You'll Be Blown Away By These 7 Amazing State Forests In South Carolina
By Gwen Tennille|Published October 29, 2015
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Gwen is an author, artist, illustrator, graphic designer, mother, wife, and part-time super hero. She loves to tackle her dreams head on and takes life by storm. Coffee is her best friend and a good book cannot be beat! When does she have the time, you ask? Well...do you really need that much sleep?
There’s one thing that South Carolina does so perfectly that no one can dispute it and that’s grow forests. We have thousands of acres dedicated to preserve the gorgeous forests that call our state home. There’s absolutely no way in the world you could see them all in one day, but at least you can make a list and start at the top. Here is some information about each of these 7 forests that we have here in SC and some visuals that will absolutely blow you away!
This gorgeous forest is found in Columbia's city limits. There's no hunting or fishing allowed here, but it's available for all other recreational activities such as hiking, biking, and bird watching.
Sand Hills is almost 50,000 acres of woodlands. All types of hunting are allowed here as well as picnicking, horseback riding, and hiking. As you can see, people love getting back to nature in this forest.
Manchester is a haven for all sorts of woodland creatures. There're almost 30,000 acres and it's available for all sorts of hunting, biking, motorcycling, hiking, horseback riding, as well as pistol and rifle marksmanship.
Wee Tee State Forest is over 12,000 acres including frontage of Santee River. There's also a very large pond here too. It provides shelter to a lot of wildlife.
Poe Creek State Forest is in Oconee and Pickens County in the Upstate of South Carolina. As you can see there's no shortage of beauty to be found here.
This lush and rich forest is named for the Revolutionary War hero, Francis Marion who is also known to the British as the Swamp Fox. A little known fact of this forest is that a lot of it was destroyed when Hurricane Hugo hit. Fortunately, there was a lot of young growth left so that this forest still stands today and is even stronger than before.
Sumter National Forest consists of over 370,000 acres of protected woodlands. It's also named for a Revolutionary War Hero, Thomas Sumter.
Our forests are more than just unused and protected tracts of land. They are homes to our amazing flora and fauna. Without these forests, we might not have the owls, woodpeckers, mushrooms, etc. We need to protect these forests for our future. They prevent the loss of such animals, rare flowers, trees, and soil erosion. Plus, they have health benefits. I know about right now you’re saying, “What is this girl talking about…health benefits?” Yes, they have health benefits. Did you know that just 20 minutes in nature has a significant impact on your blood pressure, anxiety, stress, and can help calm you? That’s all it takes to de-stress.
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