Online registration for programs at South Carolina State Parks. Select a program from the list below to register.
May Forest
See May Forest in a whole new light. Learn how this one of a kind state park went from convent to park.
Lee
Hop aboard our whisper quiet, open air tour vehicle and explore the park along the historic Loop Road!
Edisto Beach
Want to get an up close look at our resident reptiles?
Huntington Beach
Learn how to use hand lines and dip nets to pursue the cunning and delicious blue crab during this sporting and fun catch-and-release program!
Hunting Island
Discover the beauty of Hunting Island after the sun goes down with this special after-hours hike!
Take a chilling tour of Atalaya as you listen to some of the strange stories of local coastal folklore.
Rose Hill Plantation
Breaking Chains, Building Rights program at Rose Hill Plantation State Historic Site.
Croft
Join us for an evening paddle with park staff on scenic Lake Craig. During this 90-min. paddling trip we will watch the sun slowly set, and as dusk descends, we will see the first stars of the evening.
Redcliffe Plantation
Join Ranger Brendan for a guided hike on Redcliffe's 1.7-mile trail, looking for birds and other wildlife along the way.
Oconee
Watch the sunset from the lake at Oconee State Park. All equipment is included in the program cost.
Join our Interpretive Ranger on a guided walk through history. Explore the impacts the Civilian Conservation Corps has made on South Carolina and check out several of our structures built by enrollees.
Learn the traditional art of gyotaku, also known as fish printing. Originally invented over a hundred years ago as a way for Japanese fishermen to make a record of their catches, it is now a unique way to make a souvenir of your visit to the beach! We'll provide authentic replicas of a variety of fish species, fabric paints, smocks, brushes, and paper. Bring a T-shirt to print for the best experience!
Myrtle Beach
Test your luck from the fishing pier as we try to catch a variety of crabs, fish and many other critters. This is a catch and release program in order to help conserve our resources for the future.
Want to learn more about what inhabits our coastal waters?
Come join the ELC staff as we teach you how to create your own tie-dye shirt!
Rivers Bridge
It's a Civil War Cooking class for all ages! Using just 3 simple ingredients we will make hardtack, the main staple of most soldiers diets. While it bakes, we will head outside to make tea and/or coffee over a fire just like soldiers did during the war and try out one of the tricks soldiers used to make their hardtack more edible!
Set up a replica Civil War tent!
Learn Civil War Era knife techniques and fire building skills.
Want to get into fishing but don’t know how? We've got you covered!
Enjoy the starry sky over the ocean before drifting off to sleep on our fishing pier!
Make your own TREE-mendous art!
Musgrove Mill
Join us every first Saturday of the month for a Ranger Guided Hike of our 1.5 mile Battlefield Trail.
Sesquicentennial
Experience the trails like never before - by the light of the full moon!
Join the Park Ranger at Lee State Park and learn how to make a basket out of longleaf pine needles.
Hey Girl Scouts! Come celebrate Girl Scouts Love State Parks at Sesquicentennial State Park and learn all about hiking safety!
Join our artsy Park Ranger Laura and learn how to create leaf art!
Join the Battle of Musgrove Mill State Historic Site for a unique two-hour Ranger guided hike of an undeveloped Revolutionary War battlefield. (Hike takes place at Blackstock Battlefield State Historic: Site Address: 568 Monument Road, Enoree, SC 29335)
Girl Scouts. A guided hike through history and nature. meets several badge requirements.
Oconee Station
Step back in time to the South Carolina frontier of the 1790s!
Andrew Jackson
Reading With A Ranger about the Constitution
Santee
Birding 101 Program
Enjoy birding around the park!
Hoot hoot hoot...whinny...
Join us every month for a Ranger Guided Hike of our 1.5 mile Battlefield Trail.
Mountain Bridge
Hawk migration at Caesars Head.
Join us for an experience bringing astronomy, history, nature, and recreation together. Surrounded by forest, with only the stars above you, come out to Rose Hill Plantation and join in on a twilight nature hike followed by a bonfire. Enjoy s’mores as you gaze at the sky, learning about the constellations and how enslaved individuals would use the cover of dark to escape north with only the stars to navigate their way.
Poinsett
Hiking 101 Program
Join us at Rose Hill Plantation Sate Historic Site for our Archaeology Day Program!
Join us for an evening journey into the spooky past during “Carolina Tales & Beyond." Don't miss out on local ghostly tales and spine-chilling legends.
Table Rock
Hike through the dark and watch the sunrise at Bald Knob at Table Rock State Park.
Would you like to hand out candy at Haunted Island Halloween? Register here to be part of our Trunk-or-Treat event! See below for more details.
Hickory Knob
Join us for The Spooktacular Pumpkin Carving Party on October 25, 2025 at 12:00 P.M. in the Great Room at Hickory Knob State Resort Park.
Little Pee Dee
Join us for a Halloween themed 5K race at Little Pee Dee State Park!
Have you ever seen a beaver dam up close? Ever got to sit on it and really look at it, feel it, maybe ever smell it?
Learn how to make jewelry tiles out of old compact discs, aluminum drink cans and other found items.
Want to spend the night in the Atalaya castle? Well, here is your chance! Join us for a night of fun-filled adventure! Activities include s’mores & ghost stories by the campfire, a house tour, a scavenger hunt, a nighttime beach walk, morning wildlife walk and much more. Dinner and continental breakfast are included.
How many artesian wells are there at Lee State Park?
Come and join us on the 245thAnniversary of the Battle of Blackstocks for a special Ranger Guided Battlefield Hike!
Travel back in time to a 1800s Christmas at Rose Hill Plantation State Historic Site. Join us as we welcome in the holidays. Experience a self-guided tour of the Gist Mansion. Learn about the ways the Gist family, enslaved people, and sharecroppers celebrated and at times feared this time of the year. Visitors can enjoy refreshments and sweets in the historic kitchen house. Decorate your own holiday crafts and play historic games! On Sunday, Vintage Santa will be present for visitors to interact with and take pictures! Admission into the park on the days of the program is $10 per person (this includes children). Please be prepared to pay admission at the gate, Cash preferred.
Get into the Christmas Spirit with an exhilarating 5K run through Sesquicentennial State Park!
Embark on a journey to uncover the rich African-American historical experience at Rose Hill Plantation. Prior to the Civil War, hundreds of individuals were enslaved on this cotton plantation under the ownership of Gov. William Henry Gist. Following emancipation, some freed people departed Rose Hill while others chose to remain, transitioning into tenant farmers. Through both periods of slavery and freedom, African-Americans persevered, laboring tirelessly to establish livelihoods for themselves and their families within the confines of Rose Hill Plantation. Join us for an immersive journey into the lives of enslaved and freed individuals through interactive activities such as cooking and brick-making demonstrations. Our lineup includes a Union Soldier, an esteemed antique collector, the head of the Gullah Geechee Nation, and a knowledgeable genealogist, among other well-respected participants. Gain invaluable historical insights into this significant period in American history. A food vendor will be available on-site, offering lunch options available for purchase throughout the day. Please be prepared to pay with cash on this day. Admission to the park and program is priced at $5 for adults and $2 for children aged 6-15, with cash payments preferred.
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