Congaree National Park
(redirected from Congaree Wilderness)Congaree National Park
Address:100 National Park Rd
Hopkins, SC 29061
Phone:803-776-4396
Fax:803-783-4241
Web: www.nps.gov/cosw/
Size: 21,890 acres.
Established: Authorized on October 18, 1976; wilderness designated on October 24, 1988. Designated a Biosphere Reserve in 1983. Status changed from Congaree Swamp National Monument to Congaree National Park in November of 2003.
Location:20 miles southeast of Columbia, South Carolina. Take Exit 5 off I-77 and follow signs (15 miles).
Facilities:Campsites (é), rest rooms (é), visitor center, boardwalk (é), trails.
Activities:Camping, hiking, canoeing, kayaking, fishing, guided walks, canoe trips.
Special Features:Congaree Swamp preserves, in a wilderness state, the largest intact tract of old-growth bottomland hardwood forest in the United States as well as many other plant and animal species associated with an alluvial floodplain. It features some of the tallest trees in the East with one of the highest canopies in the world. Though not a true swamp, it is recognized as an International Biosphere Reserve and National Natural Landmark.
Hopkins, SC 29061
Phone:803-776-4396
Fax:803-783-4241
Web: www.nps.gov/cosw/
Size: 21,890 acres.
Established: Authorized on October 18, 1976; wilderness designated on October 24, 1988. Designated a Biosphere Reserve in 1983. Status changed from Congaree Swamp National Monument to Congaree National Park in November of 2003.
Location:20 miles southeast of Columbia, South Carolina. Take Exit 5 off I-77 and follow signs (15 miles).
Facilities:Campsites (é), rest rooms (é), visitor center, boardwalk (é), trails.
Activities:Camping, hiking, canoeing, kayaking, fishing, guided walks, canoe trips.
Special Features:Congaree Swamp preserves, in a wilderness state, the largest intact tract of old-growth bottomland hardwood forest in the United States as well as many other plant and animal species associated with an alluvial floodplain. It features some of the tallest trees in the East with one of the highest canopies in the world. Though not a true swamp, it is recognized as an International Biosphere Reserve and National Natural Landmark.
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