They say you haven’t really experienced the Palmetto State until you’ve experienced it from the water. South Carolina is a paddler’s paradise with hundreds of miles of diverse water trails to suit your energy and experience.
Water Trails
Get close to marsh birds and wildlife with a guided kayak tour through the legendary blackwater cypress swamp in The Woodlands Nature Reserve with Charleston Kayak Company in Charleston. Or, paddle with RiverRat’s in Scranton during a guided tour down the Lynches River, part of the Revolutionary Rivers National Recreation Trail. This area was the former stomping grounds of Revolutionary War icon General Francis Marion, known as “The Swamp Fox.”
Eco-Tours
If birds and botanicals are more your speed, paddle through the old-growth forests of Congaree National Park or enjoy the blooms on the Guided Spider Lily Tour of the Broad and Saluda rivers with Palmetto Outdoor in West Columbia. Birders, sign up for Coastal Expeditions’ Blackwater Kayak Tour down the Black River in Andrews, and you may get to check the elusive swallow-tailed kite and night heron off your list.
