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This is contiguous with the Capital City Passage. Much of the trail goes along the southern boundary of this basic training center. 22 Wateree Passage: 11.4 18.3 This is a 11.4-mile (18 km), easy to moderate section of the trail in Sumter County. The passage is one of the most diverse sections of the Palmetto Trail, traversing a variety of ...
Cheohee Road to Jumping Branch Trailhead is a short 1.4-mile (2.3 km) section of the trail that travels east of SC Highway 107 and bends back to this highway. Jumping Branch Trailhead to Oconee State Park is a 4.6-mile (7.4 km) section of the trail travels from SC Highway 107 to the trail's terminus at Oconee State Park.
The Sumter National Forest is one of two forests in South Carolina that are managed together by the United States Forest Service, the other being the Francis Marion National Forest. The Sumter National Forest consists of 370,442 acres (1,499.13 km 2 ) which are divided into 3 distinct sections in western and central South Carolina.
Besides timber production, the forest is a popular destination for mixed use recreation, including hunting, fishing, hiking, and horseback riding. [3] 11.4 miles (18.35 km) of the High Hills of Santee section of the Palmetto Trail travels through the forest from Mill Creek Park north into Poinsett State Park. [4]
It followed an older trail of the Catawba Tribe. Today Kings Highway in the High Hills is South Carolina Highway 261 . [ 18 ] The major east west road is U.S. Route 76 / US Route 378 , a four-lane, divided highway between Sumter and Columbia , which intersects South Carolina Highway 261 just south of Stateburg.
In 1813 and 1814 the land was deeded to two members of the Singleton family, who owned many plantations in Sumter County. [7] The best remembered Singleton today, Angelica Singleton Van Buren, was First Lady of the United States. Sumter County donated 1,000 acres (4 km 2) for the park, which opened to the public in 1936. Many buildings still in ...
The forest is a multiple use area. Recreation opportunities include campsites, rifle ranges, boat ramps, and several trails for hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking, including the Palmetto Trail, as well as off-road motorcycling and atv riding
Swan Lake Iris Gardens is a public park located in Sumter, South Carolina. It is currently the only public park in the United States to have all eight species of swans —including Royal white mutes , Black Necks , Coscorobas , Whoopers , Black Australians , Whistlers, Bewicks , and Trumpeters .