Welcome to South Carolina Trails – your base for adventure.
South Carolina offers hundreds of scenic trails and walking paths. Find your favorite trail, path, or activity, with all the necessary information at your fingertips.
RTP Grants Now Open
The Pre-application window is now closed.
Mandatory Application Workshops will be held October 14 and November 4 at the Cayce Tennis Center, 1120 Fort Congaree Trail, Cayce, SC 29033 (applicants must attend one).
Projects are evaluated in terms of their overall quality, need, public support, and planning process; whether adequate resources are available to execute the project; and whether resources are available to adequately manage, maintain and operate the project after completion. Priority is given to trail projects providing connections or extensions for trail systems that are at least 10 miles long and projects in low-income areas.
Apply for National Recreation Trail Designation
Deadline November 1
The National Recreation Trail (NRT) program works to preserve and celebrate our nation's pathways. Trails that are designated will be announced publicly on National Trails Day in June 2027.
What is an NRT?
The National Trails System Act of 1968 authorized creation of a national system of trails comprised of National Recreation Trails, National Scenic Trails and National Historic Trails.
National Recreation Trails are existing land-based and water-based trails that provide close to home recreation opportunities on Federal, State and local lands. National Recreation Trail designation promotes some of our country's highest-caliber trails with the intention of providing recreation access to rural and urban communities, economic development through tourism, and healthy recreation opportunities. National Recreation Trails are recognized by the federal government, with the consent of any Federal, State, Tribal, local, nonprofit, or private entity having jurisdiction over these lands. Today over 1,300 of these trails have been designated throughout the country. They are located in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
Email nrt@americantrails.org with any questions.
