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Chester State Park

Chester State Park For details on our visit check out our Chester State Park Field Report Not far outside the little rural town of Chester SC, you’ll find one of South Carolina’s lesser known state parks. Although Chester State Park isn’t as well known it boasts some of the nicest day use amenities in the… Continue reading Chester State Park

Kings Mountain State Park

Pasture at Kings Mountain’s Living History Farm — where wildflowers bloom and heritage lingers in every fencepost. A quiet glimpse into the rhythms of rural Carolina life.

Kings Mountain State Park Located in northern South Carolina just a short drive from the site of the 1780 Battle of Kings Mountain, you’ll find one of South Carolina’s 16 State Parks built during the Great Depression by the Civilian Conservation Corps also known as Roosevelt’s Tree Army. Visiting Kings Mountain State Park Renowned as… Continue reading Kings Mountain State Park

Kings Mountain National Military Park

The U.S. Monument stands in solemn tribute at Kings Mountain National Military Park, honoring the patriots whose victory here turned the tide of the American Revolution.

Kings Mountain National Military Park Visiting Kings Mountain National Military Park Kings Mountain National Military Park commemorates the 1780 battle that took place here with not just a visitor center and Battlefield Trail but numerous monuments and markers including one of the oldest Revolutionary Way memorials placed here on July 4, 1815. The visitor center… Continue reading Kings Mountain National Military Park

Belfast Wildlife Management Area

This stately Federal Style home at Belfast reflects the elegance of early 19th-century architecture. Characterized by symmetry, tall windows, and a columned entryway, the Federal Style emphasized balance and refinement—an enduring reminder of the region’s history within today’s wildlife conservation landscape.

Belfast Wildlife Management Area Situated along a busy highway connecting Laurens and Newberry, Belfast Wildlife Management Area stands as a testimonial to how people and nature can both thrive together and how through careful management a natural environment can be created that will last for generations. Best described as a hybrid space, Belfast WMA is… Continue reading Belfast Wildlife Management Area

High Falls

The High Falls Waterfall Loop is a popular spot for leaf peeping in Autumn. Be sure to arrive early or you might not get a parking spot.

High Falls at DuPont State Forest For details on our visit check out our High Falls in Dupont State Forest Field Report. Towering 120 feet over the river below, Dupont Forest’s High Falls is one of the most impressive and magnificent waterfalls in North Carolina as well as part of a trio of waterfalls along… Continue reading High Falls

Pearson’s Falls

Main cascade at Pearson's Falls

Pearson’s Falls Visiting Pearson’s Falls Temporarily Closed due to Hurricane HeleneVisit https://www.pearsonsfalls.org/helene-updates for latest information. Once in the parking lot, you’ll take a short ¼ mile trail along the banks of Colt Creek to reach the base of the falls. It’s a short and easy walk, but because it is an unpaved trail, it may… Continue reading Pearson’s Falls

Hagood Mill Historic Site

Millstones at Hagood Mill honor the region’s milling heritage, set against the backdrop of the historic wooden mill and South Carolina’s pastoral landscape.

Hagood Mill Historic Site Most people just call it Hagood Mill, but the historic site is so much more. Located just off Highway 178 in Pickens County, South Carolina, this historic site encompass more than just the historic water powered grist mill it’s named after, but a number of historic cabins with furnished interiors, historic… Continue reading Hagood Mill Historic Site

Camden Revolutionary War Site SC

Standing at the heart of the Camden Revolutionary War Site, the Kershaw-Cornwallis House reflects both Southern architectural elegance and the turbulent history of America’s fight for independence.

Historic Camden Revolutionary War Site After it’s capture in 1780, Camden became one of the most important hubs of the British war effort in the southern states. Because of it’s location along the Wateree River, it was the ideal spot for a supply post directing equipment and soldiers throughout the Carolina back country. Along with… Continue reading Camden Revolutionary War Site SC

Requiem for a Flowering Bridge

The Flowering Bridge is one of Lake Lure's featured attractions.

Requiem for a Flowering Bridge The Lake Lure Flowering Bridge was born just as the automobile began to take hold on American Society. Chimney Rock was already a tourist destination and Lucius B. Morse had expansion plans to capitalize off of the growing mobility of North Carolina’s citizens. But before his plans could come be… Continue reading Requiem for a Flowering Bridge

Congaree National Park

Congaree National Park Visiting Congaree National Park Travel just 20 miles south of Columbia, SC you’ll enter a world so foreign from our modern life that you’d be excused if you felt like you traveled through time back into our distant primordial past. Congaree Nation Park is that impressive. Click Here for More About the… Continue reading Congaree National Park