Category Archives: SC State Parks

After leaving Lake Jocassee at Devils Fork State Park, the Beaver fam + Bunny (my/Benj’s mom) drove downstream to the Lake Keowee area at Keowee-Toxaway State Park. This park is one that I had visited years ago while geocaching, and having grown up and gone to college in the area, I’ve driven across and beenContinue reading “Keowee-Toxaway State Park (SC37 – Sunset)”

The Beaver crew headed up into the Golden Corner of the state this weekend to visit my (Benjamin’s) mom and step-dad, who live in Walhalla. There were three parks up in this area that we hadn’t visited yet, and so we–accompanied by my mom (whom the girls call Bunny)–set out on a beautiful spring dayContinue reading “Devils Fork State Park (SC36 – Salem)”

The Beaver crew hit the road down towards Charleston for the second half of Spring Break this year. On the way down, we stopped at two protected lands on Lake Marion. The first stop was Santee National Wildlife Refuge. This is on the eastern side of the lake. I first went here back in December,Continue reading “Santee State Park (SC35 – Santee)”

After visiting the national park just down the road with the same name, the Beavers and Caubles drove just a few minutes to Kings Mountain State Park. The parks are adjacent, with the national park being the site of the battlefield itself, and the state park hosting some of the surrounding area. From what IContinue reading “Kings Mountain State Park (SC34 – Blacksburg)”

This park holds a special place in my heart. Of the Upstate parks, this isn’t one I grew up going to (Table Rock takes that honor); however, this is one that I became familiar with around college and soon thereafter, especially once I started geocaching. To get to Jones Gap, you take Highway 11 (which,Continue reading “Jones Gap State Park (SC33 – Marietta)”

After hitting up Musgrove Mill, we headed up the road towards Spartanburg through the town of Pauline (stopping to eat at the Pauline Cafe). Soon thereafter, we entered Croft State Park. This is a big state park, so even after entering, we still had to drive a few minutes to get to the main parkContinue reading “Croft State Park (SC32 – Spartanburg)”

The Beavers hit the road today to explore a couple of parks in the eastern part of the Upstate. First up was a place whose sign I’ve driven by hundreds of times over the past 15-20 years as I’ve gone back and forth between the Midlands and the Upstate. Located just off of I-26 nearContinue reading “Battle of Musgrove Mill State Historic Site (SC31 – Clinton)”

There’s nothing like finishing your day by looking at 300-year-old buildings here in the US. For any European reader out there, I know that 300-years-old isn’t that remarkable for a building for you…but here in the States, we’re lucky if we ever see something 100 years old! This was a great way to cap offContinue reading “Colonial Dorchester State Historic Site (SC30 – Summerville)”

I love getting surprised by a park. After driving just a few miles east from Colleton State Park, we ended up at Givhans Ferry (pronounce GIVE-uns), another park along the banks of the Edisto River. The name comes from Phillip Givhan, who operated a ferry here in the late 1700s. It allowed travellers to getContinue reading “Givhans Ferry State Park (SC29 – Ridgeville)”

Just to the northwest of Charleston lies a series of three state parks in fairly close proximity. Ever since discovering the state park system, I was looking forward to visiting these three in a row. Finally, this Sunday afternoon, we took the afternoon to drive down, meet up with our friend Stephanie (who kept SageContinue reading “Colleton State Park (SC28 – Walterboro)”