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)”
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Aiken State Park (SC26 – Windsor)
After we left Barnwell State Park, the Beavers travelled about thirty minutes north into Aiken County. While the weather was still overcast and drizzling some, we knew we had a fire waiting for us at one of the programs that Aiken State Park was offering. For the holidays, they had an ornament making workshop inContinue reading “Aiken State Park (SC26 – Windsor)”
Barnwell State Park (SC25 – Blackville)
Once Christmas break began, the Beavers took the opportunity to visit a couple of parks located about an hour away from Columbia. Our first stop was Barnwell State Park. Barnwell was actually a repeat park for me and Teagan, as we visited here last December so that she could finish out her Junior Ranger program.Continue reading “Barnwell State Park (SC25 – Blackville)”
Chester State Park (SC24 – Chester)
After a whirlwind month of meetings, sicknesses, and an expired parks passport, we finally got a new passport and had a free afternoon to go exploring! This time, we headed up highway 321 through the country to Chester State Park. I’d never been here, nor have I ever really been to Chester. (I’ve been aboveContinue reading “Chester State Park (SC24 – Chester)”
Paris Mountain State Park (SC23 – Greenville)
Paris Mountain was a household name growing up, just like Table Rock and Caesars Head. Mostly Paris Mountain wasn’t a destination, but rather a backdrop to our visits to Greenville. My mom talks about growing up at the foot of Paris Mountain. When my dad lived in Greenville, he would take me and my brotherContinue reading “Paris Mountain State Park (SC23 – Greenville)”
Caesars Head State Park (SC22 – Cleveland)
Growing up, if we went into the mountains on a Saturday, we typically either went to Table Rock or Caesars Head. We visited Table Rock last year with my dad and step-mom (check out our write-up here), and this year, they accompanied us up to Caesars Head on a beautiful fall day. Caesars Head isContinue reading “Caesars Head State Park (SC22 – Cleveland)”
Poinsett State Park (SC21 – Wedgefield)
For the past three years, Sage has been going to a school out in the Horrell Hill area, off of 378 headed towards Sumter. I knew that Poinsett State Park was down 378 a few miles, so after picking up Sage this Friday afternoon, we kept going down to the community of Wedgefield to findContinue reading “Poinsett State Park (SC21 – Wedgefield)”
Dreher Island State Park (SC20 – Prosperity)
One of the closest parks to us here in Columbia, Dreher Island is the only current state park located on Lake Murray. As I was typing this post, I did a quick search on the history of the lake. The lake was created in the late 1920s and, like many other man-made lakes here inContinue reading “Dreher Island State Park (SC20 – Prosperity)”
Charles Towne Landing State Historic Site (SC19 – Charleston)
First, I’ll start out by asking, “How can I have grown up in SC and never have visited here?” Charles Towne Landing commemorates the site where the first English settlers to the area established their first town(e), which would eventually turn in to South Carolina’s first capital. This is a very well established park, withContinue reading “Charles Towne Landing State Historic Site (SC19 – Charleston)”
Edisto Beach State Park (SC18 – Edisto Island)
It’s been a minute since the Beavers got out to enjoy a state park. This is because we spent almost three weeks this summer in South Africa. It was the trip of a lifetime for sure, and we visited four national parks there (Table Mountain, Cape Agulhas, Addo Elephant, and Kruger); however, if you wantContinue reading “Edisto Beach State Park (SC18 – Edisto Island)”
Beavers in the Park 