17 Abandoned Places In South Carolina That Nature Is Reclaiming

There’s a certain beauty that surrounds something being reclaimed by nature. Granted, some things take much longer to break down than others. But if you leave something unattended long enough the same process always begins. Here are some abandoned places in South Carolina that may surprise you.

1. A forgotten house is starting to blend into the surrounding landscape in Waterloo.

2. This rusty relic was photographed in 2013 in SC, location undisclosed.

3. A corn oil mill somewhere in the upstate.

5. An empty school decays along the banks of the Congaree River.

6. These ruins near Greer are an eerily beautiful sight as photographed in 2008.

7. "Urban Decay" is a photography genre all unto itself. Here, an undisclosed manufacturing facility in SC is in a state of ruin.

9. An abandoned house looks like a "picker's" dream. But it's still private property.

10. This playground looks like at one point it was both fun AND safe. It was photographed about five years ago at an abandoned motel off I-95 in South Carolina.

11. An old closed bridge on Hwy 378 is overgrown and has an earthen surface.

13. Nature has started doing its thing as seen in this photo taken in St Matthews in 2009.

14. This photo gives a whole new meaning to the word "treehouse." Abandoned and photographed at an undisclosed location in South Carolina.

15. An abandoned church sits in a sad beautiful state of decay in Berkeley County.

16. If you try, you can almost hear the voices of the traveling children that once played in this now-defunct pool at an abandoned motel in South Carolina.

17. Once filled with water, Landsford Canal is filled with dirt and weeds in this photo.

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Robin Jarvis

Robin Jarvis is a travel writer and editor for OnlyInYourState.com with a bachelor's degree in Journalism. Her love for travel has taken her to many parts of the world. She's lived in the Carolinas for nearly three decades and currently resides in Charleston. When she's not working, she loves to cook with friends and check out new adventures. General questions and FAM tours: rjarvis@onlyinyourstate.com.