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Angel
Oak - 3688
Angel Oak Road / St. Johns Island, SC / 843-559-3496/
One of the biggest and perhaps the oldest live oak
at 1400 years plus, the canopy of Angel Oak produces
17,000 square feet of shade!
Audubon Sanctuary & Center
at Francis Beidler Forest - Exit 187 off
I-26 / 843-462-2150/ From the Visitor‘s
Center one enters a 11,000 acre sanctuary the protects
the flora and fauna of the Lowcountry. Observe birds
and animals in their native habitat in these ancient
cypress swamps, ideal for wildflowers, old growth
trees and abundant wildlife.
Caw Caw Interpretive Center-
5200 Savannah Highway / Ravenel, SC / 843-889-8898/
Rice plantations once dotted the Lowcountry, see
how rice cultivation shaped the lives and landscape
of the region. African-American contributions to
the rice planting are explored.
Cypress Gardens
- 3030 Cypress Gardens Road / Moncks Corner, SC /
843-553-0515/ Made from the rice fields of
a former plantation, huge cypress trees rise to stately
heights above shallow lakes and sandy paths through
a forest and garden setting.
Francis Marion National Forest
- Moncks Corner, SC / 843-336-3248/ Over 250,000
acres of Coastal forest, with hiking trials, boat
ramps, fishing, picnic facilities and camp sites.
Would you believe it was once the domain of the Swamp
Fox?
Magnolia Plantation &
Audubon Swamp Garden - 3550 Ashley River
Road / Charleston, SC / 843-571-1266/ Superb
ornamental gardens are at their best in spring, they
are part of the scene as are tram rides into the
natural realm of the Carolina Swamps. Look for indigenous
and migratory birds, local flora and of course, the
native alligators.
Old Santee Canal Park
- 900 Stony Landing Road / Moncks Corner, SC / 843-899-5200/
Located in Biggin Swamp, the environs around America’s
oldest canal may be traveled by canoe or viewed from
the four miles of boardwalk. Interpretive Center
explores the history of the canal and Stony Landing
Plantation.
Sewee Visitor & Environmental
Education Center - US. 17 North / Awendaw,
SC / 848-928-3368/ Operated by the Forest
Service and US Fish and Wildlife Service, the Visitor
Center features the unique heritage and environs
of the Lowcountry. Part of the Francis Marion National
Forest, Sewee is the education center for the red
wolf, exhibits the ecology of the region and features
live birds of prey.
South Carolina Aquarium
- Calhoun and Concord / Charleston, SC / 843-720-1990/
Featuring South Carolina’s watery habitats from
mountain streams to the Atlantic coast and all places
in between, the Aquarium has over 60 exhibits and
houses thousands or live plants and animals.
Reserve
Early...while your preferred accommodations are
still available.
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