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Hunting and Fishing in South Carolina
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Santee State Park
Located in the heart of Santee-Cooper Country with convenient
access from two interstate highways, this 2,496-acre park offers
land and pier-based cabins, as well as two lakefront camping
areas. A sportsman's paradise, this park is known for its
catfish, largemouth and striped bass fishing, and is the site of
numerous fishing tournaments. A full-service restaurant and the
Village Round meeting building make the park popular for group
functions. For information call: (803) 854-2408
Calhoun Falls State Park
Calhoun Falls State Park is located on Lake Russell, one of
South Carolina's most popular fishing lakes. Coves with
excellent fishing habitats provide an abundance of bass,
bluegill, crappie, catfish and more. With its 26,650 acres of
water recreation, Lake Russell is also ideal for sailing, water
skiing and power boating. For information call: (864)447-8267
Givhans Ferry State Park
This area was originally a ferry crossing in the 18th and 19th
centuries, then later developed by the Civilian Conservation
Corps in the 1930's. Today visitors enjoy camping, staying in a
cabin on a high bluff overlooking the Edisto and great fishing
among the Spanish moss-draped oaks. Canoeists enjoy paddling to
this 988-acre park from Colleton State Park. A stretch of the
Edisto River in this area has been designated the Edisto River
Canoe and Kayak Trail, a blackwater river course which carries
paddlers into a fascinating world of wildlife and scenic beauty.
For information call: (843)873-0692
Cheraw State Park
South Carolina's first state park property and originally built
in the 1930's by the Civilian Conservation Corps, Cheraw State
Park, is located in the sandhills region. The park's 360-acre
lake offers fishing and various recreational opportunities in a
beautiful setting. Towering cypress trees at the upper end of
the lake are among the park's best kept secrets. Cabins and
lakefront campsites are available for overnight guests. Two
group camps are popular with church, school and civic groups. A
championship 18-hole golf course with a full-service pro shop is
the park's newest addition. Designed by Tom Jackson, the course
is laid out among rolling sandhills, pines and mixed hardwoods
with Lake Juniper serving as a backdrop for several holes. For
information call: (800)868-9630
Landsford Canal State Park
Landsford Canal, the best preserved of numerous 19th-century
South Carolina river canals, has remnants of all its major
structural features. It is the uppermost of four canals
constructed on the Catawba Wateree river system during the
period 1820-1835. Boats used the canals to bypass the rapids
while carrying goods to and from the coast. The 460-acre park
includes the remnants of 1820 canal-culverts, stone bridges,
locks, historic mill site and a lockkeeper's house which
contains interpretive exhibits about the canal system in South
Carolina. The rocky shoals on the Catawba River are home to one
of the world's largest populations of rocky shoals spider
lilies. The spider lily can best be seen in full bloom in May.
The shoals also provide excellent fishing opportunities for
largemouth bass and bream. Listed on the National Register of
Historic Places. For information call: (803)789-5800
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