• Bald Cypress and Water Tupelo along Cedar Creek

    Congaree

    National Park South Carolina

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  • Bates Fork Area Closure: May 9-11

    The Bates Fork area will be closed to the public from 6 pm on Thurs, May 9, to 7 am on Sat., May 11. USDA resource management activities will be conducted day and night during this time period. Call 803-647-3960 for info.

For Kids

Family looking at Loblolly pine.

Family exploring the boardwalk while working on Junior Ranger books.

NPS/Lauren Gurniewicz

Visitors of all ages are invited to participate in Congaree National Park's Junior Ranger program. Stop by the Harry Hampton Visitor Center to pick up your Junior Ranger program book. Complete the activities and earn an official Congaree National Park Junior Ranger patch and badge!

 

Did You Know?

Congaree National Park

Within the park are cattle mounds. These mounds were built to allow livestock to climb to higher ground during floods.  In 1996 these mounds were added to the National Register of Historic Places