South Carolina River Runner's Handbook

Looking for a place to launch your boat? Planning a canoe trip? Or do you just like to watch the water splashing downstream?

This list shows many of the parks, boat ramps, and access points along South Carolina's major rivers and canals. Many of them are good places for launching boats, canoes, rafts, and inner tubes into the rivers. Under the headings for each river, the parks are listed in order from upstream to downstream.

• Ashepoo River
  1. Frank E. Baldwin, Jr. Bridge Landing
• Ashley River
  1. Colonial Dorchester State Historic Site
  2. Herbert H. Jessen Public Boat Landing
  3. Middleton Place
  4. Magnolia Plantation and Gardens
  5. Drayton Hall
  6. Pierpont Public Boat Landing
  7. County Farm Landing
  8. West Ashley Bikeway
  9. Brittle Bank Park
  10. White Point Gardens and the Battery
• Back River
• Beaufort River
  1. Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park
• Broad River
  1. Lockhart Canal
  2. Broad River Canoe Access @ SC #213
  3. Harbison State Forest
  4. Columbia Canal and Riverfront Park
• Catawba River
  1. Fort Mill Access Area
  2. Catawba Cultural Center
  3. Landsford Canal State Park
  4. Highway 9 Landing
• Combahee River
  1. Combahee Landing
• Congaree River
  1. Columbia Canal and Riverfront Park
  2. West Columbia Riverwalk
  3. Cayce Riverwalk
  4. Granby Park
  5. Barney Jordan Landing
  6. Thomas Newman Landing
  7. Congaree National Park
  8. Congaree Bluffs Heritage Preserve
  9. Bates Bridge Landing
• Cooper River
  1. Old Santee Canal Park
  2. Mepkin Abbey
  3. Childsbury Towne Heritage Preserve
  4. North Charleston Riverfront Park
  5. Remleys Point Public Boat Landing
  6. Patriot's Point Naval and Maritime Museum
  7. Liberty Square
  8. Waterfront Park
  9. White Point Gardens and the Battery
• Coosawhatchee River
  1. Dawson Landing
• Diversion Canal
  1. Diversion Canal and Santee Cooper Aquaculture Center
• East Branch Cooper River
• Edisto River
  1. Colleton State Park
  2. Givhans Ferry State Park
  3. Long Creek Landing
  4. Grove Plantation
• Elliot Cut
  1. Riverland Terrace Public Boat Landing
• Enoree River
  1. Musgrove Mill State Historic Site
• Folly River
  1. Folly Beach County Park
• Great Pee Dee River
  1. Winyah Bay Fishing and Observation Pier
  2. Hobcaw Point Observation and Fishing Pier
• Harbor River
  1. Hunting Island State Park
• Intracoastal Waterway
  1. Buck Hall Recreation Area
  2. Sewee Shell Mound area
  3. Garris Landing
  4. Pickett Bridge Recreation Area
  5. Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park
• Kiawah River
  1. Beachwalker County Park
• Kingstree Swamp Canal
  1. Mill Street Landing
• Little Pee Dee River
  1. Floydale Bridge Landing
  2. Little Pee Dee State Park
  3. Little Pee Dee River Heritage Preserve
  4. Galivants Ferry Landing
• Lumber River
• Lynches River
  1. Lee State Natural Area
  2. Lynches River County Park
• MacKay's Creek
  1. Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge
• Middle Tyger River
• North Fork Edisto River
  1. Carson Park
  2. Slab Landing
  3. Baughman's Landing
  4. Edisto Memorial Gardens and surrounding parks
  5. Livingston Landing
  6. Rowe's Bridge Landing
• North Santee River
  1. Santee Delta Wildlife Management Area
  2. Pole Yard Public Boat Landing
  3. Hopsewee Plantation
• North Tyger River
• Pacolet River
  1. Pacolet River Heritage Preserve
• Rediversion Canal
  1. Re-diversion Canal
• Reedy River
  1. Linky Stone Park
  2. Falls Park
  3. Cleveland Park of Greenville
• Saluda River
  1. Hope Ferry Road Landing
  2. Saluda Shoals Park
  3. Riverbanks Zoo, Botanical Garden, and Picnic area
• Sampit River
  1. Georgetown Harborwalk
  2. East Bay Park
  3. East Bay Street Landing
  4. Morgan Park
• Santee River
  1. Santee River Access at US #52
• Savannah River
  1. Below Dam Site
  2. Savannah Bluffs Heritage Preserve
  3. Riverview Park
  4. Silver Bluff Plantation Sanctuary
  5. Tillman Sand Ridge Heritage Preserve and B&C Landing
  6. Savannah National Wildlife Refuge
• South Fork Edisto River
  1. Aiken State Natural Area
  2. South Edisto River Access at SC #39
• South Santee River
  1. Hampton Plantation State Historic Site
• South Tyger River
• Stono River
  1. James Island County Park
  2. Battery Island Landing
• Tailrace Canal
  1. William H. Dennis Landing
• Tyger River
  1. Rose Hill Plantation State Historic Site
• Waccamaw River
  1. Brookgreen Gardens
  2. Conway Riverwalk
• Wando River
  1. Remleys Point Public Boat Landing
  2. Daniel Island Waterfront Park
• Wateree River
  1. Lugoff Access Area
  2. Public Boat Ramp of Lugoff
  3. W. T. Tolar Public Boat Landing
• West Branch Cooper River

Links:

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