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I know that you see spanish moss as far inland as the Manning, SC area and around Lake Marion and Moultrie, and all the way down to the coast. I don't recall seeing much spanish moss in Sumter or Columbia.
You can find Gators all the way up into Columbia, but they are most common in the swampy interior between the sand hills and the coast. They don't like salt water, so I don't think you see them on the coast much. Places in the Pee Dee swamp and ACE Basin like near Kingstree, Manning, Marion, Walterboro, etc., would be the prime habitat for a gator.
'Uncrowded yet decent' beaches? I don't know what you mean by decent, but for uncrowded I'd say Edisto Beach. Also maybe Sullivans Island, Pawleys Island, or DeBordieau.
the beach issue I was just looking for a place non tourist, don't have to worry about bike weeks, out of the way places were just the locals would be.
another subject to touch on would be lakes, mountain areas in the upper country.
some of the smaller lakes, mountain areas in the lower western region of north carolina have been taken over by the wealthy, areas such as cashiers, highlands, toxaway, etc.
do you see any of this starting to happen now or in the future in the upper country.
another thing I’ve seen which may be just the way things are in certain areas is that one day I was out exploring a few lakes in nc & they have little booths at the entrance to these places were they charge you just to enter the lake area.
I was out doing a few photo shots of the area & still would have had to pay just to enter & look around, found that somewhat unusual.
i haven't looked deep enough yet to see which lakes & areas are state owned & such.
I've seen spanish moss as far north and inland as Camden. Also I know there is an alligator that lives at Goodale State Park in Camden. Last summer there were some gators spotted on, I think, the Broad River in Columbia. If not the Broad, one of the other ones. Least crowded and great beach would probably be Edisto, not much there. I really like the Surfside/Garden City area too. It's still touisty, but not as bad as MB adn you are close enough to go into MB to enjoy all the stuff they have to offer.
As far as lakes, several of them have access points through the state parks and the state parks do charge $2 a person to get in. I'm sure there are other access areas though where you might not have to pay, but I don't know where they are.
a lot of interesting things, not to mention the history behind it all also.
be interesting paddling thru the swamp areas with cypress & moss as long as a gator or snake didn't decide to go for a ride also then it would get real interesting.
i'll bet there's some good fishing in there also.
columbia I20 seems to be the line so to say were the landscape & temperatures changes.
the dept of nat resources must use the entry fees to maintain the parks instead of it coming out of another tax pool.
Hello, I am snake phobic can someone pleas tell me the truth are there alot of snakes invading peoples houses in SC? I heard about them flying out of trees in the Greenville area and in North Carolina also, I am really phobic of these creatures and I am thinking of relocating to Spartenburg or Greenville.
I think you will find most of the beaches south of Myrtle Beach to be really nice. I love Pawleys Island beach but parking can be difficult on the weekends. I also love the beach at Huntington Beach State Park. You will also want to visit Brookgreen Gardens across Hwy 17 from the park. Absoulutely spectacular natural botanical garden and sculture garden. They also have a wildlife habitat that is really cool.
Once the weather gets above 60 degrees regularly, you can find alligators in the both those locations too, especially on the drive along the causeway at Huntington Park. I spotted at least 6 when I was there in September. And there is spanish moss galore!
Sounds good to me, i allways go places during the week less people out the better.
i just worry about being in some of these out of the way places, leave your car for several hours then get back to it only to find somebody broke into it.
certain places in other states are bad for that on hiking trails.
spanish moss makes for a great background, & the gators well least they can't climb trees like bears as long as a guy can find a tree to shimmy up lol.
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