State/County Park

Santee State Park

Santee State Park offers biking and hiking trails and pontoon boat tours of the flooded cypress forest on Lake Marion, named after Revolutionary War hero Francis Marion, the “Swamp Fox”.

  • Parking
  • Restrooms
  • Pet Friendly
  • WiFi
Santee, South Carolina

Now under the man-made Lake Marion, British Lieutenant Colonel John Watson and Patriot Brigadier General Francis Marion, the “Swamp Fox,” skirmished in Wyboo Swamp near Santee Road in South Carolina. Located in South Carolina’s well-known Santee Cooper Country, Santee State Park sits along Lake Marion, where he made these fields and swamps his home and used the terrain to his advantage. South Carolina locals know the lake for its abundant population of large catfish. Santee State Park camping is offered on the lake, but for guests who prefer to spend the night indoors, rondette cabins, 10 of which sit on piers over the lake, are available and have been attracting families for years.