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Amazing Places To Enjoy Springtime Around The Lowcountry

Photos 29Issue MARCH 2021
Congaree National Park Boardwalk Loop TrailHampton ParkJohn Charles and Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr., sons of the famed landscape architect, designed the bones of Hampton Park we know today.Botany Bay Plantation Heritage PreserveAn allée of oaks on Edisto Island’s Botany Bay Road leads to the former plantation, now an ­environmental treasure managed by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources.Audubon Swamp Garden at Magnolia PlantationBoardwalks wind around blackwater cypress and tupelo trees in the 60-acre swamp garden, where all manner of wildlife—from herons, egrets, and anhingas to alligators and otters—can be spied.Amazing Places To Enjoy Springtime Around The LowcountryWoodlands Nature ReserveSpend the day exploring 6,000 acres, including 11 lakes; a blackwater swamp; and hiking, biking, and horseback riding trails or stay the night in one of the Zun tent cabinsACE Basin National Wildlife RefugeSpy myriad birdlife, such as spoonbills and endangered wood storks, in this network of rivers, tidal creeks, marshes, and wetlands.Swamp Fox Passage of the Palmetto TrailThe Swamp Fox Trail passes through diverse ecosystems, including swamps, longleaf pine forests, and grassy savannas. Three trailheads allow hikers to opt for one long trek or shorter day trips.Amazing Places To Enjoy Springtime Around The LowcountryAmazing Places To Enjoy Springtime Around The LowcountrySt. Christopher Camp & Conference CenterAmazing Places To Enjoy Springtime Around The LowcountryCampers, retreat-goers, and day visitors can enjoy hiking, biking, and kayaking in this 314-acre conference center and nature preserveColonial Dorchester State Historic SiteAmazing Places To Enjoy Springtime Around The LowcountryInterpretive exhibits along the trail explain the history of the former village, including the circa- 1751 bell tower, while an active archaeology program continues to reveal the past.Congaree National ParkBarred owls frequent the floodplains and swamps.Make the two-hour drive to the state’s only national park to wander among and around the world’s largest cypress trees, including one with a 27-foot, five-inch circumference.Folly Beach County ParkAmazing Places To Enjoy Springtime Around The LowcountryAfter a day of sand, surf, and play, the new Dunes House offers lots of practical amenities, plus epic sunset views.Amazing Places To Enjoy Springtime Around The Lowcountry

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