&C Landing
• Walterboro - Colleton County Recreation Center
• West Ashley Greenway
• East Coast Greenway access
• West Columbia Riverwalk
• Witherbee Ranger Station
• Palmetto Trail Access
• Woods Bay State Natural Area and Woods Bay Heritage Preserve

Also, be sure to visit the Long-distance trails page for more good hiking.

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