• 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.

Photos & Multimedia

 
  • From Left to Right: John Cely, Jim Elder and Dr. James Tanner. These men helped garner support for protecting the land that is now Congaree National Park.
    Historical Photos of Congaree
    2 Photos
  • Chinese wisteria (Wisteria sinensis) is a non-native deciduous climbing vine found at Congaree National Park.
    Invasive Species
    5 Photos
  • Wild Boar (Sus scrofa)
    Mammals
    5 Photos
  • Lion's Mane (Hericium erinaceus)
    Mushrooms
    2 Photos
  • Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)
    Birds
    45 Photos
  • Palamedes Swallowtail (Papilio palamedes).
    Butterflies and Moths
    29 Photos
  • Blue Corporal (Libellula deplanata)
    Dragonflies
    3 Photos
  • Picture of the Elevated Boardwalk (near trailhead) during a flood event in January 2007.
    Flooding
    4 Photos
  • Grasshopper at Congaree NP
    Other Insects
    6 Photos
  • Fire breaks help control the amount of fuel available for prescribed fires
    Prescribed Fire
    5 Photos
  • Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis)
    Plants
    6 Photos
  • Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum)
    Trees
    6 Photos
  • Weston Lake
    Weston Lake
    3 Photos
  • Black Rat Snake (Elaphe obsoleta)
    Reptiles
    13 Photos
  • Black and Yellow Garden Spider (Argiope aurantia) - female
    Spiders
    7 Photos
  • Three-lined Salamander (Eurycea longicauda guttolineata) at Congaree NP.
    Amphibians
    9 Photos

Did You Know?

Construction on the Harry Hampton Visitor Center

The Harry Hampton Visitor Center is the first national park visitor center built in partnership with Army and Air Force National Guard civil engineering units, the South Carolina Richland County Delegation, Richland County and Columbia’s River Alliance.