Name
|
Location
|
County
|
Region
|
Summary
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Blue Heron Nature Center |
Ridgeland |
Jasper |
Lowcountry |
Facebook site, 10 acres
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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
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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
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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
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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
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