Online registration for programs at South Carolina State Parks. Select a program from the list below to register.
Edisto Beach
Join park staff for this behind the scenes feeding of our resident turtles and learn about the diet of native turtle spe
Want us to spill the tea on manatees? Learn more about the gentle sea cows that graze our waterways.
Myrtle Beach
Take a relaxing half-mile walk around the park with a volunteer checking our bird houses to observe various stages of nesting.
Enjoy a leisurely 1-mile walk around the park as we search for birds around the park.
Hunting Island
Discover the beauty of Hunting Island after the sun goes down with this special after-hours hike!
Want to get an up close look at our resident reptiles?
Paris Mountain
Come explore the park while learning how to capture and reflect on moments in nature through creative writing, art, and
Lee
Dragonflies and Damselflies and Tadpoles, OH MY!
Mountain Bridge
Spring wildflowers bring vibrant colors for people to enjoy.
Kings Mountain
Enjoy a ranger guided twilight paddle at Kings Mountain State Park.
Charles Towne Landing
Looking for something to do with your little one? Come out to the zoo for Toddler Time! We'll read, learn, get crafty, and have fun along the way!
Interested in learning how to catch crabs and not get pinched?
Hampton Plantation
Come join a ranger as we chat about some of the trees and forests that built Hampton Plantation and South Carolina!
Join park rangers for an opportunity to observe the heightened activity of birds in the park outside of regular hours.
Rivers Bridge
plant a medicinal pant baby used during the Civil War to take home with you and grow!
Have an old T-shirt that you don't want to throw away? Make your own upcycled T-T-shirt bag or dog toy!
Utilize templates such as butterflies, dolphins, or sea turtles and transform old cans into creative and colorful art!
Table Rock
Tour some of the best bird watching locations in the upstate as spring migration nears its peak.
Join us for a hands-on soap-making experience, crafting personalized soaps from tallow. Suitable for ages 10+.
Join a park ranger April 24, 5–6 PM, to hike Lake Placid Trail and use iNaturalist to collect data for the Challenge.
May Forest
Join us on a special behind the scenes tour around May Forest State Park.
Learn more about natures flyers while we explore the park grounds.
Come enjoy afternoon tea with Eliza Lucas Pinckney, who lived at Hampton Plantation after the Revolutionary War!
Huntington Beach
Are you faster than a gator? Come find out at the Gator Gauntlet 5K at Huntington Beach on Saturday April 25, 2026.
Goodale
Kayak paddling trip along canoe/kayak trail at Goodale as part of 2026 paddle circuit.
Colonial Dorchester
Fly on over to Colonial Dorchester for a feather ruffling good time!
The Battle of Rivers Bridge State Historic Site needs your help! This is a volunteer event to help the Park
Sesquicentennial
Join us at Sesquicentennial State Park for the Columbia City Nature Challenge and become a citizen scientist!
Join our dawn bird walk to see diverse species in action! Open to all skill levels. 0.5-1 mile hikes included.
Celebrate Earth Day trail clean up
Love your park? Lend a hand! Sign up to volunteer at May Forest State Park and help keep it beautiful.
Want to get into fishing but don’t know how? We've got you covered!
Come join the ELC staff as we teach you how to create your own tie-dye shirt!
Travel to three of SC State Parks to learn about and (hopefully) observe different sea turtle species in the wild!
Join us for the Fun Nun Run 5K at May Forest State Park on May 2, 2026
Musgrove Mill
Join us once a month for a Ranger Guided Hike of our 1.5-mile Battlefield Trail.
Join SC State Parks and Girls Who Hike SC for a supportive, beginner-friendly Camping for Women class.
What lives in the freshwater at Lee State Park?
Learn how to make a sweetgrass basket with a local SC artist!
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)
In this beginner level program, we'll learn to tie several simple, practical, and historic knots to level up our skills!
Discover the medicinal properties of blackberry as we learn to identify wild blackberries and how to make medicine and tea from them! This is followed by a delicious berry dissection to gather seeds to take home and plant!
Learn about Civil War bummers & foraging! Build a secret hiding place to take home with you! Practice your treasure hunting skills as you search for hidden wealth!
Discuss history and impact of photography in 19th century, make a pinhole camera, and see actual antique photos.
This program introduces young learners to the history and nature at Colonial Dorchester.
Be an extra early riser and take a unique moonlit hike to Bald Knob overlook on Pinnacle Trail.
Aiken
Kayak paddling trip on the South Edisto River as part of paddle series events for 2026.
Oconee
Come Out and Paddle with SC State Parks and ACA certified paddle instructors to learn basic paddle skills.
Come Out and Paddle with SC State Parks and ACA certified paddling instructors to learn basic paddle skills.
Black River
Make your own TREE-mendous art!
Chester
Come Out and Paddle with SC State Parks and certified ACA paddle instructors to learn basic paddle skills.
Rose Hill Plantation
Myra Davis-Branic discusses how slavery was taught in Public Schools based on region.
Croft
Are you interested in the history of WWII? Do you enjoy hiking? Well, join us for the Camp Croft Historical Hike to learn about military bunkers, foxholes, and so much more! We will take a step back in history to observe and learn about WWII training and military protocols.
Learn all about bats during both an indoor and outdoor program!
Join Ranger Madison on a creek adventure to explore water critters
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.
Sadlers Creek
Run the trails at Sadlers Creek State Park for the Fox Squirrel 5K.
Test your luck from the fishing pier as we try to catch a variety of crabs, fish and many other critters.
Nature Detectives: Explore the park, solve nature’s mysteries, and uncover clues from bugs, birds, tracks, and trees!
Patrol the beach with a ranger in search of sea turtle activity while learning how state parks protect these incredible
Pine Island
Join South Carolina State Parks and Girls Who Hike SC for a 2.5-hour hike and phone photography workshop.
Kayak paddle trip around Pine Island on Lake Murray as part of 2026 paddle circuit.
Come and join us on the 246th Anniversary of the Battle of Musgrove Mill for a special Ranger Guided Battlefield Hike!
Join us for a guided birding walk at Pine Island State Park.
Kayak paddling trip on Lake Oolenoy as part of 2026 paddle circuit.
Kayak paddling trip on the Black River as part of paddle series events for 2026.
Join South Carolina State Parks and Girls Who Hike SC for a 2.5-hour hike and phone photography workshop
Poinsett
Baker Creek
Join us for a Halloween 5K race at Baker Creek State Park!
Celebrate Halloween with a 5K at Croft State Park. Wear your best Halloween costume!
How many artesian wells are there at Lee State Park?
Want to spend the night in the Atalaya castle? Well, here is your chance! Join us for a night of fun-filled adventure!
Come and join us on the 246thAnniversary of the Battle of Blackstocks for a special Ranger Guided Battlefield Hike!
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.
Hickory Knob
Celebrate Thanksgiving with a 5K run through the park on Thanksgiving morning at Hickory Knob State Park Resort.
Oconee Station
Get into the Christmas Spirit with an exhilarating 5K run through Sesquicentennial State Park!
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