List of nature centers in South Carolina

Name Location County Region Summary Blue Heron Nature Center Ridgeland Jasper Lowcountry Facebook site, 10 acres Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge Awendaw Charleston Charleston Metro 66,287 acres, Sewee Visitor and Environmental Education Center features displays about the various ecosystems, wildlife and heritage of the Lowcountry Caw Caw Interpretive Center Ravenel Charleston Charleston Metro website, operated by the County, over 6 miles of trails, former rice plantation wetlands Coastal Discovery Museum Hilton Head Island Beaufort Lowcountry website, 68 acres, art exhibits, guided nature and history walks and talks Colleton State Park St. George Colleton Lowcountry website interpretive nature hike, fishing, swimming, birding Edisto Beach State Park Edisto Beach Colleton Lowcountry 1,255 acres, features the ACE Basin Interpretative Center Francis Beidler Forest Harleyville Dorchester Charleston Metro National Audubon Society wildlife sanctuary in Four Holes Swamp with an environmental education center, over 16,000 acres Harbison State Forest Richland Midlands 2,177 acres, features the Harbison Environmental Education Center, programs, education trails Hatcher Garden and Woodland Preserve Spartanburg Spartanburg Upstate website Botanical garden and woodland preserve over 11 acres, open 365 days a year and run entirely by volunteers. Garden rooms and water features as well as educational trails and a running plant sale Heron Park Nature Center Kiawah Island Charleston Charleston Metro website, part of Kiawah Island Golf Resort, located in 21-acre Night Heron Park Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History York York Olde English District website, 11 acres, open by appointment for guided field trips only, bird banding and research center Hobcaw Barony Discovery Center Georgetown Georgetown Pee Dee 17,500 acres, access by guided tours, exhibits on pine and cypress ecosystem and the history of the 17,500 acre property Hunting Island State Park Beaufort Beaufort Lowcountry 5,000-acre barrier island, features nature center, lighthouse, 4 miles of beach Huntington Beach State Park Murrells Inlet Georgetown Pee Dee 2,500 acres, includes nature centers, Atalaya Castle historic house Lake Conestee Nature Park Greenville Greenville Upcountry About 400 acres, managed through a partnership between the Conestee Foundation and the Greenville County Recreation District Lee State Park Bishopville Lee Pee Dee 2,839 acres, Lee Environmental Education Center features a wetland ecology lab and exhibits about the habitats and wildlife of the park Lynches River County Park Coward Florence Pee Dee website, 676 acres, operated by the County, features Environmental Discovery Center Magnolia Plantation and Gardens Charleston Charleston Charleston Metro 70 acres, includes historic plantation house and outbuildings museum, gardens, zoo, nature center and a maze Mobley Nature Center Okatie Beaufort Lowcountry website, part of the Spring Island 3,000-acre nature preserve and residential community, center includes a library, museum, zoo and a classroom Myrtle Beach State Park Nature Center Myrtle Beach Horry Pee Dee 312 acres Ocean Lakes Nature Center Myrtle Beach Horry Pee Dee website, part of the Ocean Lakes Family Campground, focus on shells, fossils, sea life, wildlife and ecology of coastal South Carolina Silver Bluff Audubon Center and Sanctuary Jackson Aiken Augusta area website, 3,154 acres, operated by the National Audubon Society South Carolina Botanical Garden Clemson Pickens Upcountry 295 acres, includes gardens, 70 acre arboretum, Hanson Nature Learning Center, Bob Campbell Geology Museum and art exhibits Table Rock State Park Pickens Pickens Upcountry 3,083 acres Tiedemann Park Nature Center Charleston Charleston Charleston Metro website, operated by the City, focus on Low Country habitats, environments and wildlife Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge Georgetown Georgetown Pee Dee 22,931 acres in 3 counties, visitor center and environmental education center in Georgetown Walterboro Wildlife Sanctuary Walterboro Colleton Lowcountry website, 842-acre estuary preserve, planned Discovery Center, operated by the City Webb Wildlife Center Garnett Hampton Lowcountry website, 5,866 acres, state-operated wildlife management area Wild Turkey Center and Winchester Museum Edgefield Edgefield Augusta area website, operated by the National Wild Turkey Federation, museum dedicated to wild turkey restoration, management and hunting, and 100 acre outdoor education center