Grand bald cypress, water tupelo and loblolly pine trees surround you along this trail. Astonishing biodiversity exists in Congaree National Park, the largest intact expanse of old growth bottomland hardwood forest remaining in the southeastern United States. Waters from the Congaree and Wateree Rivers sweep through the floodplain, carrying nutrients and sediments that nourish and rejuvenate this ecosystem and support the growth of national and state champion trees.
At the large park entrance sign, turn onto the park entrance road and proceed one mile to the Harry Hampton Visitor Center parking lots. For more detailed directions, please visit the park's website. Skip to main content. Kingsnake Trail takes hikers along Cedar Creek, in the more remote part of the park.
This is an excellent place to spot wildlife, and the creekside scenery is lovely. Plus, there's a canoe launch at the trailhead, so if you've brought your own gear, this is a great place to start exploring the water. The best times of year to visit Congaree National Park and spring and fall. Visiting in winter means less mosquitos, less humidity and lower temperatures, but you won't get to see the park in its greenery.
Summer brings lots of rain, and with it, lots of mosquitos and other bugs, as well as intense heat. US South Carolina. Take This Trip. Featured Trip Guides National park road trips. Some tips for visiting Congaree National Park: -Swamps are famously hot and humid, which can only mean one thing: mosquitos.
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Fall fix: bug prevented update of national park alerts and news updates: Petrified Forest, Yosemite, Zion. It also documents the desired conditions for the park, providing the broadest level of direction for management based on laws and policies that guide the National Park Service. The Management Plan for Non-Native Pigs provides information on the park's course of action to reduce natural and cultural resource impacts associated with wild pigs and to reduce risks to human health and safety.
The environmental assessment EA associated with the management plan analyzes potential impacts to the human environment. Explore This Park. When we went we got to the park before sunrise and began the loop as the sun was rising. It seemed to be the perfect time. Not only was there nobody else around, but there was wildlife everywhere! Got a chance to see this place today. Saw a bunch of squirrels but not many other animals. We took the boardwalk and it took about an hour and a half.
Also seems that winter is one of the better times to see this park because the mosquitoes out here are brutal other times of the year. We visited this park in the heat of the summer during the morning. As you wlk in the shadows of the forest, it was not too hod.
We saw many spiders in their large webs nothing scary , lizards, beautiful insects, turtles in the water, and even an alligator in the river! The board walk was easy to walk and went through nice stretches of forest. We were amazed by the strange structures formed by the roots of the trees. It felt like walking through a fairytale landscape. We almost passed the visitor center but what a surprise! It is beautiful with great displays of all the animals you can see. Very kind and enthousiastic staff; they looked up several spiders for us and were just as excited as we were.
Great place and not too far from Columbia. You can do kayaking for free!!
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