South Carolina State Parks

Join us at the Hunting Island Nature Center to make a fun seasonal craft!

One Pot, with Many Stories!

Learn more about natures flyers while we explore the park grounds.

Join us on a special behind the scenes tour around May Forest State Park.

Reconnect with nature during Seasonal Strolls, a monthly guided program led by retired park ranger and naturalist Cathy

Join Eco-Explorers! Unleash creativity with weekly nature themes. Ages 3-10. $3/session or $10/5 sessions.

Come join the ELC staff as we teach you how to create your own tie-dye shirt!

Join park staff for this behind the scenes feeding of our resident turtles and learn about the diet of native turtle spe

Nature Prints

Seashell Wind Chimes

There's no better way to end your day than with the Sunset Lighthouse Climb!

Want to get an up close look at our resident reptiles?

A easy 0.6 mile ranger-led hike

Take a moment to sit back, relax and enjoy some live music.

Join us on a special behind the scenes tour around May Forest State Park.

Enjoy a leisurely 1-mile walk around the park as we search for birds around the park.

Discover how indigo shaped Charleston's history and leave with a personally hand-dyed swatch of fabric.

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?

Join us for a TOTALLY silent nighttime walk as darkness settles over the forest and beach.

Join us at the Hunting Island Nature Center to make a fun seasonal craft!

Join us at the Hunting Island Nature Center to make a fun seasonal craft!

Experience the trails like never before - by the light of the full moon!

Come join the ELC staff as we teach you how to create your own tie-dye shirt!

Seashell Wind Chimes

Join park staff for this behind the scenes feeding of our resident turtles and learn about the diet of native turtle spe

Step into the shadows of the past as Oconee Station comes alive by candlelight.

Tour of Historic Buildings at Oconee Station State Historic Site

Meet a bug! Listen to a plant! Touch a stuffed snake! Ask the park naturalist anything about Lee State Park!

Join us at Croft State Park to hike along a portion of the Kelsey Creek Trail.

Dragonflies and Damselflies and Tadpoles, OH MY!

Join us at the Hunting Island Nature Center to make a fun seasonal craft!

Join us at the Hunting Island Nature Center to make a fun seasonal craft!

Join us on a special behind the scenes tour around May Forest State Park.

Join us on a special behind the scenes tour around May Forest State Park.

Tour of Historic Buildings at Oconee Station State Historic Site

Find out what archaeologists have uncovered at May Forest State Park.

Come join the ELC staff as we teach you how to create your own tie-dye shirt!

Join park staff for this behind the scenes feeding of our resident turtles and learn about the diet of native turtle spe

This program introduces young learners to the history at Colonial Dorchester.

Want to get an up close look at our resident reptiles?

Join South Carolina State Parks and Girls Who Hike SC for a 2.5-hour hike and phone photography workshop.

Join us at the Hunting Island Nature Center to make a fun seasonal craft!

Holiday tours of Hampton Plantation with decorations, music, and Christmas history.

Holiday tours of Hampton Plantation with decorations, music, and Christmas history.

Join us at the Hunting Island Nature Center to make a fun seasonal craft!

Come join the ELC staff as we teach you how to create your own tie-dye shirt!

Music on the Mountain featuring Andy Leftwich & Friends. Come join us at the Table Rock Lodge for an evening of music.

Join park staff for this behind the scenes feeding of our resident turtles and learn about the diet of native turtle spe

Watch the sun rise over the Atlantic from 108 feet up, atop the historic Hunting Island Lighthouse.

Get into the Christmas Spirit with an exhilarating 5K run through Sesquicentennial State Park!

Historic farming practices at Oconee Station.

Join us at the Hunting Island Nature Center to make a fun seasonal craft!

Come join the ELC staff as we teach you how to create your own tie-dye shirt!

Join park staff for this behind the scenes feeding of our resident turtles and learn about the diet of native turtle spe

Want to get an up close look at our resident reptiles?

There's no better way to end your day than with the Sunset Lighthouse Climb!

Step into the shadows of the past as Oconee Station comes alive by candlelight.

Discover the beauty of Hunting Island after the sun goes down with this special after-hours program!

Explore how archaeologists sort objects & study 1670s plant remains. Fee applies to participants only, not chaperones.

Join us at the Hunting Island Nature Center to make a fun seasonal craft!

Join us at the Hunting Island Nature Center to make a fun seasonal craft!

Tour of Historic Buildings at Oconee Station State Historic Site

Come join the ELC staff as we teach you how to create your own tie-dye shirt!

Tour of Historic Buildings at Oconee Station State Historic Site

Come join the ELC staff as we teach you how to create your own tie-dye shirt!

Join park staff for this behind the scenes feeding of our resident turtles and learn about the diet of native turtle spe

A ranger will guide you on a 1.9 mile hike around the Lakeside Trail loop for great scenic views.

Begin your new year by watching the sun rise over the Atlantic Ocean, atop the historic Hunting Island Lighthouse.

Want to get an up close look at our resident reptiles?

Join park staff for a hike on New Year's Day!

Join park staff for a hike on New Year's Day!

On New Year's Day, run through the hills at Devils Fork State Park for the annual First Day 5K Ranger Run.

A ranger will guide you on a 1.9 mile hike around the Lakeside Trail loop for great scenic views.

Are you looney enough to jump into Lake Jocassee on Jan.1?

A ranger will lead you along the 2.7 mile trail to the top of Table Rock's newest trail; Stool Mountain.

Want to learn how to help our backyard wildlife and create a sustainable craft?

Come join the ELC staff as we teach you how to create your own tie-dye shirt!

Tour of Historic Buildings at Oconee Station State Historic Site

Join park staff for this behind the scenes feeding of our resident turtles and learn about the diet of native turtle spe

Watch the sun rise over the Atlantic from 108 feet up, atop the historic Hunting Island Lighthouse.

Join us for a guided birding walk at Pine Island State Park.

Come join the ELC staff as we teach you how to create your own tie-dye shirt!

Join park staff for this behind the scenes feeding of our resident turtles and learn about the diet of native turtle spe

Want to get an up close look at our resident reptiles?

Come join the ELC staff as we teach you how to create your own tie-dye shirt!

Tour of Historic Buildings at Oconee Station State Historic Site

Join park staff for this behind the scenes feeding of our resident turtles and learn about the diet of native turtle spe

Explore how archaeologists sort objects & study 1670s plant remains. Fee applies to participants only, not chaperones.

Tour of Historic Buildings at Oconee Station State Historic Site

Come join the ELC staff as we teach you how to create your own tie-dye shirt!

Join park staff for this behind the scenes feeding of our resident turtles and learn about the diet of native turtle spe

Step into the shadows of the past as Oconee Station comes alive by candlelight.

Want to get an up close look at our resident reptiles?

Tour of Historic Buildings at Oconee Station State Historic Site

Super Bowl Viewing Party at Hickory Knob State Park Resort.

Tour of Historic Buildings at Oconee Station State Historic Site

Step into the shadows of the past as Oconee Station comes alive by candlelight.

Tour of Historic Buildings at Oconee Station State Historic Site

Join us for the Fun Nun Run 5K at May Forest State Park on May 1, 2027