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short boardwalk through the woods with Gilmore Park Lone Star Barbecue & Mercantile
many cypress trees. Free admission. Park Circle 2212 State Park Road
Open daily, 7:00 am - 7:00 pm. Holly Hill, SC 29059 Santee, SC 29142
(803) 496-3330 (803) 854-2000
Santee State Park This park includes a playground, a Just a stone’s throw from Santee
251 State Park Road dog park, a walking trail, three lighted State Park, this museum and restaurant
Santee, SC 29142 tennis courts, and many shady spots consists of four historic buildings
(803) 854-2408 to relax under the trees. Open daily
southcarolinaparks.com/santee during daylight hours. that were moved to the site without
Hike, bike, canoe or kayak, and compromise to their antiquity, not to
explore this 2,500-acre park year- Harleyville Community Park mention some of the best barbecue in
round. Visit its nature center, stay the area. Open Fri.-Sat. 11:30 am.-8:30
overnight in one of 10 pier-based cabins South Railroad Avenue pm., and Sun. 11:30 am.-3:00 pm.
and 20 lakefront cabins, or sleep under Harleyville, SC 29448
the stars or in your RV or tent in one of (843) 462-7676 Mepkin Abbey
two lakefront camping areas. This public park features a 1098 Mepkin Abbey Road
playground, ball fields, sheltered Moncks Corner, SC 29461
A sportsman’s paradise, this park is picnic areas, and the town’s (843) 761-8509
known for its catfish, largemouth and Community Center. Open daily mepkinabbey.org/day-visits
striped bass fishing, and is the site of during daylight hours. Established by Roman Catholic
the annual Big Daddy Fishing event, a Must Sees Trappist monks, the abbey was
free youth tournament for ages 3-12 with developed on the site of the historic
adult admission held the first Saturday Cypress Gardens Mepkin Plantation. Featuring the Nancy
in August. 3030 Cypress Gardens Road
Moncks Corner, SC 29461 Bryan Luce Gardens, visitors can tour
Santee Water Park (843) 553-0515 the grounds and take home fresh or
1761 Bass Drive cypressgardens.info dried mushrooms grown by the monks,
Santee, SC 29142 Since opening in 1931, this attraction as well as preserves, and creamed
(803) 391-0017 has been featured in numerous honey produced at other Trappist
santeetourism.com/santee-water-park national magazines, television shows, monasteries. Check the website for
Open during the summer months, and motion pictures including The days and times the monastery is open
this water park is a great way for families Notebook, The Patriot and Cold to the public.
to cool off and have fun. The park Mountain. Embark on an adventurous
includes a kid-friendly splash pad area, boat ride on the beautiful, natural UFO Welcome Center
a zero-entry pool with shallow and deep blackwater cypress swamp. Watch for 4004 Homestead Road
sections, and a waterslide. alligators, turtles, birds, lily pads, and Bowman, SC 29018
Town Parks other swamp life! Enjoy the butterfly This unusual roadside attraction is a
house. Stroll along 4.5 miles of walking popular spot for snapping selfies. The
trails. See native reptiles in the homemade installment is open for tours,
Bowman Nature Park Swamparium. Open daily, 9:00 am -5:00 but visitors enter at their own risk. Go
6056 Charleston Highway pm. with admission. Closed major holidays. where no one has gone before.
Bowman, SC 29018
(803) 829-2666
The park features tennis courts,
swings and other playground
equipment, benches, gazebos, picnic
tables, a covered recreation building,
and a 0.4-mile walking trail. Open daily
during daylight hours.
Francis Folk Park
Unity Road, Holly Hill, SC 29059
(803) 496-3330
Get everyone together for a game of
baseball or softball, or even shoot some
hoops on the basketball court. The
children can frolic on the playground,
too. Open daily during daylight hours.

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