Things to Do Near Sassafras Mountain Sassafras Mountain is the best spot in South Carolina to take in the mountain view. It’s the highest point in South Carolina, and the observation tower at Sassafras Mountain offers a 360 degree view – from the Mountains of North and South Carolina all the way to the Piedmont… Continue reading Things to Do Near Sassafras Mountain
Category: Hiking Trails
Congaree National Park
Click Here for everything you need to know to plan your visit to Congaree National Park in South Carolina. Flowing down from North Carolina through the Piedmont of South Carolina, the Broad and Saluda Rivers merge in Columbia forming the Congaree River. For just over a mile, the Congaree flows over the same bedrock riverbed… Continue reading Congaree National Park
Things to do at Lake Lure NC
Things to do at Lake Lure Lake Lure Water Park and Beach Located directly across the road from the Lake Lure Inn, the beach offers visitors an inviting beach perfect for swimming or just relaxing on the 100 yards of sandy beach. A small water park with slides and water games is included with admission… Continue reading Things to do at Lake Lure NC
Cradle of Forestry in America
Click Here for everything you need to know to plan your visit to Cradle of Forestry in America in North Carolina. About the Cradle of Forestry in America When Europeans first arrived in what would become the United States, they found what seemed like an endless forest. Woodlands covered over a billion acres which was… Continue reading Cradle of Forestry in America
North Carolina Arboretum
Click Here for everything you need to know to plan your visit to the North Carolina Arboretum near Asheville, NC. History of the North Carolina Arboretum Frederick Law Olmsted was the first to envision an arboretum in the North Carolina mountains. Known as the father of American landscape design, Olmsted designed public parks around the… Continue reading North Carolina Arboretum
Landsford Canal State Park
Click Here for everything you need to know to plan your visit to Landsford Canal State Park in South Carolina. Landsford Canal History Along this rocky stretch of the Catawba River sits a tract of land that that has played a vital role in the lives of the surrounding people for over a thousand years.… Continue reading Landsford Canal State Park
Catawba Reservation
Click Here for everything you need to know to plan your visit to The Catawba Nation Reservation . Once the one of the largest and most powerful tribe tribes in the southeast, the story of the Catawba people is one of decline and reemergence. Known as the “People of the River”, the Catawba territory was… Continue reading Catawba Reservation
Ninety Six National Historic Site
Click Here for everything you need to know to plan your visit to Ninety Six National Historic Site. Decades before Richard Pearis founded Greenville in 1770, another town was the largest and most important “metropolis” in Upstate South Carolina. That town was Ninety Six. As the most westerly English settlement from the coast, Ninety Six… Continue reading Ninety Six National Historic Site
Kings Mountain State Park
NOTE: This Page is about the State Park – For the Nearby Revolutionary War Battle Ground Visit our Kings Mountain National Military Park Page Click Here for everything you need to know to plan your visit to Kings Mountain State Park. Not far from the site of the 1780 Battle of Kings Mountain, you’ll find… Continue reading Kings Mountain State Park
Paris Mountain State Park
Click Here for everything you need to know to plan your visit to Paris Mountain State Park in Greenville, SC. Located just a few miles outside of Greenville, South Carolina, Paris Mountain feels like it’s hundreds of miles away and offers a welcome escape from the traffic and congestion. The isolated peak rises above the… Continue reading Paris Mountain State Park