Before that short South Carolina spring slips into the lazy days of summer, let’s get outside and explore this great state. Here are 13 great ways to turn up the explorer instinct in anyone. Have fun!
- Head over to the beach to look for great shells.
Flickr/m01229 Even if you’re local you know you can’t resist a score this big…
- Go say hello to the oldest living Oak tree on the East Coast.
Flickr/Jennifer The Angel Oak and its sprawling limbs cover more than 17,000 square feet. She’s more than 1500 years old. If you’re viewing this image on your phone…that little red speck is a woman in a red dress. More info here.
- Hike a passage of the Palmetto Trail
Flickr/myke The Palmetto Trail, when complete, will be one of 16 cross-state trails in the US. At the moment, 350 miles of the projected 500 are finished in “passages” that range from 1.3 to 47 miles. Of course, you don’t have to hike your passage from end-to-end. Just go as far as you want and hike back the way you came. Here’s a link to all the passages currently open.
- Go chase lighthouses.
Flickr/Matt South Carolina has 7 great historic lighthouses to see. We featured them all in an article here.
- Take a walk in the tree tops.
Lynches River Park Over in Coward, SC the Lynches River County Park has a canopy walk you’ll never forget. We featured it here recently.
- Visit Fenway Park without leaving South Carolina.
Flickr/Jason A G Fluor Field in Greenville is a replica of Fenway Park. Do you see the Green Monster in this photo? It’s in front of that towering building in the middle of the photo.
- Walk a mile along the Waccamaw on Conway’s Riverwalk.
Flickr/Ryan G. Smith Explore the beautiful riverwalk in Conway, SC. P.S. You don’t need wedding attire. 🙂
- Pay your respects outside Emanuel AME Church in Charleston.
Flickr/Matt Drobnik It’s never too late to place a memorial outside Emanual AME in remembrance of the lives lost here last June. After, explore the Holy City on foot.
- Spend some time at your favorite lake.
Flickr/Let Ideas Compete South Carolina has so many great lakes to enjoy. View a comprehensive list here.
- Do some serious porch or deck surfing.
Flickr/Palmetto Cheese Any season is a good one to grab a cold beverage and do some porch surfing right outside your door.
- Beef up your collection of waterfall photos.
Flickr/Brenda Wiley This one is from Brenda Wiley’s collection. It was taken at Yellow Branch Falls near Wahalla, SC.
- Visit an outdoor art gallery.
Flickr/Britt Reints Check out the incredible outdoor art at Brookgreen Gardens in Murrells Inlet.
- Explore an exotic beach.
Flickr/Alistair Nicol The beach at Botany Bay on Edisto Island isn’t the only exotic thing you’ll find about this outing. Just getting there is an amazing drive!
Are you ready yet? Are there other ways you get your “outdoor fix” in the spring? Tell us in our comments on Facebook.
Flickr/m01229
Even if you’re local you know you can’t resist a score this big…
Flickr/Jennifer
The Angel Oak and its sprawling limbs cover more than 17,000 square feet. She’s more than 1500 years old. If you’re viewing this image on your phone…that little red speck is a woman in a red dress. More info here.
Flickr/myke
The Palmetto Trail, when complete, will be one of 16 cross-state trails in the US. At the moment, 350 miles of the projected 500 are finished in “passages” that range from 1.3 to 47 miles. Of course, you don’t have to hike your passage from end-to-end. Just go as far as you want and hike back the way you came. Here’s a link to all the passages currently open.
Flickr/Matt
South Carolina has 7 great historic lighthouses to see. We featured them all in an article here.
Lynches River Park
Over in Coward, SC the Lynches River County Park has a canopy walk you’ll never forget. We featured it here recently.
Flickr/Jason A G
Fluor Field in Greenville is a replica of Fenway Park. Do you see the Green Monster in this photo? It’s in front of that towering building in the middle of the photo.
Flickr/Ryan G. Smith
Explore the beautiful riverwalk in Conway, SC. P.S. You don’t need wedding attire. 🙂
Flickr/Matt Drobnik
It’s never too late to place a memorial outside Emanual AME in remembrance of the lives lost here last June. After, explore the Holy City on foot.
Flickr/Let Ideas Compete
South Carolina has so many great lakes to enjoy. View a comprehensive list here.
Flickr/Palmetto Cheese
Any season is a good one to grab a cold beverage and do some porch surfing right outside your door.
Flickr/Brenda Wiley
This one is from Brenda Wiley’s collection. It was taken at Yellow Branch Falls near Wahalla, SC.
Flickr/Britt Reints
Check out the incredible outdoor art at Brookgreen Gardens in Murrells Inlet.
Flickr/Alistair Nicol
The beach at Botany Bay on Edisto Island isn’t the only exotic thing you’ll find about this outing. Just getting there is an amazing drive!
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