After a great time at Santee State Park and neighboring National Wildlife Refuge, we headed down I-26 towards Charleston. Once in the area, we headed towards Mount Pleasant until we arrived at Charles Pinckney National Historic Site. If you are from South Carolina, you may recognize the name Pinckney as being familiar. The Charles PinckneyContinue reading “Charles Pinckney National Historic Site (NP008 – Mount Pleasant, SC)”
Category Archives: National Parks
Kings Mountain National Military Park (NP007 – Blacksburg, SC)
After a quick drive from nearby Cowpens National Battlefield, the Beavers + Caubles arrived at Kings Mountain. Quick history: Kings Mountain marks the end of the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail. In 1780, Patriot fighters from the inland backcountry as far away as Virginia and Tennessee headed south through North Carolina (‘over the mountains’) inContinue reading “Kings Mountain National Military Park (NP007 – Blacksburg, SC)”
Cowpens National Battlefield (NP006 – Gaffney, SC)
It amazes me that I spent the first 24 years of my life in the Upstate of South Carolina, yet there is so much there that I never saw, did, or explored. Once I did start exploring more on my own thanks to geocaching, I never ended up at Cowpens NB, probably due to theContinue reading “Cowpens National Battlefield (NP006 – Gaffney, SC)”
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area (NP005 – Atlanta, GA)
After months of not visiting any national parks (at least, not in the USA…in July, we visited four national parks in South Africa, but that’s another story for another website!), we finally managed to snag the third and final national park unit in the Atlanta area. I’ve crossed over this river a million times drivingContinue reading “Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area (NP005 – Atlanta, GA)”
Ninety Six National Historic Site (NP004 – Ninety Six, SC)
After the four of us + Papa and Yaya (my dad and stepmom) left Lake Greenwood State Park, we made the quick 15-minute drive over to Ninety Six NHS. I had been here years ago while geocaching, and I remember having been impressed at the site, so I was glad to return with the fam.Continue reading “Ninety Six National Historic Site (NP004 – Ninety Six, SC)”
Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park (NP003 – Atlanta, GA)
I’ve driven through Atlanta a million times. I’ve always seen signs on the interstate pointing to the MLK park, but only until we started pursuing national parks did I actually consider going there. Our quest to visit national and state parks coincides with a time in my life (and Tiffany would probably also say inContinue reading “Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park (NP003 – Atlanta, GA)”
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park (NP002 – Kennesaw, GA)
For Spring Break, the Beaver family hit the road to visit family in the Atlanta, GA area and in the Upstate of SC. While we were in the area, we took advantage of some of our time to visit the local national parks. One of the great things about our National Park Service is that,Continue reading “Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park (NP002 – Kennesaw, GA)”
Congaree National Park (NP001 – Hopkins, SC)
We live in Columbia, SC, which is just a few minutes away from Congaree National Park. We’ve been here many times, but today (January 1, 2022) was the first time we’ve been since acquiring our National Park passport. We love being so close to a national park, and one of the rangers is also aContinue reading “Congaree National Park (NP001 – Hopkins, SC)”
Beavers in the Park 