Interpretive Trail

Kalmia Gardens/Segars-McKinnon Heritage Preserve

(Hartsville)

TrailMap

Description: From the white gates and brick walks around the fountains, begin this trail network through 30 acres of beautiful gardens, pine and oak uplands, and flood plain forest. On the short, mostly level, garden trails you walk amid azaleas, camellias, and a variety of other ornamental flowers. On the longer, wooded trails you will loop past a quiet pond, park benches, and connect with the mostly level wood-chip and boardwalk Flood Plain Trail and the rolling Kalmia Loop that winds above and along the banks of Black Creek. On the occasionally-steep, Boardwalk Trail, you will follow wooden stairs 60-feet down a scenic, beach bluff to Black Creek where you can branch off the Boardwalk Trail onto the rugged dirt loop through densely forested lowland in the Segars-McKinnon Heritage Preserve. You may see a variety of wildlife including birds, snakes, and turtles.

Restrooms are located in the small building behind the Hart house. Insect repellant is recommended in warm weather. Pets are permitted on a leash.

Length: Approximately 6.0 miles of interconnecting trails. 1.0 mile in the Segars-McKinnon HP.

Fees: No fee.

Directions: From downtown Hartsville, drive 2.6 miles west on Business 151.  The third entrance on the right leads directly to the parking area. 

Hours: Dawn to dusk, year-round

Camping:  No camping.

Information: Kalmia Gardens of Coker College, 1624 West Carolina Avenue, Hartsville, SC, 29550, Telephone: 843-383-8145. www.coker.edu/kalmia.