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Kayaking/Canoeing

Experience America's Revolutionary waterways by kayak or canoe, surrounded by stunning natural beauty.

States of Interest:
Andrew Jackson State Park
South Carolina
Kayaking/Canoeing
Andrew Jackson State Park
Lancaster, SC

Paddle around the 18-acre lake in your canoe or kayak. Observe the many migratory birds and other wildlife that use the lake.

Huyler's Landing Trail Head
New Jersey
Kayaking/Canoeing
Huyler's Landing
Alpine, NJ

Canoe and Kayak along the scenic Hudson River by launching your watercraft from Bloomer's Beach, located at the north end of Englewood Picnic Area and at the beach along the north end of the Alpine...

Dorchester
South Carolina
Kayaking/Canoeing
Fort Dorchester
Summerville, SC

The Ashley River Blue Trail is one of the best-kept secrets for paddling and wildlife watching. Explore the historic Ashley River, which runs more than 30 miles from its headwaters in the Great...

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South Carolina
Kayaking/Canoeing
Francis Marion National Forest
Huger, SC

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.

Image of a swampy lake surrounded by trees at sunset
South Carolina
Kayaking/Canoeing
Goodale State Park
Camden, SC

Explore the 1.5 mile, round trip waterway around Goodale State Park, sure to please those who love wilderness canoe trips and kayaking in South Carolina.

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South Carolina
Kayaking/Canoeing
Hampton Plantation State Historic Site
McClellanville, SC

Located in the southern Santee Delta region, Hampton Plantation State Historic Site is home to the remote, final remnants of a colonial-era rice plantation. Guided paddling tours of the area are...

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Andrew Jackson State Park
Kayaking/Canoeing
Andrew Jackson State Park
Andrew Jackson State Park
Lancaster, SC
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Huyler's Landing Trail Head
Kayaking/Canoeing
Huyler's Landing
Huyler's Landing
Alpine, NJ
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Dorchester
Kayaking/Canoeing
Fort Dorchester
Summerville, SC
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  • pet_friendly
Image of Cypress trees in a swamp
Kayaking/Canoeing
Francis Marion National Forest
Huger, SC
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  • restrooms
  • pet_friendly
Image of a swampy lake surrounded by trees at sunset
Kayaking/Canoeing
Goodale State Park
Camden, SC
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  • restrooms
  • pet_friendly
Image of the front of a large white house surrounded by trees
Kayaking/Canoeing
Hampton Plantation State Historic Site
Hampton Plantation State Historic Site
McClellanville, SC
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  • restrooms
  • pet_friendly
a photo of the entrance sign to Kings Mountain State Park
Kayaking/Canoeing
Kings Mountain State Park
Blacksburg, SC
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  • wheelchair_accessible
  • restrooms
  • pet_friendly
  • wifi
Image of white spider lilies growing on the rocky shoals of Catawba River
Kayaking/Canoeing
Landsdown Canal State Park
Landsford Canal State Park
Catawba, SC
Image of a peacock sitting on a tree branch in front of a stately home
Kayaking/Canoeing
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens
Charleston, SC
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  • accessible_parking
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • restrooms
Image of tourists learning to fire a canon from costumed re-enactors
Kayaking/Canoeing
Moncks Corner
Moncks Corner, SC
An image of Musgrove Mill Battlefield
Kayaking/Canoeing
Musgrove Mill State Historic Site
Clinton, SC
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  • wheelchair_accessible
  • restrooms
  • pet_friendly
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Kayaking/Canoeing
Wadboo Bridge
Moncks Corner, SC
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Exploring History

We invite you to visit the preserved locations along the Liberty Trail and to immerse yourself in the extraordinary events that determined the fate of a nation.
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Lafayette Tour Marker at Yorktown (VA-60)
Yorktown, VA
President James Monroe invited the Marquis de Lafayette to visit the United States, his adopted country. Lafayette’s tour of all 24 states in 1824 and 1825 drew large crowds and sparked a renewal of...
Original outbuilding of Lord Stirling's Manor in New Jersey
State/County Park | Historic House
Lord Stirling's Manor Site
Basking Ridge, NJ

Once a sprawling manor complex in the New Jersey countryside belonging to Major General William Alexander, all that remains are two extant structures and the cellar of the original home.

South Carolina Historical Society Museum
Historic Site |
South Carolina Historical Society Museum
Charleston, SC

An architectural treasure in its own right, the South Carolina Historical Society Museum is housed in a National Historic Landmark building and features interactive exhibits on the people, places, and movements that shaped the state and nation.

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Lafayette Tour Marker, Braddock, Pennsylvania (PA-91)
Braddock, PA
President James Monroe invited the Marquis de Lafayette to visit the United States, his adopted country. Lafayette’s tour of all 24 states in 1824 and 1825 drew large crowds and sparked a renewal of...
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General Herkimer Marker (August 5 March) at Utica, New York
Utica, NY
General Herkimer Marker (August 5 march) at Utica, New York. This marker is one in a series of markers commemorating the march of Nicholas Herkimer's relief column toward the besieged Fort Stanwix in...
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Henry Knox Trail Marker at Leicester, MA (MA-15)
Leicester, MA
The Henry Knox Trail, also known as the Knox Cannon Trail, is a network of roads and paths that traces the route of Colonel Henry Knox's "noble train of artillery" from Crown Point, New York, to the...
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Lafayette Tour Marker at Suffolk (VA-21)
Rescue, VA
President James Monroe invited the Marquis de Lafayette to visit the United States, his adopted country. Lafayette’s tour of all 24 states in 1824 and 1825 drew large crowds and sparked a renewal of...
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Lafayette Tour Marker, West Alexander, Pennsylvania (PA-96)
West Alexander, PA
President James Monroe invited the Marquis de Lafayette to visit the United States, his adopted country. Lafayette’s tour of all 24 states in 1824 and 1825 drew large crowds and sparked a renewal of...
Historic Site |
Henry Knox Trail Marker at Brookfield, MA (MA-13)
Brookfield, MA
The Henry Knox Trail, also known as the Knox Cannon Trail, is a network of roads and paths that traces the route of Colonel Henry Knox's "noble train of artillery" from Crown Point, New York, to the...
Image of the park sign at Rugeley's Mill State Park with the title "Pursued Beyond the Battlefield"
Battlefield
Rugeley's Mill
Camden, SC

An ingenious Patriot deception provokes a prominent Loyalist to surrender his outpost

Exterior shot of the John Quincy Adams Birthplace
National Park | Historic House
John Quincy Adams Birthplace
Quincy, MA

This home, now known as the "John Quincy Adams Birthplace," was John and Abigail Adams' residence during the Revolutionary War. While John served as a delegate to the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia, Abigail managed this home and served as an advisor to her husband in his public role.

Depiction of the Great Dismal Swamp by Thomas Moran in Slave Hunt
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Great Dismal Swamp VA
Suffolk, VA

Located just south of the Chesapeake Bay, this "uninhabitable" Great Dismal Swamp was home to thousands of Native Americans and Maroons--self-emancipated slaves--throughout the 18th and 19th centuries.