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Kayaking/Canoeing

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

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South Carolina
Kayaking/Canoeing
Landsdown Canal State Park
Catawba, SC

The Catawba River is home to the largest known population of the rocky shoals spider lily, a rare flower species found predominantly in the Southeast, accessible only by kayak or canoe.

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South Carolina
Kayaking/Canoeing
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens
Charleston, SC

Paddle through a large wildlife refuge, a 60-acre plantation, a 125-acre waterfowl refuge, and a 60-acre cypress and tupelo black water swamp.

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South Carolina
Kayaking/Canoeing
Moncks Corner
Moncks Corner, SC

The Cooper River Heritage Trail waterway is perfect for kayakers and canoers alike. Cooper River Underwater Heritage offers underwater diving consisting of six sites that range from a Revolutionary...

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South Carolina
Kayaking/Canoeing
Musgrove Mill State Historic Site
Clinton, SC

The Enoree is known as the "River of Muscadines" and ranges from two to six feet deep and 40 to 70 feet wide. Visitors can find a canoe and kayak launch. Information on local take-outs and launches is...

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South Carolina
Kayaking/Canoeing
Wadboo Bridge
Moncks Corner, SC

Paddle down Lower Wadboo Creek beneath the towering cypress trees. You will see a number of inlets into the creek from rice farming, which was once common on the creek. The most common wildlife seen...

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Andrew Jackson State Park
Kayaking/Canoeing
Andrew Jackson State Park
Andrew Jackson State Park
Lancaster, SC
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  • wheelchair_accessible
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  • pet_friendly
Dorchester
Kayaking/Canoeing
Fort Dorchester
Summerville, SC
  • parking
  • restrooms
  • pet_friendly
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Kayaking/Canoeing
Francis Marion National Forest
Huger, SC
  • parking
  • restrooms
  • pet_friendly
Image of a swampy lake surrounded by trees at sunset
Kayaking/Canoeing
Goodale State Park
Camden, SC
  • parking
  • restrooms
  • pet_friendly
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Kayaking/Canoeing
Hampton Plantation State Historic Site
Hampton Plantation State Historic Site
McClellanville, SC
  • parking
  • restrooms
  • pet_friendly
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Kayaking/Canoeing
Kings Mountain State Park
Blacksburg, SC
  • parking
  • 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
  • parking
  • 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
  • parking
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • restrooms
  • pet_friendly
image of bridge over a river with trees and blue sky in the background
Kayaking/Canoeing
Wadboo Bridge
Moncks Corner, SC
  • pet_friendly
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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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Historic Site
Francis Marion Tomb at Belle Isle Plantation Cemetery
Pineville, SC

Francis Marion was a skilled military leader during the American Revolutionary War, known for his guerilla tactics and strategic maneuvers in the Southern Campaign. His contributions to the war effort and his enduring legacy as a symbol of American resilience and military ingenuity remain today.

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Battlefield
Blackstock's Plantation
Enoree, SC

British Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton pushed up the Enoree River hot on the trail of Patriot Brigadier General Thomas Sumter.

Andrew Jackson State Park
State/County Park
Andrew Jackson State Park
Lancaster, SC

Andrew Jackson State Park combines history, art and community activities into a setting that has made it one of the state’s most popular parks.

Francis Marion ordering the construction of defenses at Port's Ferry by Dale Watson
Battlefield
Port's Ferry
Johnsonville, SC

Known as an extremely important ferry crossing in the Colonial Period, Marion fortified this ferry and frequently utilized it to quickly move his troops to lay ambushes

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Battlefield
Stono Ferry
Hollywood, SC

The Patriots launch a misguided attack on British troops retreating from an aborted raid on Charleston

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Battlefield | National Park
Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park
Sullivan's Island, SC

The Battle of Sullivan’s Island, fought near the site of today’s Fort Moultrie in June 1776, was the first significant Patriot victory of the Revolutionary War.

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Battlefield
Ox Swamp
Clarendon County, SC

Patriot Francis Marion earns his famous nickname — "The Swamp Fox”— after a futile chase by British Commander Banastre Tarleton

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Battlefield | Historic Site
Moncks Corner
Moncks Corner, SC

Eighteenth-century Moncks Corner was a crossroads settlement of stores and taverns at the intersection of the Cherokee Path (the Indian traders’ path) and the road from Charleston to Santee. A powder magazine was established in 1760 and the village was occupied as a store depot by the British during the Revolutionary War.

Image of white spider lilies growing on the rocky shoals of Catawba River
State/County Park
Landsford Canal State Park
Catawba, SC

This park features the Lands Ford crossing, used during the Revolutionary War by both British and American troops under Cornwallis and Sumter before and after pivotal battles.

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Historic Site | Historic House
Hanover House
Clemson, SC

Built in 1716 for Paul de St. Julien in Berkeley County. The house was later dismantled and moved to Clemson University and functions as a house museum.

Historic Site | Historic House
Kershaw-Cornwallis House
Camden, SC

After the Siege of Charleston in 1780, the British established a headquarters at the Kershaw/Cornwallis House. Today the house and grounds are open to tours.

Historic Site
The Powder Magazine
Charleston, SC

Completed in 1713, The Powder Magazine is South Carolina's oldest government building.