Category Archives: SC State Parks

The Beaver family was fortunate to have a long weekend this February, so we took the opportunity to head to the Pee Dee / Grand Strand region of our state (roughly the northeastern quadrant of our state, including the coastline). We visited four state parks on this trip, Little Pee Dee being the first. AContinue reading “Little Pee Dee State Park (SC07 – Dillon)”

Having been a geocacher in the Upstate for years, I knew about Rose Hill simply because there was a geocache there; however, I had never been there until today. Doing some initial research before going by reading the official site (linked below), I learned that it was the plantation owned by William Henry Gist, theContinue reading “Rose Hill Plantation State Historic Site (SC06 – Union)”

My mom (whom the kids call Bunny) lives up above Walhalla, the county seat of Oconee County. From her house, it’s a quick 15-min. drive up to Oconee State Park. Bunny had gifted Teagan a Junior Ranger vest for Christmas, so we had to go try it out. This is another CCC park, and inContinue reading “Oconee State Park (SC05 – Mountain Rest)”

Never heard of Olanta? Me neither! Before getting the SC Parks Passport, I had never heard of this park or this town. From where we live in Columbia, you get to this park by driving out 378 through Sumter and keep on going. You eventually cross I-95 and eventually arrive at the park. The parkContinue reading “Woods Bay State Park (SC04 – Olanta)”

This park was completely new to all of us. It is just about an hour’s drive from Columbia, so we set out on a beautiful November morning headed east on I-20, passing cotton fields that were in the process of being harvested. Lee State Park, just like Sesqui and Table Rock, was built back followingContinue reading “Lee State Park (SC03 – Bishopville)”

I grew up going to this park often, and Tiffany and I visited here many years ago; however, this was the first time to visit as a family of four. To top it off, my dad and stepmom (aka Papa and Yaya) came for a visit. With a two year old, we weren’t able toContinue reading “Table Rock State Park (SC02 – Pickens)”

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 familyContinue reading “Sesquicentennial State Park (SC01 – Columbia)”