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National
Recreation Trail Bull Island Wildlife
Two other longer trails are also available to hike on Bull Island, the Sheephead Ridge Loop and the Old Fort Loop. Length:
Bull
Island Wildlife 2 miles Fees:
Taking the ferry to Bull Island is $30 per person. The ferry runs four
days a week (Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday) from March to
November. The rest of the year it runs on Saturdays only. Call (843)
881-4582 for the schedule. Directions:
From Charleston, follow US 17 north for approximately 15 miles. Turn
right onto Sewee Road (Charleston County S-10-584) and continue 3.5
miles. Turn right again onto Charleston County S-10-1170, which runs into
Moore’s Landing where you can catch the ferry to Bull Island. Hours:
Dawn to dusk Camping:
No camping allowed on Bull Island, but there is camping at Buck Hall
Recreation Area in the Francis Marion National Forest. There is
primitive camping south of Bull Island (with a permit on Capers
Island) and north of Cape Romain (with a permit on Murphy Island). Information:
Francis Marion
National Forest,
Sewee Visitor & Environmental Education Center, 5821 Hwy. 17 N,
Awendaw, SC 29429,
Telephone:
843-928-3368.
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Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism. |
Map
Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge and is accessible only by boat.
Primarily flat and amply marked, it begins at the island visitor
station and meanders through forests, wetlands, and along beaches. In
1989 Hurricane Hugo washed completely over Bull Island and almost
totally destroyed its trees, but today it continues to support a
subtropical forest of magnolia, palmetto, bay, and live oak draped in
Spanish moss. Fortunately the storm did not ruin a wildlife habitat
that includes over 300 species of birds, numerous alligators, and the
recently introduced red wolf. Though the trail is perhaps best enjoyed
during cooler months, loggerhead turtles nest on the Bull Island
beaches in early summer.