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The Santee Coastal Reserve has has designated nature trails and miles of dirt roads for hikers and bicyclists. On this trail, leisurely loop, you will ride on sandy roads and over grass covered dikes through and around 4,000 acres of a brackish water impoundment managed for wintering waterfowl.

Take a stroll and enjoy this trail network which will take you through 30 acres of beautiful gardens, pine and oak uplands, and flood plain forest.

Henderson Heritage Preserve consists of unmarked firebreak trails that loop through a quiet and natural preserve protected by the Department of Natural Resources. The rare plant species bog spice bush Lindera subcoriacea, is the preserve's rarest element and a hiking trail will guide the visitor through much of this habitat.

You will walk or ride through a lush coastal forest and on the dikes once used by the rice planters. The major feature of this trail is an 800-foot boardwalk that extends into a pond where you can see majestic bald cypress and water tupelo, all draped in Spanish moss.

Forty Acre Rock Heritage Preserve encompasses 2,965 acres of the most diverse protected area in the Piedmont region, including granitic flatrocks, waterslides, waterfalls, beaver pond, caves, hardwood and pine forests, and a variety of wildflowers and wildlife. This trail takes you through a forest to the top of a huge standing rock offering fantastic views of the surrounding Sandhills.

Bennett's Bay is a wonderful spot for hiking and wildlife observation, as several trails wind around the preserve.

Penn Center, with its 16 historic buildings—all registered with the National Trust for Historic Preservation—sits quietly on a rural side street on St. Helena Island. There is an easy, one-mile loop trail located here that serves as an outdoor classroom. 

The paved 1 mile walking trail includes wayside signs, the reconstructed siege works and Stockade Fort, original 1781 Star Fort, town site of old Ninety Six, historic roads, and more.

The Fishermans Trail travels around the Star Fort Pond and provides access to the the lake at several points.

The Gouedy Trail experience is an exciting adventure filled with mystery in one of the parks most historical areas.