Overview
The Francis Marion Forest is home to a variety of wildlife, including the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker. It spans nearly 259,000 acres, and offers a wide variety of recreational opportunities ranging from hiking, biking, motorcycle and canoe trails to rifle ranges and a boat launch.
Outdoor Activities
Bikers will share this trail with hikers and horses. The moderately easy section of the Palmetto Trail, called the Enoree Passage, is 36 miles long and crosses two major creeks, the Gilders and Indian and the Enoree River.
Swamp Fox Passage offers primitive camping at Halfway Creek and several other sites along the trail, within Francis Marion National Forest, made famous by Revolutionary War hero Francis Marion.
The Enoree Passage, a moderately easy, 36 mile, multi-use trail section of the Palmetto Trail winds through pine ridges and hardwood bottomlands, and crosses two major creeks, the Gilders and Indian and the Enoree River.
Explore the beauty of the Francis Marion National Forest on the Enoree Passage, part of the Palmetto Trail. This moderately easy section of the Palmetto Trail winds through pine ridges and hardwood bottomlands, and crosses two major creeks, the Gilders and Indian and the Enoree River.
Deep in the Francis Marion National Forest, near the town of Awendaw, lies Awendaw Creek Canoe, a peaceful, scenic place for launching small boats onto Awendaw Creek.
Outdoor Activities
