South Carolina State Parks

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?

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!

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

We're throwing it back to the 70s! THE 1970s!

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

Take a chilling tour of Atalaya as you listen to some of the strange stories of local coastal folklore.

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

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!

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!

Set up a replica Civil War tent!

Learn Civil War Era knife techniques and fire building skills.

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!

See May Forest in a whole new light. Learn how this one of a kind state park went from convent to park.

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!

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

Seashell Wind Chimes

Make your own TREE-mendous art!

Use handlines to catch blue crabs the old-fashioned way!

Join us every first Saturday of the month for a Ranger Guided Hike of our 1.5 mile Battlefield Trail.

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.

Make Johnny Cakes and Coffee (or tea/hot chocolate) over a fire

Hop aboard our whisper quiet, open air tour vehicle and explore the park along the historic Loop Road!

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.

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

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)

Join our artsy Park Ranger Laura and learn how to create leaf art!

Girl Scouts Love State Parks at Andrew Jackson State Park 2023

Seashell Wind Chimes

Hey Girl Scouts! Come celebrate Girl Scouts Love State Parks at Sesquicentennial State Park and learn all about hiking safety!

See May Forest in a whole new light. Learn how this one of a kind state park went from convent to park.

Girl Scouts. A guided hike through history and nature. meets several badge requirements.

Step back in time to the South Carolina frontier of the 1790s!

Want to learn more about what inhabits our coastal waters?

Want to get into fishing but don’t know how? We've got you covered!

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

Birding 101 Program

Reading With A Ranger about the Constitution

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.

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

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

Hoot hoot hoot...whinny...

Enjoy birding around the park!

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

Save money by learning how to repair (Darn) your own socks.

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!

Hawk migration at Caesars Head.

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.

Hiking 101 Program

Join us every month for a Ranger Guided Hike of our 1.5 mile Battlefield Trail.

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.

A short presentation about pets and other animals service during the Civil War

The program invites the public to learn, observe, and recognize various animal tracks and habitats.

Hop aboard our whisper quiet, open air tour vehicle and explore the park along the historic Loop Road!

Join us at Rose Hill Plantation Sate Historic Site for our Archaeology Day Program!

See May Forest in a whole new light. Learn how this one of a kind state park went from convent to park.

Hiking 101 Program

Make your own TREE-mendous art!

See May Forest in a whole new light. Learn how this one of a kind state park went from convent to park.

Use handlines to catch blue crabs the old-fashioned way!

Delve into the diverse world of shark teeth with Shark Tooth Charles during both an indoor and outdoor session.

Hoot hoot hoot...whinny...

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.

Enjoy birding around the park!

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)

Use handlines to catch blue crabs the old-fashioned way!

Join us to explore Croft State Park's military background about bunkers, fox holes, and more! We will take a step back in history to observe WWII training and military protocols.

In this beginner level program, we'll learn to tie several simple, practical, and historic knots to level up our skills!

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.

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.

Hike through the dark and watch the sunrise at Bald Knob at Table Rock State Park.

Use handlines to catch blue crabs the old-fashioned way!

Step back in time to the South Carolina frontier of the 1790s!

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

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.

Use handlines to catch blue crabs the old-fashioned way!

A short presentation on how death and the dead were handled on and off the battlefield during the Civil War

Join us for a Halloween themed 5K race at Little Pee Dee 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.

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.

Join us every first Saturday of the month for a Ranger Guided Hike of our 1.5 mile Battlefield Trail.

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.

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)

Join the Park Ranger at Lee State Park and learn how to make a basket out of longleaf pine needles.

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?

How many artesian wells are there at Lee State Park?

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.

Step back in time to the South Carolina frontier of the 1790s!

Come and join us on the 245thAnniversary of the Battle of Blackstocks for a special Ranger Guided Battlefield Hike!

Enjoy birding around the park!

Join us every first Saturday of the month for a Ranger Guided Hike of our 1.5 mile Battlefield Trail.

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.

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!

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)

Step back in time to the South Carolina frontier of the 1790s!

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.