Having enjoyed a quick visit to Andrew Jackson State Park, the Beavers + our friends Kimberly, Andy, Nicholas, and Timothy set out for our fourth and final park of the day. It is still in the Lancaster area, just a few minutes from AJSP. It is located along the Catawba River, which shares its nameContinue reading “Landsford Canal State Park (SC17 – Catawba)”
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Andrew Jackson State Park (SC16 – Lancaster)
Having visited the two parks in Cheraw, we headed west through Chesterfield County and into Lancaster for the two parks there. Here, we met up with our friends that live in the Rock Hill area. Tiffany and I worked with Kimberly at a camp back in the day (Summersalt – put on by the SCContinue reading “Andrew Jackson State Park (SC16 – Lancaster)”
Cheraw State Park (SC15 – Cheraw)
After our visit to H. Cooper Black, we drove just a few minutes down the road to Cheraw State Park for our second park of four for the day. Tiffany and I had been to this park yeeeeears ago (2006) while geocaching. We arrived close to sunset, hiked one of the trails out to aContinue reading “Cheraw State Park (SC15 – Cheraw)”
H. Cooper Black, Jr. Memorial Field Trial and Recreational Area (SC14 – Cheraw)
When first discovering the wide variety of offerings available with the SC State Parks, this one immediately caught my eye. I had no idea what a ‘field trial’ was (and honestly, I still don’t really know). But I realized that this park is where people go to train their hunting dogs. There are also plentyContinue reading “H. Cooper Black, Jr. Memorial Field Trial and Recreational Area (SC14 – Cheraw)”
Redcliffe Plantation State Historic Site (SC13 – Beech Island)
After two months of no new parks (thanks, whirlwind of a spring semester!), the Beavers got to visit a much-anticipated park on the way home from a trip to Atlanta. We stopped at Redcliffe Plantation, located outside the small town of Beech Island, near Augusta, GA. Redcliffe was the home of James Henry Hammond, hisContinue reading “Redcliffe Plantation State Historic Site (SC13 – Beech Island)”
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)”
Lake Greenwood State Park (SC12 – Ninety Six)
After visiting Tiffany’s folks in the Atlanta area on Spring Break, we headed back to South Carolina to visit my dad and stepmom. We had visited Table Rock State Park with them back in the fall, and now we got to enjoy a new park with them. I was intrigued to go to Lake GreenwoodContinue reading “Lake Greenwood State Park (SC12 – Ninety Six)”
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)”
Goodale State Park (SC11 – Camden)
On the first day of spring, we took the opportunity to drive over to Camden to visit Goodale State Park. Tiffany and I had twice visited here years ago, once to go geocaching (when we were first dating in 2006) and once to go canoeing (when we were engaged in 2010). Now we return withContinue reading “Goodale State Park (SC11 – Camden)”
Beavers in the Park 