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Francis Marion National Forest
Re-trace the steps of a Revolutionary War hero in this national forest.
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Nicknamed the Swamp Fox, Gen. Francis Marion's war tactics gave the Redcoats fits. Re-live that history in the national forest that bears his name. Four wilderness areas cover 259,000 acres and four quaint towns. Explore cypress swamps, palmetto-lined hiking and ATV trails, and fishing lakes.
Start with the Yellow Branch Falls Trail. Walk 1.5 miles to the falls and back for 3 miles total. Dip your hand in the 50-foot cascade of water heading over several layers of rocks for a refresher on a hot day.
Head to nearby Stumphouse Tunnel Trail. Follow it until you reach an opening in the side of the mountain. You can go in a few hundred feet, and it's a cool respite on a hot summer's day. Walk down the trail a little farther to reach Issaqueena Falls, a photogenic and isolated spot.
Check out Little Wambaw Swamp Wild
Nicknamed the Swamp Fox, Gen. Francis Marion's war tactics gave the Redcoats fits. Re-live that history in the national forest that bears his name. Four wilderness areas cover 259,000 acres and four quaint towns. Explore cypress swamps, palmetto-lined hiking and ATV trails, and fishing lakes.
Start with the Yellow Branch Falls Trail. Walk 1.5 miles to the falls and back for 3 miles total. Dip your hand in the 50-foot cascade of water heading over several layers of rocks for a refresher on a hot day.
Head to nearby Stumphouse Tunnel Trail. Follow it until you reach an opening in the side of the mountain. You can go in a few hundred feet, and it's a cool respite on a hot summer's day. Walk down the trail a little farther to reach Issaqueena Falls, a photogenic and isolated spot.
Check out Little Wambaw Swamp Wilderness and its beautiful cypress trees. It's best to explore in winter to avoid mosquitoes.
Numerous campgrounds have various amenities throughout this vast forest.
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4 campgrounds in Francis Marion National Forest
If shrimp is the fruit of the sea than Buck Hall Recreation Area is the pit of the fruit. Ideal for boaters, Buck Hall is sits on the site of the old Buck Hall plantation on the Intracoastal Waterway. The campground is stocked with amenities and is the perfect place to post up for a weekend away on the water. Venture down the waterway to Cape Roma Read more...
Catch a turkey and eat it too at Elmwood Recreation Area where hunting is top priority. Speaking of priorities, Elmwood may be a primitive campground but lets get one thing straight–there are grills available. It doesn’t get much fresher than that. Read more...
Hellhole Bay Wilderness Area is far from that—a hellish place on heart. In fact, the somewhat satanic moniker was adopted from the large forest opening that circles part of area’s two-thousand-plus acre interior, likely caused by an engulfing forest fire. But, the prehistoric scar didn’t seem to stifle the area’s eccentric wildlife. Whether you're Read more...
Kind words are like honey and boy do we have a sweet tooth for Honey Hill Recreation Area. A popular place for hunters stalking deer and turkey, this primitive campground is also an awesome place to wake up at. Situated in an upland pine and oak forest, Honey Hill is the kind of place you fall in love with over and over again. Read more...
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