Trails in South Carolina
There are 2 National Park Service units that include territory in South Carolina. The directory below links to every park guide we maintain for the state. For multi-state parks, you'll see the same entry on each state's page — the trail catalog itself is identical.
Trip planning from South Carolina typically means balancing drive time against trail effort. A weekend out of state can be more efficient than a one-day push to a closer unit if it means daylight on the actual trail rather than behind the wheel. Use the per-park guides to compare difficulty and seasonality before locking in dates.
Congaree National Park
Largest intact expanse of old-growth bottomland hardwood forest remaining in the southeastern United States, traversed by elevated boardwalks.
Congaree Swamp National Preserve
Floodplain old-growth tract adjacent to Congaree National Park, with seasonal kayaking through cypress-tupelo bottomland.