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From the initial put-in at Pump House Landing, you will get a fine taste of the black water experience. The Black River (East) trail is easy paddling on inky-colored water amid a forest of loblolly pine and water oak.

The 41-mile Black River West is a genuine Lowcountry stream that is dark stained and snaking like a corkscrew through a swampy forest.

During this 5-6 hour float you will pass under the Seacoast Rail Bridge, and shortly after the bridge you will see the Airy Hall plantation house on a bluff overlooking the river.

During this 5 hour float you will pass the Cherokee Plantation where you can see the main house and the boat house. On a warm day you might want to stop at one of the sandbars and swim.

The Cooper River Heritage Trail is an underwater diving trail consisting of six sites that range from a Revolutionary War British gunboat to a work barge.

On this float, you will circle a series of islands and pass a number of bays and coves you can explore to add to your experience. Just past halfway you will enter the Russellville Flats area where there are numerous shallow bays to explore.

The Catawba River is home to the largest known population of the rocky shoals spider lily, a flower species found predominantly in the Southeast. Peak bloom season for the rocky shoals spider lily is during May and June.

The Lynches River passes through a varied landscape of pine uplands, farms, rural crossroads, and deep swamp forest.

In 1995, the Anne Springs Close Greenway, a 2,100 acre nature preserve in Fort Mill, South Carolina, was dedicated to the public to serve as a natural buffer from urban development and a place for countless activities – from hiking, mountain biking and horseback riding, to picnics, kayaking and more.

These flat and easy-walking, paved trails provide two options. You can turn left at the playground and basically circle the parking area, or go straight and enter a wooded area.