Laws & Policies

National Park Service

Federal regulations covering all National Park Service lands are contained in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 36, Chapter 1.

 

Compendium

The Superintendent's Compendium is a compilation of designations, closures, permit requirements, and other restrictions made by the superintendent, in addition to what is contained in Title 36 of the Code of Federal Regulations and other applicable federal statutes and regulations. Please request to see the Superintendent's Compendium at the visitor center.

 

Horse Riding Regulations

This is where you can find the rules for riding horses in park, including where to park trailers.

 

Firearms

As of February 22, 2010, a new federal law allows people who can legally possess firearms under applicable federal, state, and local laws. to legally possess firearms in this park.

It is the responsibility of visitors to understand and comply with all applicable state, local, and federal firearms laws before entering this park. South Carolina gun laws are found in the Code of Laws Title 23, Chapter 31.

Federal law also prohibits firearms in certain facilities in this park; those places are marked with signs at all public entrances.

 

Reenactments on National Park Service Land

The following exerpt from the NPS Management Policies 2006 addresses why the National Park Service does not conduct battle reenactments on park property:

7.5.9 Reenacments (from Management Policies 2006)

Battle reenactments and demonstrations of battle tactics that involve exchanges of fire between opposing lines, the taking of casualties, hand-to-hand combat, or any other form of simulated warfare are prohibited in all parks. Even the best-researched and most well-intentioned representation of combat cannot replicate the tragic complexity of real warfare. Respect for the memory of those whose lives were lost at these sites and whose unrecovered remains are often still interred in these grounds precludes the staging of inherently artificial battles at these memorial sites. Battle reenactments create an atmosphere that is inconsistent with the memorial qualities of the battlefields and other military sites placed in the Service’s trust. The safety risks to participants and visitors, and the inevitable damage to the physical resource that occurs during such events are also unacceptably high when seen in light of the NPS mandate to preserve and protect park resources and values.