Recreation
The Andrew Pickens Ranger District is located in the Sumter National Forest.
The Francis Marion Ranger District is in the Francis Marion National Forest.
Andrew Pickens Ranger District
Site Open
The Andrew Pickens Ranger District is home to the Wild and Scenic Chattooga River, a popular angling and whitewater destination. The Ellicott Rock Wilderness offers opportunities for solitude and…
Asphalt Pond
Asphalt Pond is one of several small ponds on the Francis Marion National Forest that provides good fishing for bass, bream and catfish.Click here for a printable Francis Marion fishing opportunity…
Awendaw Creek Canoe Trail
This brackish water creek travels inland through saltmarsh carrying paddlers under Hwy. 17 and through the forest. Depending on the water level, the creek diminishes in the cypress/tupelo swamp near…
Awendaw Passage/Palmetto Trail
The Palmetto Trail now extends to the Intracoastal Waterway. In 2003, a seven-mile trail was opened, extending the trail from the Buck Hall Recreation Area in McClellanville to the Swamp Fox…
Awendaw Savanna Wildflower Viewing Site
Site Open
The Francis Marion National Forest is one of the most exceptional wildflower viewing areas in the southeast. Fire-maintained longleaf pine ecosystems, including those found on the Francis Marion, are…
Battery Warren Interpretive Trail
Culminating in a high bluff of the Santee River, the Battery Warren Trail traverses mixed hardwood-pine forests dotted with dogwoods and leads visitors on a trip back in time to the era of the Civil…
Beaver Dam Rifle Range
Site Open
Range will be closed every Wednesday from 8 am to 10 am for range maintenance. Ranges include right-handed, left-handed and accessible shooting benches, 25 and 100-yard backstops and permit the use…
Beaverdam Creek
Beaverdam Creek
Bellfield Pond
The two-acre Bellfield Pond is one of several small ponds on the Francis Marion National Forest that provides good fishing for bass, bream and catfish.Click here for a printable Francis Marion…
Bluebird Pond
Bluebird Pond covers approximately three acres and provides good fishing for bass, bream and catfish.Click here for a printable Francis Marion fishing opportunity guide.