Once we got our passport, we finally made our way to our hometown’s own state park. Tiffany and I have lived in Columbia for over a decade, but we had never gone as a family, and I had never been at all. This was probably due to the fact that it would’ve cost our family about $15 to go once, so once we had purchased our annual SC Parks pass ($99), it was finally time to take advantage of the park.
Our first visit, Teagan was able to complete Level 1 of the SC Parks Junior Ranger program. This program is great to get anyone, young or old, involved with visiting parks and learning about their purpose.
Our first visit to Sesqui, we walked along the short nature trail, found some ducks, and didn’t find a geocache (that later was reported to be missing). But not all was lost…in our search for the geocache, we found a box turtle. 🙂 There is a great lake that I’m sure people have fun canoeing/kayaking in. It’s also quite evident from the soil that you’re in the Sandhills! Much different than the red clay in the Upstate.
One of the things that Teagan had to do to earn her Junior Ranger badge was to interview a ranger. As part of the interview, we learned that Sesqui got its name because the land was given to the city in the 1930s after the 150th anniversary of Columbia’s incorporation. (This is one of the 16 parks built by the Civilian Conservation Corps, or CCC, in SC.)
Since our first visit (10/2/21), we’ve since gone back many times. (I’m writing this entry on 1/1/22.) It’s so nice to have a great natural area right here amongst the hustle and bustle of Columbia. We’ve seen plenty of deer tracks, wild persimmon trees, and a few geocaches.
Below are pics from our first visit. The picture of Teagan and the ranger was taken by someone at the park as she received her certificate and taken from the SC State Parks Facebook page.
Below are pics from other visits to the park. I was always the photographer…but I promise I was there!
Beavers in the Park 